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2. Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful, where Your streams of abundance flow, blessed be Your name. Blessed be Your name when I'm found in the desert place, though I walk through the wilderness, blessed be Your name. “Blessed Be Your Name”

3. Ev'ry blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise. When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say, Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your name. Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your glorious name. “Blessed Be Your Name”

4. Blessed be Your name when the sun's shining down on me, when the world's all as it should be, blessed be Your name. Blessed be Your name on the road marked with suffering, though there's pain in the offering, blessed be Your name. “Blessed Be Your Name”

5. Ev'ry blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise. When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say, Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your name. Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your glorious name. “Blessed Be Your Name”

6. Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your name. Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your glorious name. “Blessed Be Your Name”

7. You give and take away, You give and take away. My heart will choose to say, Lord, blessed be Your name. (repeat) “Blessed Be Your Name”

8. Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your name. Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your glorious name. “Blessed Be Your Name”

9. The splendor of the King, clothed in majesty; Let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice. He wraps Himself in light, and darkness tries to hide, And trembles at His voice, and trembles at His voice. How Great Is Our God

10. How great is our God! Sing with me: How great is our God! And all will see how great, how great is our God! How Great Is Our God

11. Age to age He stands, and time is in His hands; Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End. The Godhead, three in one, Father, Spirit, Son, The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb. How Great Is Our God

12. How great is our God! Sing with me: How great is our God! And all will see how great, how great is our God! How Great Is Our God

13. Age to age He stands, and time is in His hands; Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End. The Godhead, three in one, Father, Spirit, Son, The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb. How Great Is Our God

14. How great is our God! Sing with me: How great is our God! And all will see how great, how great is our God! (repeat) How Great Is Our God

15. “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:1-2 (NKJV)

16. Call to Worship Wonderful Words of Life

17. Concerns and Prayer

18. When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more, And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair; When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore, And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there. “When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder ”

19. When the roll, is called up yon-der, When the roll, is called up yon-der, When the roll, is called up yon-der, When the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there. “When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder ”

20. On that bright and cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise, And the glory of His resurrection share; When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies, And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there. “When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder ”

21. When the roll, is called up yon-der, When the roll, is called up yon-der, When the roll, is called up yon-der, When the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there. “When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder ”

22. Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun, Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care; Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done, And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there. “When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder ”

23. When the roll, is called up yon-der, When the roll, is called up yon-der, When the roll, is called up yon-der, When the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there. “When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder ”

24. “ ‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty.” Haggai 2:8

25. Children’s Message

26. Special Music “I Know Jesus Loves Me”

27. 1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

28. 4so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, 5which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; 6since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,

29. 7and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

30. 10when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed. 11Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,

31. 12that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thess. 1:1-12 NKJV

32. HOW ARE YOU REPRESENTING JESUS CHRIST? Part 2 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 Pastor Groover

33. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:6-8 (NKJV)

34. But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3 (NKJV)

35. I. ENCOURAGED BY PRAISE. 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, 4 so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure…” 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 (NKJV)

36. I. ENCOURAGED BY PRAISE. Their was faith growing (v. 3a) Their love was abounding (v. 3b) Their patience was increasing (v. 4) Their testimony was helping others (v. 4a)

37. II. ENCOURAGED BY PROMISE. 5 which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; 6 since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, 7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory

38. II. ENCOURAGED BY PROMISE. of His power, 10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed. 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 (NKJV)

39. II. ENCOURAGED BY PROMISE.  Reward (v.5)  Recompense (vv. 6, 7b-9)  Rest (vv. 7a, 10)

40. III. ENCOURAGED BY PRAYER. 11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 (NKJV

41. III. ENCOURAGED BY PRAYER. Their worthiness (v. 11a) Their walk (v. 11b) Their witness (v. 12)

42. Conclusions: Are you growing in the Lord? What is the evidence of it? Can it be said of you that you are growing exceedingly in your faith in God? Can others see it in your life? What about your love for other people? Do you wrestle with it? Do you endure under trial or do you run? What is your reputation for Jesus?

43. “Trust and Obey ” When we walk with the Lord In the light of His Word What a glory He sheds on our way! Let us do His good will; He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and obey.

44. “Trust and Obey ” Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey.

45. “Trust and Obey ” Not a burden we bear, Not a sorrow we share, But our toil He doth richly repay; Not a grief or a loss, Not a frown or a cross, But is blest if we trust and obey.

46. “Trust and Obey ” Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey.

47. “Trust and Obey ” But we never can prove The delights of His love Until all on the altar we lay; For the favor He shows, And the joy He bestows Are for them who will trust and obey.

48. “Trust and Obey ” Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey.

49. “Trust and Obey ” Then in fellowship sweet We will sit at His feet Or we’ll walk by His side in the way; What He says we will do, Where He sends we will go; Never fear, only trust and obey.

50. “Trust and Obey ” Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey.

51. Benediction

52. Greet the Family Of God