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Why is the apostle so thankful and encouraged as he prays for the Thessalonians and writes to them? Pastor leads his family in today's "Hopewell @Home" passage. 1Thessalonians 1:1–7 prepares us for the second serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord's Day. In these seven verses, the Holy Spirit teaches us that when the marks of Spirit-given faith, hope, and love appear in our lives or others' lives, we may take encouragement from a work of the Spirit that was purposed from eternity and will be fulfilled in glory!