The Centrality of the Word & The Responsibility of the Church

In 2 Thessalonians 2, the apostle Paul prayed for the Thessalonians, and in this final chapter, Paul now requests prayer from the Thessalonians. He wants them to pray for the success of the gospel and the advance of God’s kingdom into new and uncharted areas as Paul and his team continue to take the gospel into new places. But not only does Paul ask for prayer for his own evangelistic efforts, but he also demands that the church itself submit to, and be shaped by, the authority of the gospel over their personal and corporate lives. The particular issue is one he’d already addressed in the first letter, dealing with people who are not working and who are living off the labor of other people. In this message, Pastor Ben follows the apostle Paul in urging the church to run to the world with the life-changing glory of the gospel of King Jesus.