Sexual Purity (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8) | David Ryu

Sermon by Pastor David Ryu on Sunday September 14, 2025 at Diaspora Church. The sermon text comes from 1 Thessalonians 4: 3-8. The Apostle Paul placed a priority on sexual purity for believers. Sexual immorality was a major issue during Paul's time in the first century, as it continues to be a pervasive issue today. Our Christian sexual ethics must set us apart from the world. Learn about the Necessity of Sexual Purity, the Method for Sexual Purity, the Motivation for Sexual Purity, and the Power for Sexual Purity. 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 4: 3-8 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.