“Service and the Second Coming”
1 Thessalonians 2:1-20 Part 3

I. Paul’s COURAGE before them. (vv. 1-4).
A. His APPROACH towards them was not in vain. (v.1) For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain


B. His AFFLICTIONS did not hinder him in boldly proclaiming the gospel to them. (v. 2) But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention 12.14" class="scriptRef">14.22" class="scriptRef">22.1-Gen.22.14" class="scriptRef">Genesis 22:1-14; 5.25" class="scriptRef">Exodus 15:25; 8.16" class="scriptRef">16.4" class="scriptRef">16:4; 20:20; Deuteronomy 4:34; 8:2, 16; 13:3; 33.8" class="scriptRef">33:8; Judges 2:22; 3:1, 4; 2 Chronicles 32:31; 23.10" class="scriptRef">Job 23:10; 7" class="scriptRef">17.3" class="scriptRef">Psalm 17:3; 26.2" class="scriptRef">26:2; 66:10; 81:7; Proverbs 17:3; Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:2-3; Matthew 5:10-12, 44; 10:22-23; 22:6; 23:34; 24.9-Matt.24.10" class="scriptRef">24:9-10, 21, 29" class="scriptRef">29; Mark 13:13, 19, 24; Luke 1:71; 6:22, 27" class="scriptRef">27" class="scriptRef">27" class="scriptRef">27; 11:45; 21:12, 27; 18:32; John 5:16; 6:6; 7:7; 15:18-20, 23-25; 30" class="scriptRef">16:30, 33; 17:14; Acts 7:10, 52; 9:4-5, 27, 29; 11:19; 13:46; 14:3, 5, 22; 18:26; 19:8; 20:23; 26:11, 14-15, 26; Romans 2:9; 5:3; 8:35; 12:12, 14; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 15:9; 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, 8; 4:9, 17; 6:4; 7:4; 8:2; Galatians 1:13, 23; 4:29; 5:11; 6:12; Ephesians 3:13; 6:20; Philippians 1:16, 30; 3:6; 4:14; Colossians 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 3:3, 7; 2 Thessalonians 1:4, 6; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 3:12; 4:7; Hebrews 11:17-19; 12:1; James 1:2-4, 12, 27; 1 Peter 1:7; 4:16; 5:8; 1 John 3:13; Revelation 1:9; 2:9-10, 22; 7:14; 12:13