======================================================================== THE CALL OF GOD HAS SUFFERING by Vlad Savchuk ======================================================================== Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of leaving sin behind and embracing suffering as part of answering God's call. It challenges the notion of seeking Jesus solely to alleviate suffering, highlighting the element of suffering in the call of God that is often overlooked. The message critiques the focus on enjoying life over enduring hardships, leading to the development of Christians who struggle to withstand challenges. Topics: "Embracing Suffering", "Answering God's Call" Scripture References: Hebrews 12:1, Matthew 16:24, 1 Peter 4:12, Philippians 1:29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This sermon emphasizes the importance of leaving sin behind and embracing suffering as part of answering God's call. It challenges the notion of seeking Jesus solely to alleviate suffering, highlighting the element of suffering in the call of God that is often overlooked. The message critiques the focus on enjoying life over enduring hardships, leading to the development of Christians who struggle to withstand challenges. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ And the second thing that I want to highlight and that is this is you have to leave sin and embrace suffering You you're not ready for a call of God if you don't develop a huge threshold for pain. I Know many of us come to Jesus to alleviate suffering But Jesus and the call of God has an element of suffering that many times we don't tell you about The Bible does not say that Moses forsook pleasures of sin and embraced an abundant life He embraced a life of suffering We have taught our people more on how to enjoy life and how to endure life We have raised snowflakes Spineless Christians who melt when hardships come who melt when they get offended who melt when their pride get injured ======================================================================== Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/ZUGCb1HXriA.mp4 Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/vlad-savchuk/the-call-of-god-has-suffering/ ========================================================================