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At times studying the Bible is an exhilarating experience - at others it can feel as if you are not getting anywhere. Our aim on this page is to provide you with tools and pointers to help you get the most from the Bible and to try to understand what God was really wanting to convey through particular passages. It is all too easy to skip over the difficult parts or the stories or sayings that we don't understand but it is often those very passages that turn out to be the real gems.

At present we have a study on the life of Peter that you can request from us via the contact page

We will soon have a study on 1 Thessalonians that will form the basis of our Sunday talks from 28th February onwards. Watch this page for when that becomes available.

Questions and Answers

Sometimes in your reading you will come across something that you can't get your head around. Do feel free to send your questions in and I will do my best to answer them - on the understanding that those answers will remain posted so others can read them. I will not include any personal references so you can remain anonymous!

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Use the facility above to assist you in your studies. Type a verse and click the symbol to the right of your reference. This will open up an opportunity to get multiple references and study material. 

Studies in 1 Thessalonians

Week 1: Introduction

Read: Acts 17:1-15.

1. What can we learn from the fact that Paul faced constant opposition in his attempts to share the good news about Jesus?

2. How do we know that the opposition would have focussed on an attempt to slander Paul?

3. Why was it Paul’s custom to go to the synagogue?

4. Why was the gospel so attractive to ‘a large number of God-fearing Greeks’?

5. Why were the Jews so jealous?

If you would like to have your answers checked, send them to me and I will respond.

Week 2: Chapter 1

Read: 1 Thessalonians 1

1. What do you understand by Paul’s statement in v.1 that the Thessalonian church is ‘in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ’?

2. What do you think Paul was meaning when he wrote that ‘we continually remember before our God and Father your ……..' (v.3). What does that highlighted phrase mean and what difference should it make?

3. Paul clearly sets out in this chapter to be positive:

   a. Why does he feel the need to be so positive?

   b. List all the positives in the chapter.

4. The Christians in Thessalonica were waiting for Jesus to return. How should an active anticipation of Jesus’ return affect our attitudes and behaviour?