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1 Thessalonians 4 · Grade 5

Caught Up to Meet the Lord

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Paul opens with an appeal: as they have learned how to walk and to please God, they should do so more and more. He states plainly, For this is the will of God: your sanctification. God wants believers to be holy and pure in body and life, for God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. Anyone who rejects this rejects God, who gave them the Holy Spirit.

About brotherly love, Paul says they are taught by God to love one another, and they already love all the believers in Macedonia. He urges them to abound more and more. They should make it their goal to lead a quiet life, take care of their own work, and work with their own hands. This will earn the respect of outsiders and keep them from needing help.

Then Paul gives comfort about believers who have died. He does not want them to grieve like the rest, who have no hope. He writes: For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. The Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God's trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first. Then believers who are alive will be caught up together with them to meet the Lord. So we will be with the Lord forever. Paul concludes: Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Show What You Know

  1. What did God call believers to?

  2. Whom does someone reject if he rejects this teaching?

  3. What three things should believers aim for in daily life?

  4. Who will rise first?

  5. What does Paul tell believers to do with these words?

Crossword

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Across

  1. them in the ____ to meet the
  2. to lead a ____ life, and to

Down

  1. with your own ____, even as we
  2. and with God's ____. The dead in

Think About It

  1. Paul says we grieve, but with hope. How can you comfort a friend who is sad about losing someone?

  2. Paul says a quiet, hardworking life earns the respect of outsiders. How can your daily habits show others what Jesus is like?

Memory Verse

“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.”

1 Thessalonians 4:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the hope that Jesus is coming. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can habits show Jesus?
  • What is our hope?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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