What is the church supposed to be?\xa0 Is it just a social club?\xa0 A political action committee?\xa0 Is it a social welfare organization? \xa0
We are starting a new study in the Bible book of 1st Thessalonians.\xa0 And of all the churches that Paul established, the one at Thessalonica best exemplified what a church is supposed to be.\xa0 So, we are going to look at that 1st century church as an example of what our church at 3430 South Meridian, Wichita, Kansas is supposed to be;\xa0
The first thing the church is supposed to be is, a people of encouragement.