Series: Excelling in Christ
Title: Five Marks of a Genuine Growing Christian I
Ref: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5a

1. Genuine Growing Christians __________________ God Faithfully (1:1-3)

Ministry can be truly enjoyable, but it takes __________________.

We serve God because we believe He will _________________ to make a difference in people’s lives.

We are willing to sacrifice our own desires, because we __________________ what we are doing!

Do we love Jesus to labor in love for ______________________?

We endure in hope because the _____________________ aren’t always visible.

We endure because:
-  we believe we are making an ______________ difference
-  when I serve God my life _______________
-  there is a _______________ in heaven waiting for me

2. Genuine Growing Christians _________________ to the Word of God (1:4-5.a)

Only the ___________________ has the power to change a life.

We need to live with the conviction that Jesus is __________________________.

The Word of God gripped needs to be gripped so strongly that it ___________________ our lives.

Is Jesus ___________________ in your life?