1 Thessalonians 5:16-17

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:17

This is a means to maintain our rejoicing, and therefore next mentioned. Prayer is a making known our requests to God, Philippians 4:6. And it is either mental, in the heart only, as Hannah’s was; or vocal, expressed with the voice; or, as some add, vital: so good works have a voice to bring down blessings, as men’s sins cry for vengeance. Without ceasing; not as the Euchites and Messalians of old, who hence thought no other duties were required, but always praying; but by the word in the text,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—1 Thessalonians 5:16-18The Secret of a Happy Life.Happiness is not found in anything external. It is a certain state of the soul when it is filled with the peace of God and lit up with the sunshine of heaven. It is a mockery to talk about cultivating happiness. It is not a potato to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure. “Happiness is a glory shining far down upon us out of heaven. It is a divine dew which the soul, on certain of its summer mornings,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:16

1 Thessalonians 5:16 The Duty of Gladness. I. It is of the very nature of a duty that it is in our power to perform it; and so with this one, the very fact of its being laid upon us proves that we may, if we will, obey it. And therefore this at once disposes of those who would be inclined to say that gladness does not depend on ourselves, that it is the privilege of the few only to be gay, and of those few only under peculiar circumstances; and that it is as vain to tell people to be merry and... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 I. "Rejoice evermore." The Thessalonian converts were living in the sphere of sorrow. The Apostle exhorts them to be "girded with gladness." This rejoicing, being in the Lord, is opposed to the spurious joy which is the possession of sinners. The rejoicing before God is the deep, calm delight of the soul in communion with the Saviour. It springs out of the three Christian graces which this epistle so strongly emphasises faith, hope, and love. II. "Pray without ceasing."... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:17

1 Thessalonians 5:17 I. The nature of prayer. Prayer is not a rite, not a ceremony, not a cold, outward observance, but an actual intercourse between two parties one who prays and One who hears. It is a communion between man and God, as real and actual as what passes between two men, when they speak face to face with each other. If the inward desire is absent, then prayer is absent; and though a man shall have breathed all his life long the words of prayer, he will never have prayed if he has... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

DISCOURSE: 2205THE NATURE OF TRUE RELIGION1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.THE just union of personal and relative duties is the brightest ornament of the Christian profession. The discharge of either will be imperfect, if it be not united with an attention to the other. As beauty in the human body consists not in the exquisite formation of any single feature, but in the just... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:17

"Pray Without Ceasing" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Sermon (No. 1039) Delivered on Lord's Day Morning, March 10th, 1872, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Pray without ceasing." 1 Thessalonians 5:17 . THE POSITION OF OUR TEXT is very suggestive. Observe what it follows. It comes immediately after the precept, "Rejoice evermore;" as if... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-28

Chapter 5But of the times and seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety: then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, [and here's the key] are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief ( 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 ).The day of the Lord is coming. Jesus... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-28

1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 . Of the times and seaso n s, ye have no need that I write to you. Paul as a prophet might have said much concerning the dispensations of providence which should attend the church, but it is best to wait till the Lord shall open the sealed book. The seasons, or opportunities to correct the wicked, and reveal righteousness to the saints, are divided here, and given in the plural number, for heaven will meet the multifarious states and wants of the church with a... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18Rejoice evermore A trinity of privilegesI.Study these advices separately.1. “Rejoice evermore.” Rejoice because of--(1) Your conversion.(2) Your privileges as children of God.(3) Your apprehension of Christ and His love.(4) Your hope of glory. These are always available, and if we sometimes rejoice in them, why not evermore?2. “Pray without ceasing.”(1) This implies a praying habit, and relates to our thoughts, affections, and feelings. Oral praying is occasional, and is... read more

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