http://www.gardencity-church.org 1 in 1000 Ministries is a ministry of Rev. Kevin Hoffman and his family and it exists to equip the Church to be a witness to a lost world. Much like Job and his friends, the world is at odds with itself when it comes to understanding who God is and what He does. We need a clear headed and faithful understanding of the Word of God. In this day of moral and cultural relativism that can be hard to find. Our mission is to reach the Church with good teaching and equip the saints to be witnesses for Christ, with faith and reason, to faithfully represent God and His Word to the world around us! If this sounds like something that you or your church can use, please contact me to discuss scheduling a preaching or teaching engagement at your Church or Bible Study or join us at our monthly GOT DOCTRINE? study. en 1 in 1000 Ministries is a ministry of Rev. Kevin Hoffman and his family and it exists to equip the Church to be a witness to a lost world. Much like Job and his friends, the world is at odds with itself when it comes to understanding who God is ... Garden City Christian Union Church no 1 in 1000 Ministries Sermons kevin@1in1000.org ℗ & © 2010 Garden City Christian Union Church 720 As the Apostle begins to get specific on the idea of sanctification he immediately mentions the area of sexual purity. This was an area of great need in Thessalonica 2,000 years ago and is likewise an area of great need in our own culture. Sexual immorality is not even to be named among Christ's people (Ephesians 5:3). We are commanded to put it to death in our bodies. (Colossians 3:5). This is an area we often don't take as seriously as we ought. it is easy to let the culture influence our level of moral purity with its pressures and the availability of sexual images that it presents to us on a daily basis. How are you doing with your own sexual purity? http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/pure-bodies http://www.1in1000.org/pure_bodies.mp3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:08:05 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians sex,immorality,purity,lust I believe in Jesus. I know that He died for my sins and rose from the dead. What do I do now? http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/blameless-hearts http://www.1in1000.org/blameless_hearts.mp3 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:17:56 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians grace,holiness,sanctification It has been said that love means never having to say I'm sorry. On the contrary, love means a willingness to sacrifice self for the benefit of others. The Apostle Paul demonstrated this as he tells the Thessalonians in his first letter to them, 1 Thessalonians 2:17-39. Paul gives them his thinking and experience as he writes to them to let them know his heart for them as he has received word from Timothy regarding their faith in Christ. A demonstration of love is a demonstration of true faith in Jesus! http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/our-crown-of-rejoicing http://www.1in1000.org/crown_of_rejoicing.mp3 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:51:19 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians love,devil,sacrifice,joy After looking at the concept of suffering for the Gospel we kind of looked at the other side of the coin this week. Why are the persecutors that way? What makes men rebel against the Word of God? An interesting study to say the least! http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/displeasing-to-god-and-contrary-to-man http://www.1in1000.org/displeasing_and_contrary.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:50:35 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians jews,word_of_god,depravity,free_will My wife says, "if you are feeling sorry for yourself, listen to this." http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/imitators-in-suffering http://www.1in1000.org/imitators_in_suffering.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:34:19 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians suffering,trials,testimony,gospel It was a very interesting truth that we looked at today as we continued on in the second chapter of 1 Thessalonians. As the Apostle Paul charged them to "Walk Worthy" of God he qualified that as "the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory." (1 Thessalonians 2:12b) Being called into a Kingdom is not an easy one for us as Americans. The Virginia State Flag has a picture of a woman standing over a dead king with a spear in her had and reads, "Sic Semper Tyrannis!" or Thus Always to Kings. Kings really are not welcome here and I don't think it has changed a lot in the last couple hundred years. We don't get the idea of "kingdom" unless we look to literature and history and try to understand what it might be like to live under such a rule. If our "walking worthy" is tied to our understanding of being in "God's Kingdom" then we had better get an understanding of what that means!. What is the Kingdom of God? How does being a part of that Kingdom affect us? I believe that as we truly see God as our "Sovereign" it will affect us in our response to Him. We certainly can't vote Him out of office! I pray that as you listen to this message that you gain a view of God's majesty and His Kingly Office and that it transforms you into one who seeks His glory. http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/called-into-his-kingdom http://www.1in1000.org/kingdom.mp3 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:24:06 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians kingdom_of_god,kingdom_of_heaven Looking once more at the second chapter of 1 Thessalonians we see that as the Apostle moves from encouragement to instruction he continues to call them back to his own example as a pattern for godly behavior. It is not just behavior for behavior's sake that he is looking for. It is the evidence of saving faith that lives are changed and desires are redirected from the world to the things of God. Paul's great motherly love and fatherly exhortations point these Christians toward "walking worthy" of the God who has saved them. What does it mean to "walk worthy?" What was the Apostle's method of moving these believers toward maturity? http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/the-exhortation http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/the-exhortation.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:37:24 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians community,walk_worthy,exhortation,love 41:03 After looking at the first chapter of the first letter to the Thessalonians and seeing the Apostle Paul's Encouragement and Commendation we now turn to his instruction to them. Paul's first instruction is to this Example church is to remember his own example to them. To take to heart the fact that he was there and willing to preach the message that God had commissioned him even in the face of persecution having only recently been beaten with rods and imprisoned before arriving there the first time. Paul preached with BOLDNESS and AUTHORITY and yet GENTLY. Here is a great combination that we can only attain with the focus that Paul had. The Message and its Source and the fact that it was a Trust Committed to him by God Himself. This is a message that we must take seriously! http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/the-example-to-the-examples- http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/example-to-the-examples.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:55:07 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians authority,message,example,gospel 49:19 Looking at 1 Thessalonians as a "Good Church" in the New Testament is proving to be an encouragement to our church. In the first chapter we have seen them as the Example Church (1 Thessalonians 1:7) and the Elect Church (1 Thessalonians 1:4) and today we see them as the Excited and Expectant Church. It almost sounds like they are pregnant doesn't it? Well in a way they are. They are filled with the Gospel and the Holy Spirit and are seeing "new births" on a regular basis. What does it take for us to be the Excited and Expectant church that they were? Listen to the message and find out! http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/excited-and-expectant http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/excited-and-expactant.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:01:55 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians zeal,faith,believing,excitement 47:56 OOOOOOOH that thorny doctrine of ELECTION. Nobody likes to talk about it except those people who talk about it. What does the Bible Say about it? What are the common misconceptions about it? Why would God create such a doctrine? Let's look at God's Word and see! http://www.sermoncloud.com/1-in-1000-ministries/the-doctrine-of-confidence-and-consolation http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2038/election-by-god.mp3 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:39:06 GMT Kevin Hoffman 1 Thessalonians glory,praise,predestination,election 49:57