Preparing for Christian Persecution
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 4 June 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The Bible promises Christians will be persecuted (John 15:18-20; II Timothy 3:12), yet most Christians in the United States and other Western nations have not experienced persecution for their faith. But what if that's changing? How should Christians in free nations prepare for possible future persecution?
VOM Radio host, Todd Nettleton, shares specific lessons from Christians who have already faced persecution and victoriously endured. Todd will also share how followers of Christ in free nations can put these lessons into practice in our own spiritual walk, starting right now.
Listen also for the blessings found in the midst of suffering for Christ and ways God uses persecution to grow and strengthen His church.
In sharing these stories, Todd refers to several previous VOM Radio guests, including Helen Berhane from Eritrea, Nik and Ruth Ripken, Dan Baumann, David Byle and Pastor Hassan from Sudan.
For more stories and lessons from persecuted Christians, read Todd's book, When Faith is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines With Persecuted Christians.
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| 0:00.0 | Folks, I think some Christians are going to lose their jobs. |
| 0:04.0 | I think some pastors are going to lose their freedom. |
| 0:09.0 | So if that's true, if the day is coming when American Christians are called to pay a price for following Christ, |
| 0:15.0 | what do we need to remember? |
| 0:18.0 | What do we need to learn to prepare ourselves? |
| 0:24.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:27.0 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:31.0 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:34.0 | Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles, |
| 0:37.0 | and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 0:41.0 | Join host Todd Netletons. |
| 0:42.0 | We hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 0:46.0 | Right now on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. |
| 0:49.0 | Welcome back to The Voice of the Martyrs Radio. |
| 0:51.0 | My name is Todd Netletons. |
| 0:52.0 | You know almost every week we talk with believers in Jesus |
| 0:56.0 | who are going through persecution for their faith in Christ. |
| 1:00.0 | Or we talk with those who are reaching out, |
| 1:03.0 | administering among persecuted brothers and sisters. |
| 1:07.0 | Or those who are sharing the gospel in hostile and restricted nations. |
| 1:11.0 | Places where persecution is a constant possibility. |
| 1:16.0 | Stories like these are so important to us as Christians in free nations. |
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