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A reminder to consider others Please:

A gentle reminder to be considerate: silence phone, use cry room, avoid unnecessary disruptions. Glorify God by making disciples at Grace Bible Church. Rejoice in persecution and stand strong in faith.

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A reminder to consider others Please:

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  1. A reminder to consider others Please: Turn off your cell phone or set to vibrate only Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early)

  2. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

  3. A reminder to consider others Please: Turn off your cell phone or set to vibrate only Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early)

  4. Rejoicing Though PersecutedMatthew 5:10-12 & Selected Texts A perverted gospel gives false hope in a false God to people merrily walking the wide road to destruction The love of God in the gospel cannot be understood until His true nature and character are known

  5. Rejoicing Though PersecutedMatthew 5:10-12 & Selected Texts The gospel cannot be comprehended until the true nature of man’s utter sinfulness is known (Psalm 14) All of God’s attributes work together in the gospel bringing hope to man and glory to Himself

  6. Review Matthew 5:10-12 John 15:18-21; 16:33 1 Thessalonians 3:4; 2 Corinthians 7:4 1 Peter; 2 Timothy 3:12

  7. Review God loves you and does have a wonderful plan for your life - but that plan includes persecution A gospel that does not include persecution is an invalid fire insurance policy peddled by a huckster One beatitude stated twice with blessings only for those who suffer because of righteousness / Christ

  8. Review Persecution comes because this sinful world hates Christ and anything that reflects Him (John 15) Insult is showing contempt; Persecution is harassment, oppression or physical assault; Slander is to lie about

  9. Persecution Around the World Awareness enables you to pray for our Christian brothers and sisters who are suffering Awareness enables you to find ways to help bring relief Awareness enables you to learn how to be prepared when persecution comes upon you

  10. Persecution Around the World In 2012, Christians in more than 100 countries were subjected to some form of persecution (Pew Research)

  11. Persecution Around the World Extreme Severe Moderate

  12. Persecution Around the WorldSouth America Columbia - #25 Severe Persecution Score: 56/100 Source: FARC, Drug Cartels, Indigenous Communities

  13. Persecution Around the WorldAfrica Severity of persecution is directly linked to strength of Islam in the area 44 29 13 22 36 33 50 12 11 14 2 17 43 49

  14. Persecution Around the WorldAfrica Somalia - #2 Extreme Persecution Score: 80/100 Source: Islam – al-Shabaab 44 29 13 22 36 33 50 12 11 14 2 17 43 49

  15. Persecution Around the WorldAfrica Nigeria - #14 Extreme Persecution Score: 70/100 Source: Islam – Boko Haram 44 29 13 22 36 33 50 12 11 14 2 17 43 49

  16. Persecution Around the WorldAfrica Sudan - #11 Extreme Persecution Score: 73/100 Source: Islam – Government 44 29 13 22 36 33 50 12 11 14 2 17 43 49

  17. Persecution Around the WorldAfrica Kenya - #43 Moderate Persecution Score: 73/100 Source: Islam – Government 44 29 13 22 36 33 50 12 11 14 2 17 43 49

  18. Persecution Around the WorldMiddle East The worst area for Christians due to the overwhelming dominance of Islam 39 15 20 45 3 4 5 9 26 8 6 35 27 10

  19. Persecution Around the WorldMiddle East Syria - #3 Extreme presecution Score: 79/100 Source: Islam, civil war – Islamic rebels 39 15 20 45 3 9 4 5 26 8 6 35 27 10

  20. Persecution Around the WorldSouth Asia Pakistan - #8 Score: 77/100 Extreme persecution Source: Islamic militant groups 5 8 28 48 23

  21. Persecution Around the WorldSouth Asia India - #28 Score: 55/100 Moderate persecution Source: Hindu extremist groups 5 8 28 48 23

  22. Persecution Around the WorldCommunisim - East Asia Communism: the greatest persecutor of Christians in the 20th century Vietnam - # 18 Laos - # 21 Myanmar # 23 37 23 18 21

  23. Persecution Around the WorldCommunisim - East Asia North Korea - #1 Score: 90/100 Extreme Source: Juche Idea Communism 50,000 - 70,000 believers still in concentration camps

  24. Joy in the Midst of Persecution If you are a Christian and have not yet experienced some form of persecution, there may be a problem Normal people respond to persecution with either dread or resignation, but Christians are new creations Rejoicing in the midst of persecution is to be reality for believers, not just theoretical: Acts 5:41; 16:25

  25. Joy in the Midst of Persecution Baba Qadar Stephen in Burma; North Korean believers; Yubelina in Indonesia To rejoice while enduring so much unjust suffering is only possible for those made righteous by Christ

  26. Joy in the Midst of PersecutionMatthew 5:3-12 Matthew 5:10 - The Blessing is the kingdom of heaven Matthew 5:11-12 - The Blessing is great reward in heaven and association with the faithful prophets Only true righteousness provides the ability to rejoice while suffering for the sake of righteousness / Christ

  27. Joy in the Midst of PersecutionMatthew 5:3-12 Only the humble come to God and receive His grace; only the humble can suffer without grumbling The mournful recognize the true origin of suffering in their own sin, the sin of others and a sin cursed world The meek look for God’s will in the midst of suffering and submit themselves to it in order to glorify Him

  28. Joy in the Midst of PersecutionMatthew 5:3-12 Hunger and thirst for righteousness includes following Jesus example in suffering The greatness of the mercy you have received results in mercy extended even to those who persecute you The pure in heart want their thoughts and attitudes as well as their actions to reflect holiness

  29. Joy in the Midst of PersecutionMatthew 5:3-12 The peacemaker pleads with sinners to be reconciled to God knowing they will often react negatively The blessings received for walking in righteousness are secondary motivations to the desire to love God

  30. Joy in the Midst of Persecution The response of true righteous is to endure & bless when suffering persecution (1 Cor. 4:14; 1 Pet. 2:23-24) Jesus is our example - Hebrews 1:2-3 The sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared to the glory that is to be revealed – Romans 8:18

  31. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

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