Hi, I'm Robert Jeffress and I'm glad to serve as your Bible teacher every day on this great radio station on today's edition of Pathway to Victory.

First of all, persecution is inevitable, expected.

Whenever you have an unstoppable force, the Church of Jesus Christ, headed toward an immovable object, the world value system, you're going to have a firing collision. Don't be surprised at it.

Welcome to Pathway to Victory with author and pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress. To a lot of Christians, persecution is something that happens in a far off land, right? Like Asia or the Middle East.

But in reality, persecution is already taking place in America. Today on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffress shares why our country's hostility towards Christians will only continue to rise.

Now here's our Bible teacher to introduce today's message. Dr. Jeffress, thanks David and welcome again to Pathway to Victory.

Earlier this year, I had the distinct privilege of bringing a keynote address to the annual convention of the national religious broadcasters.

The event, held in Nashville, Tennessee, is a gathering of prominent Christian communicators, many of the attendees and members you would readily recognize and some were even heard on your radio station.

In light of this wonderful opportunity, I chose to bring a wake-up call to my colleagues in Christian broadcasting.

America's future is at risk, and even more critically, the church's freedom to speak the truth is at risk.

So what you'll hear today is my attempt to put my colleagues on notice that persecution is coming.

Unless you think it's all gloom and doom, I can assure you that every Christian believer can have confidence that God is on our side.

We know the end of the story, right? In the end, God wins.

But in the meantime, each one of us plays a significant role in history of redemption.

Along these lines, I've written an inspirational book for you and your family that's called America Is a Christian Nation.

This exclusive gift book from Pathway to Victory includes a series of inspirational quotes and historical facts that reinforce our confidence

that America was founded on Christian values.

In addition, you'll enjoy the gorgeous photographs that display the glory of America's beauty.

A copy of this brand new book, America Is a Christian Nation, is yours when you give a generous gift to support the growing ministry of Pathway to Victory.

I'll say more about my book and other resources later on, but right now let's turn our attention to today's topic.

I've titled today's message when persecution comes.

Ladies and gentlemen, the overt persecution we're seeing against Christians in other parts of the world is coming to America.

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