Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
by: Maryann Palmer.
Authors make story characters “come alive” by what the characters say and do, and by what other characters say about them. Like it or not, Christians “come alive” in the minds of their neighbors because of what they say and do. Others see, hear, and judge.
Paul let the Thessalonians know that he had heard good reports about them (1:8-10) and that their lives were encouraging others. When we attune ourselves to Christ, we don’t need to worry about creating our own good reputations—like the Thessalonians, our faithful response will place glory where it belongs.