Suffering As Divine Vocation (1 Thessalonians 3:1-5) | David Ryu

Sermon by Pastor David Ryu on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Diaspora Church. The sermon text comes from 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5. All suffering and affliction we face is appointed by God. Suffering and affliction is part of the divine vocation and calling of Christians. How, then, do we suffer well and suffer for Christ? Listen to Preach The Word with David Ryu on all podcast platforms: https://tr.ee/jI3-wUNOQj Connect with Diaspora Church (Toronto, Canada): https://www.diasporachurch.org/ Follow Pastor David Ryu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pastordavidryu/ 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know. For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.