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Category Archives: Persecution
How God Can Use Your Patmos
The apostle John lived into his eighties, perhaps into his nineties, and in so doing easily outlived all the other apostles. And how did he spend his “senior citizen” years? Post-Biblical church history provides strong documentation that he lived and … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Character, Complaining, Disappointment, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Work, Influence, Ministry, Patience, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Sports, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged Domition persecuting John, growing in the valley, how God can use a problem in your life, learning from a bad experience, The difference between Ephesus and Patmos, the island of Patmos, Why was John on Patmos?
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Far Better
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Aging, Comfort, Death, Encouragement, Eternity, Heaven, Persecution, Personal, Problems, Restoration, Reward, Salvation, Sickness, Suffering, Trials
Tagged at your right hand are pleasures forevermore, heaven is far better, in your presence is fullness of joy, to live is Christ and to die is gain
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The Great War: Injuries Inflicted
Series: “The Great War” (post #4) The Great War that is the ongoing battle between Satan and God produces four distinct results. Thus far in this series we’ve covered two of those results. Result #1: Soldiers are enlisted for the … Continue reading
Posted in Demons, God's Wrath, God's Judgment, Persecution, Satan, Series: "The Great War", Sickness, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil
Tagged a spirit of infirmity, Elymas being struck blind, God striking the Syrian soldiers blind, Satan striking Job with boils, the father who brought his son to Jesus, the foul and loathsome sore, the woman bound for 18 years
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The Great War
Series: “The Great War” (post #1) It is difficult to count the number of wars that have been fought throughout mankind’s history. The difficulty lies in the question of what gets classified as an actual war. There are skirmishes. There … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Angels, Death, Demons, God's Work, Heaven, Persecution, Problems, Rebellion, Satan, Series: "The Great War", Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, The Devil, War
Tagged How many people have been killed in wars?, How many wars have been fought?, Satan's rebellion, Satan's war against God, what every person should know about war, Who has the largest army in the world?
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Ministering to Lost People
And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. (Matthew 5:41, N.K.J.V.) In its specific scriptural context, this verse has nothing to do with putting in the extra hours required to become a success in the business … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Attitude, Complaining, Discipleship, Doing Good, Evangelism, God's Work, Good Works, Humility, Influence, Ministry, Persecution, Revenge, Service, Suffering, The Sermon On The Mount, Witnessing
Tagged do not resist an evil person, going the second mile, ministering to lost people, the Christian serving the lost person
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Christians Bringing a Touch of Christ’s Kingdom to Earth
Series: “Christ’s Kingdom” (post #5) Jesus spent His three-and-a-half-year earthly ministry bringing a touch of His heavenly kingdom to the earth. Then, after being crucified, He resurrected and ascended back to heaven. This left a gaping hole in regards to … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Character, Discernment, Discipleship, Disobedience, Doing Good, Extending Forgiveness, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Giving, God's Provision, God's Will, God's Word, God's Work, Good Works, Influence, Lust, Marriage, Ministry, Needs, Obedience, Persecution, Personal Holiness, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Priorities, Prosperity, Reconciliation, Revenge, Reward, Righteousness, Salvation, Sanctification, Scripture, Series: "Christ's Kingdom", Service, Temptation, The Bible, The Heart, The Old Testament Law, The Sermon On The Mount, Worry
Tagged Christians using the sermon on the mount to evidence salvation, the audience for the sermon on the mount, the citizen of the kingdom, the kingdom man, the kingdom woman, The Sermon On The Mount, the teachings of the sermon on the mount
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