This weekend at Eastbrook Church we continued our series “Light for the City” with a look at the church in the city of Thessalonica.
I focused the sermon on 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10, especially on verse 8 where Paul says: “The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere.” The background on the Thessalonian church is found in Acts 17:1-9.
My main point was that we can learn from this model church about what it means to have a faith that rings out everywhere. Three marks of a church like this are that they are:
- Following the Leader, Jesus.
- Suffering with joy.
- Turning to God.
You can listen to my message at the Eastbrook web-site, along with some discussions questions, here. You could also subscribe to the Eastbrook podcast here.
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Matthew Erickson 
Pastor Matt,
It was a most blessed weekend at Eastbrook,
I enjoyed your message and enthusiasm.
Looking forward to working together and a long, blessed journey in the Kingdom.
Paul
Thanks so much for the encouraging words, Paul. I look forward to seeing what He has for us all in the days ahead.