Have you ever considered how precious is this precious promise of Jesus? 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to [...]
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Jesus’ Sheep: Sent, Suffer, and Secure
March 2, 2010Continue to pray for Matt Chandler
January 15, 2010Here’s the latest from Matt Chandler. May God continue to give Him grace to suffer well and commend to a watching world the unsearchable riches of knowing and treasuring Jesus Christ.
Shafia’s Story – What’s Yours?
November 10, 2009This past Sunday was dedicated as the International Day of Prayer. Take four minutes to watch Shafia’s story. Please. And then take four minutes to replay the story of your life. Does being a Christian mean anything different here than in the land of our slain brethren?
Imprisoned, Hacked, and Ripped to Death
August 12, 2009This Sunday, I am preaching my third message on Matthew 10:16-25, a very difficult passage dealing with persecution, suffering, hatred, and death–all because of living on mission and becoming like Christ. As I am reminded of the relative absence of such realities here in America, reports like this are vivid testimonies of what our brothers [...]
On Silence and Sinful Prudence
July 28, 2009The easiest way to avoid persecution and suffering is to be silent for Christ and then come up with justifications to make such silence feel legitimate. Jesus tells those who are entrusted with His mission in Matt. 10:17-20 two things they can count on: (1) they will be delivered up by men operating as “wolves” [...]
Missional Conditionalities, Missional Certainties
July 24, 2009In Matthew 10, we get the missional marching orders from the Sent One himself. Three times Jesus mentions sending (9:38; 10:5; 10:16) in this instructional passage where those who had been listening and learning have now become laborers and leaders in the mission. I have been preaching through this text for the past four months, [...]
Piper on Bunyan’s Life of Suffering and Service
May 8, 2008One of the greatest blessings of the writing and preaching ministry of John Piper is his commitment to remembering and learning from great men and women in church history. His messages, articles, and books on these saints of old have profoundly affected many today, and we would be well-served to avail ourselves to such pacesetters [...]
Gospel Perspective for a Growing Pandemic
October 26, 2007Having battled sore throat, cough, and massive headaches this week reminds me that it is that time of year again when everyone is talking about getting flu shots. However, Tom Ascol is taking the conversation to another level in response to our government’s course of action for rationing flu shots in the future event of [...]
Putting Things in Perspective
December 2, 2008At a time when our attention is unnecessarily drawn the continual division over nonessentials in the SBC, I would like to remind us all of what our brothers and sisters are facing around the world. For instance, consider our brothers and sisters in Orissa, India. They don’t wake up to find what the next comment [...]
Categories: Persecution, Personal Commentary, Prayer Request
Tags: Persecution, Prayer, Suffering
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