Pastor Tim Travis teaches from Daniel 3 as he passionately argues that Christians must live lives “in the world but not of the world.” Pastor draws upon the biblical stories of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego defying Nebuchadnezzar’s command to worship a golden statue and Esther bravely confronting the king to save her people from genocide.…
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake – we don’t often count persecution as a blessing, but God says when it’s for His sake that it is, join us as we finish our study of the beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12.
Many have this idea that becoming a Christian means life will be easy. That is far from the truth and far from what the Word of God teaches. What God tells us in James 1:3-6,12 is that these trials are allowed in our lives to allow us to be drawn closer to God, to depend…
Persecution is going to come in the Christian’s life who is living for Jesus Christ. It is important for us to remember the context of Matthew 5:10-12, however, realizing that it’s when we’re living for Jesus that we’ll be blessed for it! Are you facing persecution for Christ’s sake today? Then take heart in knowing…