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This sermon examines 2 Thessalonians 1, focusing on Paul's encouragement to believers enduring persecution and economic hardship. The central message emphasizes that growing faith and increasing love during times of affliction serve as evidence of genuine salvation and worthiness for God's kingdom. The exposition challenges the audience to adopt a farsighted perspective, looking beyond present suf...

The sermon explores the theological necessity of patience and confidence for believers who endure suffering while doing God's will. Drawing primarily from Hebrews 10, the message contrasts the immediate, site-based rewards of the Old Covenant with the spiritual, future-oriented hope of the New Covenant, emphasizing that true confidence awaits a divine recompense. The text highlights 1 Peter 2 and...

Chapter 1 Persecution Chapter 2 Tribulation Chapter 3 Patient Wait

The Lord Jesus calls His people to take the Gospel to a hostile world. He calls them to be faithful despite the cost and risk of suffering and persecution. This message looks the promised suffering in the eye and seeks to call Christians and those considering becoming Christians to count the cost and then follow Christ. Because obedience to Christ is worth it!

This lesson introduces a series on church history by outlining ten essential reasons why believers must study the past of the Christian faith. The central argument is that church history is not merely academic but is vital for understanding God's sovereign providence, the preservation of truth, and the unfolding of Christ's promise to build His church. The speaker emphasizes that studying history...

B.I.—Your Christian profession assures a home in heaven. INTRODUCTION: 1A. THE REVELATION OF CHRISTIAN PROFESSION. 12:1-3 1B. A Caveat on Hypocrisy. 1 2B. A Confirmation of Disclosure. 2-3 2A. THE REVERENCE OF CHRISTIAN PROFESSION. 12:4-7 1B. The Objects of Reverence. 4-5 2B. The Observation for Reverence. 6-7 3A. THE REWARD OF CHRISTIAN PROFESSION. 12:8-12 1B. Confession Assures Confession. 8-9 2...

Trinity Bible Church of Edwardsburg is a Bible-teaching church in Edwardsburg, Michigan, serving families in Edwardsburg, Niles, Granger, South Bend, Elkhart, and the surrounding area. Our aim is to treasure Christ above all things and to help others do the same.

This sermon explores Jesus' instructions to his disciples in Matthew 10 regarding how to face persecution with wisdom, confidence in divine provision, and enduring faithfulness. The message emphasizes the need to be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves, recognizing that hostility may come from both authorities and family members. While acknowledging the severity of such opposition, the text hi...

The sermon examines the martyrdom of Stephen as recorded in Acts, contrasting his Spirit-filled composure and forgiveness with the violent rage of his persecutors. It argues that genuine faith necessitates a public witness that inevitably provokes opposition from a hostile world, citing the historical precedent of John Hus and the biblical mandate to suffer for Christ's sake. The central theologic...

Text: Acts 7:54-8:3 | Speaker: Levi Bakerink | Description: This passage in Acts forms a hinge that concludes the first part of Luke's book and begins the second part, which narrates the advance of the church into Judea and Samaria. Through Stephen's death and the subsequent persecution of the church, the Spirit advances Christ's kingdom through his empowered witnesses, all in fulfillment to Chris...

The Blessed Persecuted Christians

How can we face the uncertainty, suffering, and immortality of this present life with eternity in view? Because God has prepared an eternal dwelling for us, and given us his spirit as the guarantee we can face this temporary life with a certainty of everlasting life.

This sermon examines the inevitability of worldly hatred toward believers, rooted in the fact that Christians are chosen out of the world to belong to Jesus. It contrasts the secular worldview, described through Hegelian philosophy as driven by alienation and conflict, with the Gospel's offer of true recognition and peace through humility and faith. The message emphasizes that while persecution is...

As long as the earth stands, there has always been and always will be a hatred of the natural man against Christ and his spiritual offspring, truly born again people.

In this evening sermon, Pastor Rockhill opens the closing scene of Acts chapter twelve, tracing the swift downfall of Herod Agrippa I. The central burden is the jealous glory of God: the Lord will not share His honor with any man, and those who exalt themselves against Him and persecute His people will surely be brought low. Pastor Rockhill walks through the aftermath of Peter's miraculous escape,...

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. 19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode. 20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having...

Our mission to bring the gospel to the ends of the earth has always involved affliction and persecution, but we don't usually think of that as a good thing. In 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 Paul tells us that we're ordinary jars of clay full of the extraordinary treasure of the gospel. It's definitely a mismatch, and our fragility shows it, but it's when our persecution brings out our weakness that God rev...

This sermon explores the inevitability of opposition faced by Christians, rooted in the world's rejection of Jesus and its warped moral standards. It explains that believers are attacked because they represent God's truth and have been chosen out of the world, leading to a sense of distance and hostility in social and professional spheres. The message reframes this conflict as a spiritual courtroo...

Temple Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia Pastor Michael A. Reid, Jr. Sermon Series: Acts Sermon: "The First Persecution of the Church" Scripture: Acts 4:1-22 Original Sermon Date: February 25, 2026