1 Thessalonians 1:5

Thanksgiving For The Thessalonian Believers

⁴ Being conscious, my brothers, dear to God, that you have been marked out by God's purpose; ⁵ Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you. ⁶ And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

Full Assurance

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Good News

Holy Spirit

Colossians 2:2

So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

2 Thessalonians 2:14

And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 2:3-4

What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;

Isaiah 55:11

So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.

Mark 16:20

And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

John 16:7-15

But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

Acts 2:33

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

Acts 10:44-46

While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

Acts 11:15-18

And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.

Acts 11:21

And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.

Acts 16:14

And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.

Acts 20:18-19

And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia,

Acts 20:33-35

I have had no desire for any man's silver or gold or clothing.

Romans 1:16

For I have no feeling of shame about the good news, because it is the power of God giving salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first, and then to the Greek.

Romans 2:16

In the day when God will be a judge of the secrets of men, as it says in the good news of which I am a preacher, through Jesus Christ.

Romans 15:18-19

And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

1 Corinthians 1:24

But to those of God's selection, Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power and the wisdom of God.

1 Corinthians 2:2-5

For I had made the decision to have knowledge of nothing among you but only of Jesus Christ on the cross.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Do you not see that you are God's holy house, and that the Spirit of God has his place in you?

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.

1 Corinthians 4:20

For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

1 Corinthians 10:33

Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.

1 Corinthians 12:7-11

But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

2 Corinthians 3:6

Who has made us able to be servants of a new agreement; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter gives death, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 4:1-3

For this reason, because we have been made servants of this new order, through the mercy given to us, we are strong:

2 Corinthians 6:3-10

Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

(For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);

Galatians 1:8-12

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to be a preacher to you of good news other than that which we have given you, let there be a curse on him.

Galatians 2:2

And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.

Galatians 3:2-5

Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Galatians 5:5

For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

Ephesians 1:17-20

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

Ephesians 2:4-5

But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,

Ephesians 2:10

For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.

Ephesians 3:20

Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,

Philippians 2:13

For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.

Philippians 4:9

The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-11

For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

2 Thessalonians 3:7-9

For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

1 Timothy 4:12-16

Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.

2 Timothy 2:8

Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness:

2 Timothy 2:10

But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Titus 3:5-6

Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 6:11

And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:

Hebrews 6:18-19

So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;

Hebrews 10:22

Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:

James 1:16-18

Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:12

And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.

1 Peter 5:3

Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

2 Peter 1:10

For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:

2 Peter 1:19

And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;

Psalm 10:2-3

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.