Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck

Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-ch chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message and

introduction to First Thessalonians as we pick up in First Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 1.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

Let's turn to First Thessalonians.

Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey had taken Silas with him, who was commended by the church in Jerusalem as one of the leaders.

When they got to Derby, Timothy joined their evangelistic team.

As they journeyed on, they came to Troas.

And Paul's desire was to go to Bethinia, but the spirit forbade him.

And therein, Troas, as Paul was sick, he had a vision.

And there was a man of Macedonia calling him to come and help.

And so Paul immediately got a ship, crossed the Aegean, and came to Macedonia, the area of Philippi,

at which point Luke joined Paul's team. Whether or not Luke was the man that Paul

saw in his vision, we do not know. It is quite possible that it was Luke that Paul saw.

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