Tag Archives: persecution

Victory; November 20, 2025


Revelation 12:11 They triumphed over him    by the blood of the Lamb    and by the word of their testimony;they did not love their lives so much    as to shrink from death. This is absolutely glorious, but at the same time it’s very scary for … Continue reading

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Persecution; November 15, 2025


1 Peter 4:16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. I preached on verses 10-11 just this past Sunday, and the temptation is there to do it again! … Continue reading

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Complacency; November 8, 2025


Hebrews 10:32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. Many things about this letter indicate that the people to whom this was written were experiencing a lull in … Continue reading

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Peace with God; October 7, 2025


Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, There are so many glorious truths in this chapter, it’s very difficult to choose one verse to write on! I settled on this one … Continue reading

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Response to Persecution; October 1, 2025


Acts 8:4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Just like the apostles in yesterday’s reading, the “ordinary believers,” on being scattered by persecution, continued to do the very thing that had provoked the persecution! The pressure … Continue reading

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Priorities; September 30, 2025


Acts 5:41-42 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is … Continue reading

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Prophets; September 7, 2025


Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. As familiar as this verse is, it just occurred to me that Koine Greek has … Continue reading

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Being Attacked; August 16, 2025


Isiah 54:17 “No weapon forged against you will prevail,    and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,    and this is their vindication from me,”declares the Lord. On the one hand, we see massacres of Christians in places … Continue reading

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Reproduction; August 7, 2025


Isaiah 35:10 And those the Lord has rescued will return.They will enter Zion with singing;    everlasting joy will crown their heads.Gladness and joy will overtake them,    and sorrow and sighing will flee away. A musical setting for this is echoing in my mind and heart as I … Continue reading

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Persecution; January 12, 2025


Acts 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. Luke rather wisely did not try to record every sermon preached on this missionary journey, but as a representative sample, he recorded what was said in Antioch … Continue reading

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