The Shape of Community: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
Experiential vignette of Thessalonian church hearing final instructions
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Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. The letter was read aloud to the gathered church. Each instruction landed on specific hearts. Acknowledge those who work hard among you. Stephanas thought of the elders who had guided them through Paul's absence.…
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