Dynamic Life Baptist Ministries - Pastor Victor Clay

Sermon Title: The Model Servant
Sermon Text: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Sermon Purpose: To call the hearer to walk worthy of their calling in Christ Jesus as modeled by servant leaders.
Sermon Proposition: There are 3 characteristics of a model servant in affliction.

1. Demonstrates spiritual perseverance in the face of adversity for the disciples good. v.1-2

   • The mission of a model servant is pure. v.1

   • The mission of a model servant is pressing. v.2

   
   
   

2. Demonstrates spiritual purity in the face of adversity for the disciples good. v.3-6

   • The motives of a model servant are pure in preaching. v.3

   • The message was not false. v.3a

   • The motivations were not impure. v.3b

   • The methods were not deceptive. v.3c

   
   
   

3. Demonstrates spiritual parenting in the face of adversity for the disciples good. v.7-12

   • The methods of a nurturing mother among the disciples. v.7-8

   • The methods of a nurturing shepherd among the disciples. v.9-10

   • The methods of a nurturing father among the disciples. v.11-12

   • A nurturing father's 1st method is exhortation. v.11a

   • A nurturing father's 2nd method is comforting. v.11b

   • A nurturing father's 3rd method is charging. v.11c

   • A nurturing father's goal for his disciples is a worthy walk. v.11d