True Gospel Connection

Passage: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13

We’ve all had the experience on the phone when the voice on the other end begins to sound garbled and fades in and out, and we have to ask, “Are you still there?” A connection problem on the phone can easily hamper communication, cause misunderstandings, or literally leave us feeling cut off from the person on the other side. One of the more common concerns I hear from people about the church and about their own lives is that there is a connection problem. They just don’t feel connected to others in the body of Christ. When asked what they mean by this, the answers can vary all over the place, and what one person describes as being connected may be totally different than another person’s description. In 1 Thessalonians, Paul is writing to a group of believers from which he had been literally disconnected by distance and time. At the end of the second chapter, Paul opens up his heart and shares his deep longing and affection for the believers there, and in doing so, he demonstrates for us in his own life the nature and qualities of connection in the body of Christ that can help us to see what we should both seek to experience and strive to express in our own relationships. Join us Sunday as we hear what God has to say to us about true gospel connection.