"Get a job," God said. Well, my paraphrase might be a little broad, but it was the Creator who gave Adam productive work - as a gift, as a part of his purpose. Work isn't a curse. Now, there is a balance as to how much energy we devote to our employment, and Jim will mention that today. We're looking at Paul's final words to some brothers and sisters in Greece - the very end of 2 Thessalonians 3. Here's the close of Pastor Jim's sermon, Miracle in the Marketplace.

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Paul throws the "free riders" off the bus. Wherever you find a group of people enjoying the benefits of being in the group, there'll be some who want to partake of the benefits, without doing their part to produce them. This is called the "free rider problem." And it's wrecked many well-intended human endeavors. The early church could have been overwhelmed [and sunk] by free riders, if not for a simple rule. We'll be in 2 Thessalonians 3 for a sermon Jim calls, Miracle in the Marketplace.

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What's the purpose of all God's work on our behalf? In 2 Thessalonians 2 Paul describes those who believe the lie, and are lost... and those who believe the truth, and are saved and set apart. But there's one more stage in that trio: "justified, sanctified, glorified." Jim will talk about glorification - and about assurance, today. Here's Part 2 of, Called to Obtain Glory.

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The bad news is worse than we've dared to contemplate; and the good news is unimaginably good! In 2 Thessalonians Paul makes one of the most dramatic pivots in the Bible; from talking about deluded people in the last days who will be abandoned and condemned... to reassuring the Christians that "...God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth." Here's Pastor Jim to open a sermon entitled, Called to Obtain Glory.

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The plot to take over the world is so secret, even those involved don't know about it. Some people fret about a shadowy cabal of über-rich people who "really" run the world. Well, conspiracy theorists are right about the "shadowy" part, anyway. It's not a secret society, but a secret anti-society that the Bible exposes. It's called the mystery of lawlessness, the hidden power of iniquity, the private wickedness. Let's continue in 2 Thessalonians 2 with Jim.

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It seems that lawlessness is running wild on the earth. But it isn't - not yet! You mean things could get crazier, more depraved, more upside-down than this? Yes, the Bible tells us, they could, and they will. But the final uprising against the holy will not happen until God allows it to happen. And "we ain't seen nothin' yet." The Thessalonians were confused about this as the result of some false teaching. We'll hear Paul's correction, after Jim opens with prayer.

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Persecution is horrible - for the persecutor! We start the week in a new letter from Paul. We'll be examining 2 Thessalonians, the first chapter. It's obvious that the Christians in that place had been attacked for their faith. But, far from doing them any harm in the ultimate sense, Satan's bullying had caused them to flourish. The more pressure his children put on them, the better for them, and the worse for the persecutors. Here's Pastor Jim with a sermon called, The Unthinkable Alternative.

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Is your life an irresistible argument for Jesus? Well, could it be? As Paul concludes 1 Thessalonians, he gives some quick and memorable instructions. He calls them "exhortations." Some deal with our relationships in the church, some are more general. And some will be easier to follow than others. But if we were to embrace them all, we would be winsome people indeed! Today we'll hear the second-and-final part of Jim's sermon, A Winsome Personal Lifestyle. We're in 1 Thessalonians 5.

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"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise." In that proverb we see an upright person planting life wherever he goes, and a wise person saving lives for eternity. That kind of wisdom seems to be rare these days. We have evangelism programs. But do we have the wisdom that wins some? Win-some-ness is what we need.

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You can be a sleepy Christian... but there are consequences! 1 Thessalonians 5 is the chapter we've been reading. Paul writes that wrath is scheduled; we just don't know when it's scheduled. He admonishes us to stay awake, to stay sober, to armor-up! Well, what's the alternative? Will we lose our reservation in heaven if we live carelessly? To answer that question we'll have to expand our circle of concern beyond ourselves. Here's Jim with more, Insider Information.

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