1 Thessalonians 4:9

1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

“A Life of Respect”

INTRODUCTION: I think we all want to be special in some way. We get in a group and we want to share about what we have seen or done. Perhaps you went on a cruise or a trip to Mexico, big game hunting in Montana, or shopping on Rodeo Drive. Only to find the rest of the group has been dar dun dat, twice. It could be that the news seems to be more concerned where Lindsay Lohan was found drunk or the latest ranting of Mel Gibson, than it is real news.

It is most likely my basic insecurity or feelings of inadequacy that make we want to have some great story. I would like a full church every Sunday, thriving men’s group, music that rocks me to heaven, and a youth group with more kids than the school, and adults that cannot wait to get to Sunday School.

How often do we hear someone say, I went to work today and was able to do a good job, one of my most productive ever. You know the police are always going somewhere around town but never to our house. I don’t want to be rich, notable, or in who’s who, I just want to be a person of respect. Yet this is what Paul call us to do, if we would live to please God

1. LEAD A QUITE LIFE

A. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

B. KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON PLEASING GOD

C. WORK WITH YOUR HANDS

D. BE PRODUCTIVE

2. WIN THE RESPECT OF OTHERS

A. NOT WITH A FLACHY ONE DAY SHOW

B. NOT NOTIRIETY BUT RESPECT

C. YOUR DAILY LIFE

3. NOT BE DEPENANT ON OTHERS

A. FINACAL

B. EMOTIONAL

C. SPIRITUALY

CONCLUSION: Instead of living to be famous we should live to faithful.