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Explore the impactful response to the Gospel in 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10. The believers demonstrated humility, boldness, and leadership—becoming multipliers who influenced others for Christ. Discover how living a life worth imitating leads to organic, self-sustaining ministries. Draw parallels to the examples of Favre and Rodgers, Duncan and Robinson, and reflect on the call to be reproducers who build a movement for Christ.
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Critical Mass of Multiplication 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - 10
Response to the Gospel • Humble: they abandoned their ways of life and imitated Paul and Co. and Christ (v.6a)
Response to the Gospel • Humble (v.6a) • Bold: they accepted Christ and lived for Him in a hostile habitat (v.6b)
Response to the Gospel • Humble (v.6a) • Bold (v.6b) • Leaders: they become Christian examples for everyone in their region and surrounding areas (v.7)
Response to the Gospel • Humble (v.6a) • Bold (v.6b) • Leaders (v.7) • Multipliers: they desire to see others come to Christ all around them (v.8)
Response to the Gospel • Humble (v.6a) • Bold (v.6b) • Leaders (v.7) • Multipliers (v.8) • Orthodox: they’ve dropped their idol worship for the living and true God (v.9 – 10)
Ministry of Multiplication • Lives a life worth imitating (v.5 – 6)
Ministry of Multiplication • Lives a life worth imitating (v.5 – 6) “Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 11:1
Ministry of Multiplication • Lives a life worth imitating (v.5 – 6) • Reproduces reproducers (v.7 – 8)
Ministry of Multiplication • Lives a life worth imitating (v.5 – 6) • Reproduces reproducers (v.7 – 8) “The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” – 2 Timothy 2:2
Ministry of Multiplication • Lives a life worth imitating (v.5 – 6) • Reproduces reproducers (v.7 – 8) • Builds an organic, self-sustaining ministry
Ministry of Multiplication Favre and Rodgers Duncan and Robinson
Critical Mass of Multiplication 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - 10