The New Testament Challenge - Session 2 - Luke-Acts, 1-2 Thessalonians
The New Testament Challenge • 16m
The main themes of **Acts** are its places, the sermons that were preached, conflict and persecution, and the movement of the Holy Spirit. The key lesson of Acts is that God is at work in our disappointment. In the epistles to the **Thessalonians**, Paul gives encouragement in their suffering, and urges them to make a clean break from their old life and step into their new life.
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