YLD Sunday: Calling

Sermon NotesYLD Sunday: CallingPastor Joey LingScripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12Why am I here today?7 As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children[a] among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children. 8 We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.9 Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you. 10 You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers. 11 And you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children. 12 We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.—1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 (NLT)A Compelling Example of Love1. This is My Calling as a Disciple2. This is My Calling as a Parent• We are to choose our calling over our comfort• No one has more influence on children than their parents.3. This is Our Calling as a Church“We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders.” —Psalm 78:4