Sheep Among Wolves

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The Voice of the Martyrs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 2 February 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Nik and Ruth Ripken have served 35+ years as missionaries and conducted extensive interviews with hundreds of persecuted Christians from all parts of the world. They went not as teachers but as students, simply to sit at the feet of persecuted believers and learn from them. The bold believers they met shared amazing lessons about living out faith in Jesus in the midst of hostile enemies, literally sheep among wolves.

What are the qualities that allow faith to thrive in such hard places? How are churches built in nations closed to Christian witness? Are there ways we can reach out to people from hostile nations, right here in the United States?

Nik and Ruth also offer insights for American Christians on ways we can encourage and bless missionaries that our churches are sending out and supporting—both while they serve and when they come home to refresh and recharge.

Nik is the author of The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected, which was also made into a film. You can listen to Nik and Ruth's previous conversation on VOM Radio, conducted when the film was released, here.

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0:00.0	When believers in Jesus put his words into action and love their enemies, powerful things can happen.
0:07.5	Nick Ripkin has seen this around the world.
0:11.5	I can't tell you how many security policemen in the worst places on the planet that we have set with and heard their story that came to Christ because the people they were beating in turn love them in Jesus' name.
0:27.0	Jesus' name.
0:28.0	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:32.0	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He
0:35.6	sent them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles and they're still
0:42.0	coming true today in the lives of
0:43.8	his followers around the world. Join host Todd Nettleton's we hear their
0:47.7	inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs
0:52.0	radio network. Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs radio network.
0:53.2	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
0:55.6	My name is Todd Nettleton and we have the great privilege this week of talking with
1:00.1	Nick and Ruth Ripkin.
1:02.4	You will probably know their names.
1:04.7	Nick as the author of the book The Insanity of God.
1:08.1	They also have been with us before on Voice
1:10.9	of the Martyrs radio and we will kind of point you back to that
1:13.8	episode a little bit. They have served for more than 35 years with the
1:18.4	International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. They have
1:22.4	studied and talked to and
1:24.2	interviewed countless Christians who have faced persecution and are really
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