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Two Words That Lighten the Load - #6806
Rejoicing is really the habit of looking for God at work and acknowledging it when you see it. Thanking God is sort of like putting sweetener in a bitter drink. Negative thoughts are just going to make the drink that much more bitter. A thankful heart, a joyful heart, a heart that believes that God has said, "I know the plans I have for you. They are for good and not for evil; to give you a future and a hope."
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/two-words-that-lighten-the-load-6806
1 & 2 Thessalonians LifeGuide Bible Study
At times every Christian feels anxious or insecure about life--and about faith. The Thessalonians asked many of the questions you ask today, and Paul's letters helped them find assurance. In these studies on 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Donald Baker shows how Paul's answers can help you to be certain too.
http://ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3015
1 Thessalonians
This introduction to the book of 1 Thessalonians reports on the background of the Thessalonian letters, author, date, place of writing, Thessalonica (the city and Church), purpose, theme, and outline. From the NIV Study Bible, Introductions.
http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/1thessalonians.php