Live In Peace - 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

Live In Peace (L.I.P.)
Peace through Gratitude
I Thessalonians 5:12-22

Why wait for Peace
when you can have it now?
L.I.P
Live In Peace

To Live In Peace (L.I.P.)
An Attitude of Gratitude Brings Peace:
To the soul
To our surroundings
To the church
"To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant,
to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but
to live gratitude is to touch Heaven."
Johannes A. Gaertner

The Thessalonian Christian could live
in peace even though:
• They were surrounded by pagan religions
• They were a mixed group of Gentiles and Jews
• There was political turmoil
• They were afflicted
• They were worried that they were living in the
end times and expected the coming of Christ
• There were some among them idle because
they were waiting for the return of ChristPeace isn’t dependent on ones circumstances!
Peace is an Attitude!

1 Thessalonians 5:12–22
12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge
those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord
and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them most highly in love
because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 And
we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the
undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be
patient toward all. 15 See that no one pays back evil for evil to
anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and
for all. 16 Always rejoice, 17 constantly pray, 18 in everything
give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do
not extinguish the Spirit. 20 Do not treat prophecies with
contempt. 21 But examine all things; hold fast to what is good.
22 Stay away from every form of evil.

Paul’s Instructions on Peace
I. Honor Your Leaders
II. Shepherd One Another
III. Do God’s Will (Individual responsibility)
IV. Warnings to the Church (corporate warnings)

I. HONOR YOUR LEADERS

Honor Your Leaders
1 Thess. 5:12–13 12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to
acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over
you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them
most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace
among yourselves.
– Know your leaders – acknowledge, respect, recognize those that
lead you (we are talking about all leaders in the church:
teachers, children leaders, music leaders, etc.)
– Esteem them most highly in love
• Why? Because of their work. It’s OK to acknowledge and be
acknowledged.
– Be at peace among yourselves “live to promote harmony”
• Don’t criticize leaders behind their back
• Don’t cause tension in the body over leaders

II. SHEPHERD ONE ANOTHER

Shepherd One Another
14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters,
admonish the undisciplined
Admonish – Instruct, warn, rebuke
Undisciplined - “Unruly” (ataktous) is a military
expression that means “to break ranks, to get out
of line.” deviation from the prescribed order of
rule. In Greek society: used for those that didn’t
show up for work.

14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, …
comfort the discouraged,
“Comfort” – encourage, console
“Discouraged” or fainthearted

14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, … help
the weak …
“Help” – assist, cling to
“Weak” – physically weak, morally weak, unable to
help themselves

14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, … be
patient toward all.
Patient – exhibit internal and external control in
difficult circumstance, long-suffering, calm
Be patient with your leaders
Be patient with the undisciplined
Be patient with the discouraged
Be patient with the weak
Be patient with everyone in the church.

15 See that no one pays back evil for evil to
anyone, but always pursue what is good for
one another and for all.
Don’t pay back evil for evil to anyone
“pursue what is good for one another”
“pursue what is good for … all”

III. DO GOD’S WILL (INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSIBILITY)

Do God’s Will
16 Always rejoice,
Be joyful
Be merry
Be cheerful
Be happy
Greetings – receive others cheerfully
When?
Always!!!!!

Do God’s Will
17 constantly pray,
Pray continuously
Pray without ceasing
In other words,
Always be ready to pray
Always have an attitude of prayer

Do God’s Will
18 in everything give thanks.
When circumstances are good
When circumstances are bad
When you have a lot
When you have little
When your health is good
When you can help others or need others to help you
For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Warnings
19 Do not extinguish the Spirit.
Don’t put out the flame
Don’t stop the burning
If we do not obey the above instructions We pour
water over the Spirit’s work in the Church.
How? Don’t recognize your leaders, Don’t shepherd
one another, don’t rejoice, pray and give thanks!

Warnings
20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt. 21 But
examine all things; hold fast to what is good.
The Thessalonian Christians were interested in end
time prophesy.
Don’t treat them with contempt (despise, look down on,
ridicule)
Examine prophetic teachings with Scripture closely
Hold tight (possess, continue to believe) that which is
good.

Warnings
22 Stay away from every form of evil.
Not just prophetic evil
Stay away from all misrepresentation of Scripture
Stay away from all moral evil.

Peace is an attitude of Gratitude
"To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant,
to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but
to live gratitude is to touch Heaven."
Johannes A. Gaertner
Know Christ
Be Joyous, Prayerful, Thankful
And Experience Peace on Earth

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