Preaching the gospel is a great and glorious thing β but Paul says that they were pleased to impart not only the gospel of God β but their own souls!
How do you impart your soul to another person?!!
When we are joined to the life of the Son of God β when the Holy Spirit β the Third Person of the Holy Trinity β joins us to the life of God β then we are joined to one another as well.
And so not only do we impart to you the gospel of God β but also, we impart to you our very souls.
Very imperfectly. With much weakness β much frailty β and with much sin and repentance! β we impart to you our own souls.
This is how Paul and Silas and Timothy walked among the Thessalonians. And this is how we, as your elders, seek to walk with you...
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.