Persecution: "Christ Meets Them There"

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🗓️ 23 November 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Sasan and Dr. Mehrdad are providing theological training for church leaders in Iran through PARS Theological Centre (http://www.parstheology.com/). It is a challenge even to connect with students in a closed Muslim nation, let alone train them up to lead churches and withstand persecution. Listen to hear some of the unique challenges of training leaders in the context of persecution, where Christians often wonder who they can trust. We'll also look at some of the blessings that come to those willing to suffer rather than deny their faith in Christ, and how you can pray for the fast-growing church in Iran.

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0:00.0	A gospel worker will just call Dr. Sassen has observed Iranian Christians rejoice while suffering for the gospel.
0:08.9	For some mysterious reason, which has been going on ever since the Book of Acts, persecution allows people
0:17.0	to see the reality of the presence of Christ in the midst of their struggle. Christ meets them and comforts them and gives them courage and hope.
0:26.6	So they learn to trust God more. They learn the power of Christ to forgive their enemies,
0:32.0	to bless those who are cursing them and
0:34.5	persecuting them.
0:37.5	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that
0:42.4	the world would hate them. He sent them out as sheep
0:45.7	among wolves. Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming
0:51.0	true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:54.0	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
0:59.0	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network.
1:02.0	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. My name is Todd Nettleton. We are going to talk
1:06.2	today about training leaders in a persecuted nation. We're going to talk about training up church leaders in the nation
1:15.0	of Iran and I am joined by Dr. Murdoch and Dr. Sassan. They are leaders at PARS Theological Center, which is training up leaders for the Iranian Church.
1:27.0	They are folks that we're going to use a first name because they're working in a restricted nation. So Dr. Murdoch, Dr. Sasan,
1:34.8	welcome to Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:37.0	Thank you, Todd, for having us. I really appreciate the opportunity to talk
1:41.0	about what God is doing in Iran.
1:44.0	And one of the things for our listeners to know is that Voice of the Martyrs is a part of this
1:48.3	project.
1:49.3	We're helping to fund this training, so this is something that VOM is involved in as well. Let's talk about
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