a good and godly church … 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 they are exceptional: ‘your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope’ (3)

a good and godly church … 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 they are elect: ‘for we know, brothers, loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power … ’ (4-5)

a good and godly church … 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 their endurance: ‘… in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit’ (6)

a good and godly church … 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 they are exemplary: ‘and so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia’ (7)

a good and godly church … 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 they are evangelistic: ‘the Lord’s message rang out from you … your faith in God has become known everywhere …’ (8-9a)

a good and godly church … 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 they are emancipated: ‘they tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God …’ (9b)

a good and godly church … 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 they are expectant: ‘… to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead – Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath’ (10)