7 Triples

 ~ Seven Sets of Threes in Eleven Verses ~

3 Positive Actions  ~  “Recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly” (1 Thessalonians 5:12-13).

3 Positive Services To Perform  ~  “Warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak” (1 Thessalonians 5:14).  

3 Weak Groups To Minister To  ~  “Warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak” (1 Thessalonians 5:14).  

3 Components For Success  ~  “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).  

3 Warnings  ~  “Do not quench the Spirit.  Do not despise prophecies …  Abstain from every form of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22).  

3 Interwoven Positives  ~  “We urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you …  Be at peace among yourselves …  always pursue what is good … for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:12-13, 15, 18). 

3 Interwoven Key Ingredients  ~  “In love …  at peace …  be patient” (1 Thessalonians 5:13-14 ). 

Summary Statement  ~  “Test all things; hold fast what is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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