Comfort and Confront | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 | Pastor Josh Horne

                                                          Comfort and Confront                                                          

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

1: Hope + = Comfort   (vv.13)

              “Paul didn’t just say that you may not be saddened, but that you may not be saddened as the heathen are, who do not have any hope.  It is unavoidable, after all, that you should be saddened; but when you feel sad, let hope console you.”      Augustine

2: Hope + = Faith  (vv. 14-17)

               “Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1

3: Comfort = (vv. 18)

              “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter) will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:” John 16:7-8

            ““When Holy God draws near in true revival, people come under terrible conviction of sin. The outstanding feature of spiritual awakening has been the profound consciousness of the Presence and holiness of God” – Henry Blackaby