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Copyright © Simon G. HarrisScripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission
John 15:18 If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
John 15:18 If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
John 15:20 Remember the words I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.
John 15:20 Remember the words I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.
PersecutionPersecution
1. Is inevitable
John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
PersecutionPersecution
1. Is inevitable
We are no longer of
this worldWe are no longer of
this world
John 15:21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.
John 15:21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.
PersecutionPersecution
1. Is inevitable
We are associated
with JesusWe are associated
with Jesus
“God has called you to Christ’s side, and the wind is now in Christ’s face in this land; and
since you are with him you cannot expect the
sheltered or sunny side of the hill.”
“God has called you to Christ’s side, and the wind is now in Christ’s face in this land; and
since you are with him you cannot expect the
sheltered or sunny side of the hill.”
John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
PersecutionPersecution
1. Is inevitable
We embody the truth
We embody the truth
John 3:19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
John 3:19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
PersecutionPersecution
1. Is inevitable
We embody the truth
We embody the truth
“So much popular Western evangelical
religiosity is so shallow and selfish.
“So much popular Western evangelical
religiosity is so shallow and selfish. It promises so much and demands
so little .. It hardly speaks of repentance, sacrifice, self denial, holy lifestyle and a willingness to
die for Christ.”Peter Kusmic
It promises so much and demands so little .. It hardly speaks of
repentance, sacrifice, self denial, holy lifestyle and a willingness to
die for Christ.”Peter Kusmic
John 16:2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
John 16:2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
PersecutionPersecution
2. Is terrible
200 million Christiansare suffering persecution
200 million Christiansare suffering persecution
PersecutionPersecution
2. Is terrible
26 million lost their lives in the 20th Century
26 million lost their lives in the 20th Century
PersecutionPersecution
2. Is terrible
Acts 8:1On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered …
Acts 8:1On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered …
PersecutionPersecution
3. Is endurable
“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the
church.”
“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the
church.”
Acts 8:1On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered …
Acts 8:1On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered …
PersecutionPersecution
3. Is endurable
Acts 5:39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”
Acts 5:39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”
PersecutionPersecution
3. Is endurable
John 15:25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’
John 15:25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’
PersecutionPersecution
3. Is endurable
There is hope because
Christ is in controlThere is hope because
Christ is in control
John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
PersecutionPersecution
3. Is endurable
There is hope because
we belong to ChristThere is hope because
we belong to Christ
John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
PersecutionPersecution
3. Is endurable
There is hope because
Christ’s presence is
with us
There is hope because
Christ’s presence is
with us
“By gracious powers so wonderfully sheltered. And confidently waiting
come what may.We know that God is
with us night and morning.
And never fails to meet us each new day”
“By gracious powers so wonderfully sheltered. And confidently waiting
come what may.We know that God is
with us night and morning.
And never fails to meet us each new day”
John 16:7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
John 16:7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
PersecutionPersecution
3. Is endurable
There is hope because
Christ’s power is with
us
There is hope because
Christ’s power is with
us
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, … let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, … let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Our responseOur response
1. We SUPPORT them
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, … let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, … let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Our responseOur response
2. We SEARCH ourselves
No wound? No scar?Yet as the Master shall the servant be
And pierced are the feet that follow me;But thine are whole: can he have
followed far Who has nor would nor scar?
Amy Carmichael
No wound? No scar?Yet as the Master shall the servant be
And pierced are the feet that follow me;But thine are whole: can he have
followed far Who has nor would nor scar?
Amy Carmichael