The word of the day is “power.” Today we read 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5. This passage begins the first epistle of Paul that is included in the New Testament. Paul established the congregation at the important seaport of Thessalonica on his second missionary journey. According to the Orthodox Study Bible, he wrote this letter from Corinth in 50 or 51 AD, about six months after he had organized the church. Paul indicates that the work of building the church in Thessalonica had been exceptionally successful. He writes, “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your…
The word of the day is “power.” Today we read 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5. This passage begins the first epistle of Paul that is included in the New Testament. Paul established the congregation at the important seaport of Thessalonica on his second missionary journey. According to the Orthodox Study Bible, he wrote this letter from Corinth in 50 or 51 AD, about six months after he had organized the church. Paul indicates that the work of building the church in Thessalonica had been exceptionally successful. He writes, “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among…
The word of the day is “power.” Today we read 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5. This passage begins the first epistle of Paul that is included in the New Testament. Paul established the congregation at the important seaport of Thessalonica on his second missionary journey. According to the Orthodox Study Bible, he wrote this letter from Corinth in 50 or 51 AD,  about six months after he had organized the church. Paul indicates that the work of building the church in Thessalonica had been exceptionally successful. He writes, “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among…