On Sunday, June 5th, Senior Pastor Craig Bailey continued his exposition on I Thessalonians 2:17-20. He reminded Redeemer Presbyterian Church, in Charleston, SC, that in times of trial and hardship, it is easy to self-pity and feel hopeless, as though there is nothing you can do to reconcile the wrong. The Lord did not leave us to fight these battles on our own, but gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit for strength and dependance.
The Millennial generation is now the largest generation and is vocal about their sense of hopelessness. Middle class jobs are becoming harder and harder to find, education does not hold the same value as it used to, and their debt is growing. How do we interject the gospel into this seemingly bleak future? Why is this generation worth the time and investment necessary to instill hope? How does our need for dependance upon the Lord and the promise of his return ease these voices of fear?
Listen to the sermon here on I Thessalonians 2:17-20 and our need to be wholly dependent on the gift of the Holy Spirit.
