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Life.Church with Craig Groeschel

Different, Part 4: Different Perspective in Persecution

Life.Church with Craig Groeschel

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Life Church, Life.church, Craig Groeschel, Lifechurch, Christianity, Sermons, Lifechurch.tv, Messages, Message, Religion & Spirituality, Sermon, Christian

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🗓️ 27 August 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this world, you’ll have struggles. You’ll face opposition. You’ll be challenged. And there’s a reason for that: this world is not your home. So answer hate with love, find joy in the midst of trials, and rely on a strength beyond yourself. You’...

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0:00.0

Thanks again for joining us here at Life Church where we are one church meeting in multiple

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locations and reaching around the world thanks to what God is doing at church online.

0:09.6

If you ever have any questions or you want to learn more about us as a church, you can

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always check us out online simply by going to life.church where we love you to stay connected throughout

0:18.6

your week and everywhere you go with the Life Church app.

0:21.6

It's free and available wherever you download your apps from.

0:24.6

You know for many of us the Christian life is better but it's not always easier when

0:28.7

we step into the calling of where God has placed us.

0:31.5

It's often met with difficult times and opposition but sometimes and most of the time the first

0:36.9

step towards healing and overcoming can begin when God simply changes our perspective.

0:42.4

And today our senior pastor Craig O'Shell wraps up his four part message series with another

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example from the book of first Peter and part four of Differing.

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If you can hear this message listen closely to the exiled misunderstood or upside down.

1:04.0

This is your message of hope when problems come use them when enemies persecute you.

1:12.6

Love them.

1:14.0

These struggles are a fire.

1:18.1

Refining you into gold.

1:20.8

Look around.

1:22.2

You are not forgotten.

1:24.0

You are not alone.

1:26.1

Challenge what is expected of you.

1:28.9

This world is not your home.

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