Keene had no church to attend in his village, so he would take a four-hour journey to another church for many years.

And in the process, he realized God was calling him to plant a church in his own village where Jesus was not known.

And thanks to the generosity of brothers and sisters like you, Radical gave Keene training

and resources that helped him plant a church in his village that now has over 150

numbers.

This year, we have the opportunity to support 10,000 gospel leaders like Keene in hard-to-reach places in the world

that need the same training and resources he received to spread the gospel in their communities.

And you can be a part of this by starting to support them today.

Through the end of the year, every gift you give will be doubled,

dollar for dollar, regardless of size. Let's make Jesus known in our neighborhoods and all

nations together. Double your impact. Give today. Visit radical.net slash make Jesus known now.

Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.

John chapter 16, verse 33,

In the world, you will have tribulation, but take heart.

I have overcome the world. Wow, what a promise.

Well, really on two levels. One, this is a promise from Jesus that in this world we will have tribulation, that this world will not be easy. So when we face tribulation, when we walk through trials,

when we experience challenges, don't be surprised. In the words of Peter in his first letter,

do not be surprised by the fiery trials that are coming upon you. Life in this

sinful fallen world will include tribulation and actually all the more so as followers of Jesus

as he told us, he promised us, you will be persecuted, you will be hated, you will be opposed in different

ways. And he told us that would happen. So don't be surprised. And it's so interesting. Many times when

we face trials or tribulation, we start to wonder if God really exists or if God is really good.

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