(1 Thessalonians 4:1-8)

I. Abound more and more (4:1-2)

A. How you ought to walk (Romans 6:4; 8:1; Galatians 5:16, 25; Romans 13:13; Ephesians 4:1)
B. How you ought to please God (Romans 8:8; Hebrews 11:6)
C. Remember the commandments given through Jesus

II. Your sanctification (4:3-7)

A. Abstain from sexual immorality (Galatians 5:19; 1 Corinthians 6:18; Ephesians 5:3)
B. Possess your own vessel in sanctification and honor (Galatians 5:23; 2 Peter 1:6)
C. Do not defraud your brother in this matter (Matthew 18:6-7)

III. Who are you rejecting? (4:8)

A. When you reject sound teaching, you don’t reject man but God (Luke 10:16)
B. Apostles and others inspired during the miraculous age were speaking God’s Word, not their own opinions (2 Timothy 4:2)