Sermons

First Thessalonians | The Joyful Cost of Ministry – 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12

Pastor AJ Rankin preaches from 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12.

A nursing mother knows that caring for her baby will be costly, but love moves her to give herself freely. Paul says this is what love among God’s people looks like. In 1 Thessalonians 2:7–12, gospel ministry is proven not by credentials or eloquence, but by a mother’s tenderness, a father’s patient instruction, and the willingness to toil for people who have become very dear. We’ll discover what it costs to love people the way Paul loved the Thessalonians and why such costly love is a joy.