the persecuted church dr. brandon park | november 29, 2015 · leonard ravenhill said, “the early...
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Wouldyoucometochurchtodayifyouknewitwaslikelyyou’dbeattackedmid-service?WouldyouownaBibleifbeingcaughtwithitcouldsendyoutoprison?Wouldyoubereadytogiveyourlifeupforyourfaith?WeneedtoSTANDUPforyourfaithandSTANDWITHourpersecutedfamily.Oneofthemarksofthelastdaysistheincreasingpersecutionofthechurch.Wewanttolookatthecausesandeffectsofpersecution.Howsometimesthemostheartbreakingtimesbringthebiggestgrowth.Howwecanstandinlovedespitebeinghated?WHATISPERSECUTION?Christianpersecutionisany_____________________experiencedfromtheworldasaresultofapersonidentifyingasaChristian.
Today,inatypicalmonth…• Over300Christianswillbekilledbecauseoftheirfaith• Over200churchbuildingswillbedestroyed• Nearly800formsofviolence(suchasrape,arrestsandbeatings)willhappentopeople
becauseoftheirbeliefinJesus•
AccordingtothePewResearchCenter,over_______%oftheworldpopulationlivesinareaswherethereareseverereligiousrestrictions.
WhatDoesJesusSayAboutPersecution?READJohn15:18-27
• Itwillhappentoallwho________________him(vs.18and20)• Itisbecauseof_________(vs.21)• IthappensbecauseChristiansdonotbelongtothe_______________(vs.19)
ThePersecutedChurch
ownaBibleifbeingcaughtwithitcouldsendyoutoprison?Wouldyoubereadytogiveyourlifeupforyourfaith?
WeneedtoSTANDUPforyourfaithandSTANDWITHourpersecutedfamily.Oneofthemarksofthelastdaysistheincreasingpersecutionofthechurch.
Wewanttolookatthecausesandeffectsofpersecution.Howsometimesthemostheartbreakingtimesbringthebiggestgrowth.Howwecanstandinlovedespitebeinghated?
WHATISPERSECUTION?
Wouldyoucometochurchtodayifyouknewitwaslikelyyou’dbeattackedmid-service?Wouldyou
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WHYDOCHRISTIANSENDUREPERSECUTION?
Thefurtherasociety_____________fromtruth,themoreitwill______________thosewhospeakit.
TheInternationalSocietyforHumanRightsreportsthat_______%ofallactsofreligiousdiscriminationaredirectedagainstChristians.
Joyisthethermostatthatcontrolsyourlife,butpersecutionisthe____________________thatmeasuresyourlife.
LeonardRavenhillsaid,“Theearlychurchwasmarriedtopoverty,prisons,andpersecutions.Today,‘thechurch’ismarriedtoprosperity,personality,andpopularity.”WHEREISGODINPERSECUTION?
Whenwearepersecuted,therearefivethingsweneedtokeepinmind:
1.Sometimesyouneedtobuildyourselfa___________.(Psalm46:10).OneChinesechurchleader,whospent23yearsinprison,oncesaidthistoChristianswhodidnotfacepersecution:"Iwaspushedintoacell,butyouhavetopushyourselfintoone.YouhavenotimetoknowGod.Youneedtobuildyourselfacell,soyoucandoforyourselfwhatpersecutiondidforme—simplifyyourlifeandknowGod."2.WeaknessisadirectpathtoGod’s_________________-“Thatiswhy,forChrist'ssake,Idelightinweaknesses,ininsults,inhardships,inpersecutions,indifficulties.ForwhenIamweak,thenIamstrong.”—2Corinthians12:10.Dr.TonyEvanssaid,“WhenyourealizeGod’spurposeforyourlifeisn’tjustaboutyou,Hewilluseyouinamightyway.”3.Overcomingisgreaterthan__________________________.“Donotbeovercomebyevil,butovercomeevilwithgood.”—Romans12:21.YourlifeasaChristianshouldmakenonbelieversquestiontheir___________________inGod.4.Extremehurtrequiresextreme______________________.“AndJesussaid,"Father,forgivethem,fortheyknownotwhattheydo."Andtheycastlotstodividehisgarments.”—Luke23:345.Prayeristheultimate_____________________.“Rememberthoseinprisonasifyouweretheirfellowprisoners,andthosewhoaremistreatedasifyouyourselvesweresuffering.”—Hebrews13:3.AlbertEinsteinsaid,“Theworldwillnotbedestroyedbythosewhodoevilbutbythosewhowatchthemwithoutdoinganything.”HOWSHOULDWERESPONDWHENWE’REPERSECUTED?1.__________________withJesus
1Peter4:14,“IfyouareinsultedbecauseofthenameofChrist,youareblessed,fortheSpiritofgloryandofGodrestsonyou.”
Christianspractice______________forJesusby______________forJesus.
“Youdon’treallyknowJesusisallyou____________untilJesusisallyou_______________.”–TimothyKeller
2.___________________intheLord.
“ToberightwithGodhasoftenmeanttobeintroublewithmen.”–A.W.Tozer
“Theytriedtoburyus,buttheydidn’trealizewewereseeds.”–PersecutedChristians.3.____________________love.
Matthew5:44,“Loveyourenemiesandprayforthosewhopersecuteyou.”
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Wouldyoucometochurchtodayifyouknewitwaslikelyyou’dbeattackedmid-service?WouldyouownaBibleifbeingcaughtwithitcouldsendyoutoprison?Wouldyoubereadytogiveyourlifeupforyourfaith?WeneedtoSTANDUPforyourfaithandSTANDWITHourpersecutedfamily.Oneofthemarksofthelastdaysistheincreasingpersecutionofthechurch.Wewanttolookatthecausesandeffectsofpersecution.Howsometimesthemostheartbreakingtimesbringthebiggestgrowth.Howwecanstandinlovedespitebeinghated?WHATISPERSECUTION?Christianpersecutionisany_____________________experiencedfromtheworldasaresultofapersonidentifyingasaChristian.
Today,inatypicalmonth…• Over300Christianswillbekilledbecauseoftheirfaith• Over200churchbuildingswillbedestroyed• Nearly800formsofviolence(suchasrape,arrestsandbeatings)willhappentopeople
becauseoftheirbeliefinJesus•
AccordingtothePewResearchCenter,over_______%oftheworldpopulationlivesinareaswherethereareseverereligiousrestrictions.
WhatDoesJesusSayAboutPersecution?READJohn15:18-27
• Itwillhappentoallwho________________him(vs.18and20)• Itisbecauseof_________(vs.21)• IthappensbecauseChristiansdonotbelongtothe_______________(vs.19)
ThePersecutedChurch
ownaBibleifbeingcaughtwithitcouldsendyoutoprison?Wouldyoubereadytogiveyourlifeupforyourfaith?
WeneedtoSTANDUPforyourfaithandSTANDWITHourpersecutedfamily.Oneofthemarksofthelastdaysistheincreasingpersecutionofthechurch.
Wewanttolookatthecausesandeffectsofpersecution.Howsometimesthemostheartbreakingtimesbringthebiggestgrowth.Howwecanstandinlovedespitebeinghated?
WHATISPERSECUTION?
Wouldyoucometochurchtodayifyouknewitwaslikelyyou’dbeattackedmid-service?Wouldyou
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WHYDOCHRISTIANSENDUREPERSECUTION?
Thefurtherasociety_____________fromtruth,themoreitwill______________thosewhospeakit.
TheInternationalSocietyforHumanRightsreportsthat_______%ofallactsofreligiousdiscriminationaredirectedagainstChristians.
Joyisthethermostatthatcontrolsyourlife,butpersecutionisthe____________________thatmeasuresyourlife.
LeonardRavenhillsaid,“Theearlychurchwasmarriedtopoverty,prisons,andpersecutions.Today,‘thechurch’ismarriedtoprosperity,personality,andpopularity.”WHEREISGODINPERSECUTION?
Whenwearepersecuted,therearefivethingsweneedtokeepinmind:
1.Sometimesyouneedtobuildyourselfa___________.(Psalm46:10).OneChinesechurchleader,whospent23yearsinprison,oncesaidthistoChristianswhodidnotfacepersecution:"Iwaspushedintoacell,butyouhavetopushyourselfintoone.YouhavenotimetoknowGod.Youneedtobuildyourselfacell,soyoucandoforyourselfwhatpersecutiondidforme—simplifyyourlifeandknowGod."2.WeaknessisadirectpathtoGod’s_________________-“Thatiswhy,forChrist'ssake,Idelightinweaknesses,ininsults,inhardships,inpersecutions,indifficulties.ForwhenIamweak,thenIamstrong.”—2Corinthians12:10.Dr.TonyEvanssaid,“WhenyourealizeGod’spurposeforyourlifeisn’tjustaboutyou,Hewilluseyouinamightyway.”3.Overcomingisgreaterthan__________________________.“Donotbeovercomebyevil,butovercomeevilwithgood.”—Romans12:21.YourlifeasaChristianshouldmakenonbelieversquestiontheir___________________inGod.4.Extremehurtrequiresextreme______________________.“AndJesussaid,"Father,forgivethem,fortheyknownotwhattheydo."Andtheycastlotstodividehisgarments.”—Luke23:345.Prayeristheultimate_____________________.“Rememberthoseinprisonasifyouweretheirfellowprisoners,andthosewhoaremistreatedasifyouyourselvesweresuffering.”—Hebrews13:3.AlbertEinsteinsaid,“Theworldwillnotbedestroyedbythosewhodoevilbutbythosewhowatchthemwithoutdoinganything.”HOWSHOULDWERESPONDWHENWE’REPERSECUTED?1.__________________withJesus
1Peter4:14,“IfyouareinsultedbecauseofthenameofChrist,youareblessed,fortheSpiritofgloryandofGodrestsonyou.”
Christianspractice______________forJesusby______________forJesus.
“Youdon’treallyknowJesusisallyou____________untilJesusisallyou_______________.”–TimothyKeller
2.___________________intheLord.
“ToberightwithGodhasoftenmeanttobeintroublewithmen.”–A.W.Tozer
“Theytriedtoburyus,buttheydidn’trealizewewereseeds.”–PersecutedChristians.3.____________________love.
Matthew5:44,“Loveyourenemiesandprayforthosewhopersecuteyou.”
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