The Gospel as seen in 1 Thessalonians

1Th 1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1Th 1:2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
1Th 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
1Th 1:4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
1Th 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
1Th 1:6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
1Th 1:7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
1Th 1:8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
1Th 1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
1Th 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Declaring the nature of God

• God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ v1

How we know what God has done.

• your work of faith, :- work - From ergo¯ (a primary but obsolete word; to work); toil (as an effort or occupation);
• and labour of love, :- labour - From G2875; a cut, that is, (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength), literally or figuratively; by implication pains:
• and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; V3 :- patience - cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy:
  So we make a conclusion
• Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. v4

The process

• For our gospel came not unto you
  • in word only,
  • but also in power,
  • and in the Holy Ghost,
  • and in much assurance; v5

The decision

• And ye became followers
  • of us,
  • and of the Lord,
• having received the word
  • in much affliction,
  • with joy of the Holy Ghost: v6

The effect

•  So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. v7
  • For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia,
  • but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad;
  • so that we need not to speak any thing. v8

The Testimony

• For they themselves shew of us
  • what manner of entering in we had unto you,
  • and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; v9
  • And to wait for his Son from heaven, v10