Paul gives two examples who expressed the light of Christ in their lives, who exemplified the mind of Christ in their selflessness. Bro. Jeff challenges and encourages us to examine our own attitudes and actions to seek to become more Christ-like.
Do a Google search on “sleeping on the job,” and you’ll find that it is a serious problem today. Similarly, Christians neglecting their spiritual work is even more dire. Bro. Jeff describes how we need to be waking up to our work…the areas of, the authority behind, the ability for, the addiction to, and the abounding in our work.
In anticipation of Christ’s return, Paul advised the Thessalonians to adorn a couple of items. Bro. Jeff helps us understand what that meant for people of Paul’s day as well as what it means for us today.