Explore the Bible: 1st Thessalonians: Session 4: Encouraged

Parenting is not for the weak at heart. Parents feel distress for those whom they love unconditionally, hoping their warnings will be heeded. The church at Thessalonica was like a child to Paul, and we see him experience the thoughts and feelings of a parent with this church. In the process, both were encouraged through the faithfulness of the other.

ESV passage 1 Thessalonians 3:4-13.