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LAST WEEK
We looked at the Church that had forgotten their first Love.
We saw the importance of returning to our first love.
We realized that all of our works could never supplement our love for Jesus.
THIS WEEK
We are going to look at the Persecuted Church
We are going to see how Jesus encourages and prepares this Church to face persecution.
BEFORE WE GET INTO IT, WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES:
HOW IS THE CHURCH PERSECUTED TODAY?
RIGHT NOW:
THERE ARE AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED CHRISTIAN LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND PLACED IN JAIL FOR THEIR FAITH
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In more than 40 nations around the world today Christians are being persecuted for their faith.
In some of these nations it is illegal to own a Bible, to share your faith Christ, change your faith or teach your children about Jesus.
IN CHINA
The Government has imposed their will on everything that is faith based
They have what is called the Chinese Christian Council which used to be called the Three-Self Patriotic Movement
If you and your church want to worship publicly you must abide by their governance
You must abide in their theology
Not only are they Communist
You must support their Global Vision, which is inherently Communist
Many churches, have chosen to opt out from being governed by the State
They lean their biblical understanding
And they now practice privately in what is called the House Church Movement
The Church meets collectively in a home
A Pastor shares a Bible Study
The Congregation shares a meal
They collect a tithe
The money goes to meet the needs of the Church
Francis Chan, who wrote Crazy Love
Left his Mega Church in Simi Valley
Started over
And now has hundreds of House Churches throughout all of San Francisco.
HERE IN AMERICA
We don’t really face persecution from the government
Although the Left is trying to do what the Chinese Government has done to the Church in China.
The Church in America has been graced with favor from the Government
The ability to obtain a non-profit 501c3 status
The ability to write off everything that one contributes to the church
Our nations fathers knew the benefit of the church, and set it up to succeed.
Though there are some rumors about the government taking away some rights from the Church
If Jesus is who we say He is
We don’t have anything to worry about.
He will continue leading the Church
If our methods have to change, so be it.
If how we do things needs to change, so be it.
If Jesus is Lord, if He is Sovereign, what do we have to worry about?
That we can’t get a tax break anymore?
That we can’t meet publicly anymore?
That Mega Churches can’t abuse the financial side of things anymore?
Maybe these changes need to happen.
Maybe it would realign us with what Church is really about.
I’ll tell you what though, the American Church is being persecuted Socially
There are groups of people that don’t like what the Church stands for
They don’t like our tax exempt status
They don’t like our views of marriage
They don’t like our views on abortion & euthanasia.
They don’t like that we use the states schools to worship Jesus
They don’t like Chik Fil A, In N Out, Hobby Lobby, or any entity that Honors Jesus as Lord
We are also persecuted in our workplaces
People talk about us behind our backs
They point out every area where we have misrepresented Jesus
They gossip about the things that are questionable
They don’t give you Sundays off so that you can go to Church
Even the Christians at your work have stuff to say about you.
So how do we handle persecution?
How can we see persecution as an experience to glorify the Lord with?
TURN TO
PRAY THAT GOD WOULD GIVE US A HEART FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
PRAY THAT WE WOULD OPEN UP OUR EYES TO SEE PERSECUTION AS A WAY TO SHARE JESUS
REV 2:8
TO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH
TO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN SMYRNA
To the Messenger
To the Pastor
IN SMYRNA
The Seaport Village that had been destroyed and rebuilt several times over
To the Church that was located by the protected Harbor of the Aegean Sea
The Church that was the home of the Temple dedicated to the Roman Emperor Tiberius
THESE THINGS SAYS
The First and the Last
Who was dead
And Came to Life
These are the titles that should speak to who Jesus is and what He has accomplished
To know that Jesus is preeminent is crucial
It should humble us to know that He WAS before everything WAS
As a Pastor
This should show us our place and His place in the Church
It should show us that before we even had the thought of being a Pastor
Before we even came into the Ministry
Before someone said “Good Sermon”
Before the Youtube Channel
Before the Podcast
Before the Church
Before the 400 years of Silence
JESUS WAS AND JESUS WILL BE
Before we had a following
Before we had a Social expectation
Before you thought about posting stuff
JESUS DIED FOR YOUR SINS
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