In today's teaching Pastor Phil talks about the example of the Thessalonians and why the apostle Paul had such an affection for them and their church. Today's scripture verses 1 Thessalonians, Chapter 2, Verses 17 through 20. Let's look at some of the reasons the Thessalonians were so loved by Paul. 1) They had a Personal Desire for Disciples 2) They were Fourth-Soiler Disciples (See Bill Hull and "The Discipleship Gospel") 3) They had an Eternal Desire for Disciples - The Thessalonians truly lived on the edge of eternity, and they viewed everything through that assumption-to include disciple-making. So how can we live on the edge of eternity? 1) Focus on disciple-making 2) Align our church with disciple-making 3) Get involved in disciple-making
