Title: Young Workers / 1 Timothy 4:11-16
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young workers
Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:2
1 Timothy 4:11-16
In high school textbooks, there is an article called "Praise for youth", among them
There is this verse.
“Youth, these are words that make your heart flutter just by hearing them. Youth, your hands
Put it on your chest and listen to the beating of your heart like a watermill. The blood of youth is boiling
All. A heart that beats with boiling blood is as powerful as a steam engine. This is it. humanity
This is the driving force that has made history. Reason is transparent but like ice
And wisdom is a sharp, but a sword in its armor. It wasn't the boiling blood of youth
If so, how lonely are humans? All things piled on ice have only death.
It is the warm spring breeze that breathes life into them. Bomba warm to life
It is the boiling blood of youth that blows away. Because the blood of youth is hot,
In the garden, the grass of love grows, the flower of the ideal blooms, the play of hope rises,
The bird cries."
The youth age is a time like spring in life, a beautiful time like a flower
There is no doubt that it is time. At the same time, adolescence is a time when the direction of life is determined.
It is an important time, a time to prepare for a life without regrets. May is a year
It is the freshest month of the twelve months. So this month Children's Day and Mother's Day
There is a day, but above all else, this month should be a month for young people.
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cheer your creator
Through the words of “Forget it”, we want to think about the religious life of young people together.
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1. Remember the Creator in your youth.
“Before the days of trouble, when you were young, I had no pleasure in you.
Remember your Creator before the year draws near” (Ecclesiastes 12:1). Ecclesiastes writer
is a person who has deeply experienced the futility of life. He makes life enjoyable
I've tried everything, but the conclusion I've come from is that everything is in vain and in vain.
All. Advice to young people who are starting their lives through the conclusion of this life
will be "Remember the Creator in the days of youth."
People who say that they will believe in Jesus when they are old and idle while doing evangelism
are often met. Think of faith as a hobby that you only have in your spare time
It is because it does. But the faith that comes from remembering the Creator is
It is a significant experience in your life, and it changes your outlook on life itself.
Because of this, he met God the Creator in his youth age, the time when he decides his life view.
Putting it on is an important thing.
The age of youth is a time for cherishing high ideals and green dreams.
Is it possible to set your ideals and dreams on a high place by meeting God and
All. The youth age is the time to love, and because of doubts about life,
It's time to have a conflict. Ha who is the source of true love in this youthful age
By knowing Heavenly Father, you will have true love and realize the meaning of life.
and his heart will be filled with joy, satisfaction, and confidence.
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The youth age is a time of longing for infinite freedom, and in this youth age
When we meet the God who has set us free and given us true freedom, he will experience true liberation and
You will taste freedom. Therefore, in my youth, I prayed to God the Creator,
You can see just how important it is to "to suppress." Words from the Psalms
As it is written, only fools say that there is no God. raw
Only when you meet the Lord God, your youth will shine, and your passion will be worthwhile.
will get The true praise of youth is what he will sing when he meets God the Creator.
It could be a song.
The leading figures in the Bible are all young people who met God
They are. King David, the greatest of all Israelite kings, was already a boy.
At that time, I had a wonderful faith in God. he's a philistine
When he went out to fight Goliath, he was a boy whose armor was loose enough for King Saul.
Did you beat Goliath, who blasphemed Jehovah, with faith?
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Also, King Josiah, who carried out the Reformation of Israel, worshiped God from a young age.
Out of respect, did you dare to carry out the religious reform that the previous kings could not do?
All. According to the record about King Josiah, "Rather, when he was young, he
In the eighth year he began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he
Jerusalem was first cleansed, its high places, Asherah poles, and carved idols
He took away the field and the molded idols” (2 Chronicles 34:3).
He became king at the age of 8, met God at the age of 16, and Judea and Jesuit at the age of 20
They demolished all the gods in Rusalem, and rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem.
He made a great contribution to reforming all politics.
The prophet Jeremiah was also young and was called by God. he is one
When I heard your call, I answered: "Alas, the Lord Yahweh.
Behold, I do not know how to say that I am a child” (Jeremiah 1:6).
I said to him. "Don't say you're a child, I'm who you are.
Send it to me, or you go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak."
(Jeremiah 1:7). I think this is probably around the age of 20.
Most of the prophets were called and devoted young. Apostle Paul
He also met Jesus when he was young. And all my life to you
It was dedication. Most of the twelve disciples of Jesus were in their twenties or at most.
He must have been in his 30's.
as well as the famous Saint Francis, the Reformers Luther and Calvin Hock
The famous evangelists Moody and Spurgeon, these people were all in boyhood or the Qing Dynasty.
Did you meet God in the Age of Years and completely devoted your body and mind to God?
All. Therefore, you only have one chance to meet Jehovah God in your youth.
is to be the most valuable and beautiful decoration of his life.
All.
2. God calls young workers.
Consider the words of the Apostle Paul to Timothy. "Anyone
Do not despise your youth, but only in word, in deed, in love, in faith,
Be an example to those who believe about verses, reading and exhorting until I come
Concentrate on teaching and teaching... in all these things, focus your attention on your progress.
make it visible to all” (1 Timothy 4:11-15).
Following the faith of her grandmother and mother, a young D. who had faith from an early age.
Modest met the apostle Paul at Lystra during his second missionary journey, and after that
He continued to walk with Paul and devoted himself to evangelism and ministry.
As a young man, he helped Paul in the care of several churches, and later the church in Ephesus.
It looks like he was pastoring. The Apostle Paul especially loved Timothy, saying, "I love you,
Son" "like-minded" "co-worker" "worker of God" "servant of Christ"
“He did not hesitate to call him “the man of God.”
What we want to say here is that youth is the time to work, ha
It's time to dedicate yourself to me. The most energetic and full of passion
Because it is a time, a time with infinite possibilities and activeness, God
It is the most desirable thing to devote yourself to. the most beautiful time
It seems to be a natural thing to dedicate to God the Creator.
The time when Jesus came to this earth and was active is his youth. 30 years old
He started working in , and finished at the age of 33. Of course, as the son of God
He was with the Holy Spirit, but he did not work at the mature age of 40 or 50.
The fact that you and I started working at the age of 30 means that that was the best time to work as a human being.
Maybe because it was a good time.
John Calvin, who can be said to be the progenitor of the Presbyterian Church, wrote his famous book at the age of 26.
I wrote "Christian Forces". This book is a Christian classic and is still widely used today.
People are writing their doctoral thesis around this book.
Martin Luther, the Reformer, at the age of 26 outside the door of St. Church in Wittenberg
He challenged the papal court of Rome with a declaration of reformation. When he was young
Fathers when arguing with scholars dispatched to the Vatican over how powerful their deterrence was
It is that he did this by memorizing without looking at citations of important books of if not
Had Teen Luther been a little older, he might have been so boldly
I wouldn't have been able to challenge it. In a way, the reckless courage of a young man
It can be said that the Reformation brought about a remarkable historical turning point.
Spurgeon, a famous English preacher, repented at the age of 17 and preached the gospel.
When I started preaching, I was already 27 years old when I was in London, a large chapel, the Metropolitan Church
We have gathered to hear the sermon.
David Livingston devoted his life to a missionary in Africa at the age of 23.
God, who traversed the African continent vertically and horizontally, and calmed the land
became a loved one. Under was the first missionary to come to our country.
Both Wood and Appenseller went as missionaries to a completely unfamiliar land in Korea when they were in their 20s.
It was what he devoted his whole life to.
In recent history, the Rev. Luther King, an American black civil rights activist,
At the age of three, he received a doctorate in philosophy, and at the age of 25, he was the head of the Montgomery Baptist Church.
has been bought And the very next year, at the age of 26, the bus refusal movement
We succeeded in correcting discrimination against black and white people through the Already he's Montgom
He served as the leader of 50,000 black leaders in the city of Li. Nobel at 35
Although he was awarded the Peace Prize and died before reaching the age of 40, he was a black man.
The impact it had on them was truly enormous. President Johnson's death
Sadly, he said:
"I'm sure. Dr. Martin Luther King's dream is never dead. White people
Regardless of race, black or white, we are stronger than ever
United to all immortal forces, America will never be struck by bullets
will be ruled by the free vote of the people of justice only
We have to admit the truth.”
In this way, the important history of Christianity is mostly through young people.
has been loosing Therefore, in order for the church of today to develop and fulfill its mission,
It will continue to produce young workers.
In that sense, the young people of the church are the hope and pillars of the church.
There is. Realizing that now is the time for me to work and
I hope that we can participate in a dramatic way to create a new church history. blue
Years will remember the words Paul gave to Timothy so that they can devote themselves completely to the Lord.
I hope there is. “Flee the lusts of youth and call on the Lord with a pure heart.
Pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace with those who trust you” (2 Timothy 2:22).
“In all things, do your best to make your progress visible to everyone.”
(1 Tim. 4:15). ♣