Faithful Is He That Calleth You | Lesson 13

Are the “ordinary” commands of Scripture shaping the daily life of your church and your walk with Christ? In this closing message from 1 Thessalonians 5:12–28, we trace how Paul brings his letter home with a series of compact, practical exhortations that define congregational life and personal devotion. The sermon unpacks our call to esteem faithful leaders, pursue peace, wisely care for the unruly, the faint-hearted, and the weak, and refuse to repay evil for evil—showing how the “labor of love” is meant to function in the real, everyday relationships of a local church.

From there, the message turns to three core habits that are “the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”: rejoicing always, praying without ceasing, and giving thanks in everything. It then examines Spirit-led discernment—refusing to quench the Spirit, not despising the proclamation of God’s Word, testing all things, holding fast to what is good, and abstaining from every form of evil. The sermon concludes with Paul’s benediction (vv. 23–24), centering on the “very God of peace” who sanctifies us wholly—spirit, soul, and body—and the anchor of our hope: “Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.”