how can i live to really please god?. i thessalonians 4:1-2 finally, brothers, we instructed you how...

HOW CAN I HOW CAN I LIVE TO LIVE TO

REALLY PLEASE REALLY PLEASE GOD? GOD?

I Thessalonians 4:1-2I Thessalonians 4:1-2

Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.of the Lord Jesus.


It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.who gives you his Holy Spirit.


Now about brotherly love we do not need to write Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. And in fact, you do God to love each other. And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, more. Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

So - how can I live my lifeSo - how can I live my life

in order toin order to

really please God?really please God?

I. Keep Pure Relationships with One I. Keep Pure Relationships with One Another Another - v1-8- v1-8

A. What does purity mean?A. What does purity mean?

I. Keep Pure Relationships with One Another.I. Keep Pure Relationships with One Another.

A. What does purity mean?A. What does purity mean?1. That you should be 1. That you should be sanctifiedsanctified..

It is God’s will that It is God’s will that you should be sanctifiedyou should be sanctified: : that you should avoid sexual immorality; that that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable . . . body in a way that is holy and honorable . . . - v3-4- v3-4

SanctifiedSanctified ( (ἁγιασμόςἁγιασμός) = separated ) = separated apart because of your spirituality.apart because of your spirituality.


A. What does purity mean?A. What does purity mean?2. That you should avoid 2. That you should avoid sexualsexual immoralityimmorality..

It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that that you should avoid sexual immoralityyou should avoid sexual immorality; ; that each of you should learn to control his that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and own body in a way that is holy and honorable . . . - v3-4honorable . . . - v3-4

Sexual immoralitySexual immorality ( (πορνείαπορνεία) = ) = fornication.fornication.



2. That you should avoid 2. That you should avoid sexualsexual immoralityimmorality..



3. That you should learn to 3. That you should learn to controlcontrol your body. your body.

It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of that each of you should learn to control his you should learn to control his own bodyown body in a way that is holy and in a way that is holy and honorable . . . - v3-4honorable . . . - v3-4


B. Why is this important?B. Why is this important?



1. It is 1. It is necessarynecessary..Finally, brothers, we instructed you how (Finally, brothers, we instructed you how (it is it is

necessarynecessary) to live in order to please God, as in ) to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. It is you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable . . . - v1-4a way that is holy and honorable . . . - v1-4



2. It is a 2. It is a commandcommand..Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in

order to please God, as in fact you are living. order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you what instructions we gave you by the authority by the authority of the Lord Jesusof the Lord Jesus. It is God’s will that you . It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable . . . - v1-4holy and honorable . . . - v1-4



3. It is 3. It is God’sGod’s willwill..Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in

order to please God, as in fact you are living. order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. of the Lord Jesus. It is God’s willIt is God’s will that you that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable . . . - v1-4holy and honorable . . . - v1-4


Exodus 20:14 - You shall not commit adultery.Exodus 20:14 - You shall not commit adultery.



Job 31:1-2 - I made a covenant with my eyes Job 31:1-2 - I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girlnot to look lustfully at a girl. For what is . For what is man’s lot from God above, his heritage from man’s lot from God above, his heritage from the Almighty on high?the Almighty on high?



Job 31:1-2 - I made a covenant with my eyes Job 31:1-2 - I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girlnot to look lustfully at a girl. For what is . For what is man’s lot from God above, his heritage from man’s lot from God above, his heritage from the Almighty on high?the Almighty on high?

Matthew 5:27-28 - You have heard that it was Matthew 5:27-28 - You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that that anyone who looks at a woman lustfullyanyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in has already committed adultery with her in his heart.his heart.



4. Your relationship with your 4. Your relationship with your Christian brothers will not be Christian brothers will not be hampered.hampered.

. . . and that in this matter . . . and that in this matter no one should wrong no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of himhis brother or take advantage of him. The . The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. - v6-7live a holy life. - v6-7



5. Your call to be a Christian was 5. Your call to be a Christian was for the purpose of living a pure for the purpose of living a pure life.life.

. . . and that in this matter no one should wrong . . . and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy lifelive a holy life. - v6-7. - v6-7


I. Keep Pure Relationships with One I. Keep Pure Relationships with One Another Another - v1-8- v1-8

II. Keep Love Relationships with One II. Keep Love Relationships with One Another Another - v9-12- v9-12

A. What does love mean? A. What does love mean?

II. Keep Love Relationships with One Another.II. Keep Love Relationships with One Another.

A. What does love mean?A. What does love mean?

1. How much love is involved? 1. How much love is involved? More than you’re loving now.More than you’re loving now.

And in fact, you do love all the brothers And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and morebrothers, to do so more and more. Make it your . Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. - v10-12dependent on anybody. - v10-12



2. How is it to be expressed? In 2. How is it to be expressed? In practical living.practical living.

And in fact, you do love all the brothers And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to business and to work with your handswork with your hands, just as , just as we told you, we told you, so that your daily life may win the so that your daily life may win the respect of outsidersrespect of outsiders and so that you will not be and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. - v10-12dependent on anybody. - v10-12



3. How are you to wait for the 3. How are you to wait for the Lord’s return?Lord’s return?

And in fact, you do love all the brothers And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. - v10-12dependent on anybody. - v10-12



a. What do you do with your life?a. What do you do with your life?Consideration, respect, love.Consideration, respect, love.

And in fact, you do And in fact, you do lovelove all the brothers all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the we told you, so that your daily life may win the respectrespect of outsiders and so that you will of outsiders and so that you will not be not be dependent on anybodydependent on anybody. - v10-12. - v10-12



b. What do you do with your b. What do you do with your thoughts? thoughts?

And in fact, you do love all the brothers And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own mind your own businessbusiness and to work with your hands, just as and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. - v10-12dependent on anybody. - v10-12



c. What do you do with your c. What do you do with your time?time?

And in fact, you do love all the brothers And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your brothers, to do so more and more. Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to business and to work with your handswork with your hands, just as , just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. - v10-12dependent on anybody. - v10-12



1. You were “taught by God”.1. You were “taught by God”.Now about brotherly love we do not need to Now about brotherly love we do not need to

write to you, for write to you, for youyou yourselves yourselves have been have been taught by Godtaught by God to love each other. - v9to love each other. - v9



1. You were “taught by God”.1. You were “taught by God”.

a. Through the a. Through the LordLord..John 15:17 - This is my command: Love each John 15:17 - This is my command: Love each

other.other.




b. Through the b. Through the JohnJohn..I John 4:21 - And he has given us this I John 4:21 - And he has given us this

command: Whoever loves God must also command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.love his brother.




c. Through the c. Through the PaulPaul..Ephesians 5:2 - live a life of love, just as Christ Ephesians 5:2 - live a life of love, just as Christ

loved us and gave himself up for us as a loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.



2. You were 2. You were bornborn againagain into a into a family relationship!family relationship!


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