Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Sean Kilgo, pastor at the Northeast Kansas Lutheran Partnership, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study 2 Thessalonians 3:1-12. Paul begins to bring his second epistle to the Thessalonians to a close by commanding the Christians there to pray for his ongoing ministry. Christians ask the Lord to cause His Word to be preached purely and to bring forth fruit in the lives of His people. Such prayers for our Father’s goodness also are directed against the evil one’s schemes. Paul is confident that the Lord will answer according to His promise, as He strengthens the Thessalonians by His love and steadfastness toward them. That love and steadfastness from God guard the Thessalonians against laziness and disorderliness, both spiritually and physically. They must not live in laziness, as if Christ’s imminent coming has nothing to do with their daily living. Rather, they must remember the Word and example that Paul had given them, that work is a gift from God for the purpose of serving our neighbors in our everyd