OUTLINE OF I THESSALONIANS

1. Introduction (1:1-10)
   
   1. Salutation (1:1)
      
   2. Thanksgiving (1:2-10)

2. Paul defends his ministry (2:1-3:13)
   
   1. Vindication of his message (2:1-12)
      
   2. Commendation on their progress (2:13-20)
      
      1. The response of the Thessalonians (2:13-16)
         
      2. Paul wanted to come to them but was hindered by Satan (2:17-20)
      
      
   3. Appreciation of their endurance (3:1-13)
      
      1. Paul sends Timothy (3:1-5)
         
      2. Timothy's encouraging report (3:6-10)
         
      3. Paul prays for a revisit (3:11-13)

3. The Christian walk (4:1-5:24)
   
   1. Exhortation to do the will of God (4:1-12)
      
      1. Moral purity (4:1-8)
         
      2. Brotherly love (4:9-10)
         
      3. Honest activity (4:11-12)
      
      
   2. The dead in Christ and the coming of Christ [parousia] (4:13-18)
      
   3. The day of the Lord and watchfulness (5:1-24)

4. Conclusion (5:25-28)
   
   1. Request for prayer (5:25)
      
   2. Greetings (5:26)
      
   3. Final exhortation (5:27)
      
   4. Final benediction (5:28)