Message Notes

22 June 2014

Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:1

HOW YOU OUGHT TO WALK

(I) KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO WALK IN CHRIST

1. Taught by the apostles of Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:1)

2. Teachings of the apostles

a) Commandments of Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:2)

b) The will of God (1 Thessalonians 4:2)

(II) THE CHALLENGE TO ABOUND IN THE CHRISTIAN WALK

1. To walk with the Lord

2. To abound more and more (1 Thessalonians 4:1)

3. The example of the apostles

4. The ultimate goal

To please God (1 Thessalonians 4:1)

(III) SUCCESS IN ABOUNDING MORE AND MORE

1. An examination of whether we are walking with the Lord in the first place

a) Honestly/ candidly

b) Necessity

c) Naturally

2. Exhortation to consider how to abound more and more

a) Desire to abound

b) Determination to abound

c) Success in abounding more and more

3. Aspects highlighted

a) In holiness (1 Thessalonians 4:7)

b) In brotherly love (1 Thessalonians 4:9)

c) Walk properly (1 Thessalonians 4:12)