Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
May 12, 2022: SOAP #4543:  2Samuel 21-23; 1Thessalonians 1

SCRIPTURE:  1Thessalonians (NIV) 1:6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 7 And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia — your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore, we do not need to say anything about it, 9 for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead — Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

OBSERVATION: Those in Thessalonica imitated Paul and what they knew about the Lord Jesus.  Their lives became examples for believers in Macedonia and Achaia.  Their lives were an original audio-visual presentation of the gospel.  People watching their “movie” could hear a witness of Jesus.  And they could see how lives were changed by accepting Jesus as Savior and Lord.

They did such a good job of letting Jesus shine through them that people everywhere were talking about them! 

APPLICATION: When people talk about me, is Jesus the main part of their conversation?  Jesus is the reason for my life and should be a major part of any conversation about me.  When people watch the “movie” of my lives, can they hear the truth of Jesus from my words?  Can they experience the love of Jesus flowing through me?  Can they sense the presence of the Holy Spirit moving in my life?

PRAYER:  Jesus, live in and through me.  May people hear and see what life is like with you being Lord.  Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!   
On Facebook:  Today’s SOAP from Pastor Leon