5. Walking in Holiness and Love (1 Thess 4:1-12)

Are you walking in holiness and honor according to God’s call? This week’s text in 1 Thessalonians is vital for understanding God’s will for your life and for considering your relationship to God, the church, and the world. It is also a word of encouragement for a church that is walking in faithfulness in the midst of Thessalonica’s immorality.

Discussion & Response Questions for 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

1. As you look back at this Sunday’s Scripture text and sermon, what were some of the takeaways? What did you find helpful or encouraging? What questions do you have?

2. What does this text reveal to us about the character and work of our Triune God?

3. What is the Thessalonian church doing right that they should do “more and more”? 

4. What is the nature of Paul’s instructions to them? Consider verses 2 and 8.

5. What are the two ways of walking that we see in this text? What does it look like to walk and please God, and to walk properly before outsiders?

6. Consider how Paul calls and instructs the church in purity. What does he reveal about the nature of immorality, and the nature of holiness?

7. What is it that helps one to walk in holiness?

8. What are ways for the church to grow in holiness? How does this reflect one’s relationship to God?

9. How would you counsel someone who is apathetic when it comes to pursuing holiness? What are motives for holiness?

10. How should we respond to this text?