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  • Steve Hereford avatar

    Happy Are The Persecuted (Pt.1)

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Nov 29, 2002
    based on 96 ratings
     | 2,221 views

    Many of us have been persecuted because of our faith in Jesus Christ. Some of us have been mistreated because we live differently than others. But when it happens how do you react? Join Pastor Steve as he addresses this question.

    When was the last time you were persecuted? Was that persecution just or unjust? Were you persecuted for "righteousness sake" or because of "Jesus’ name? or was it for some wrong you committed? In our study today, we’re going to see that there is a price that we will pay for following Jesus Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Happy Are The Persecuted (Pt.2)

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Nov 29, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 2,094 views

    When you suffer, are you suffering for "righteousness sake" or for some evil that you have committed? In today’s study, Pastor Steve will address suffering in the life of a believer.

    In the book, The Triumphant Church, Richard Wurmbrand recounts the last Sunday School class he taught before leaving Romania. He writes: "I remember my last Sunday School class...I took a group of ten to fifteen boys and girls on a Sunday morning, not to a church, but to the zoo. Before the cage of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Happy Are The Persecuted (Pt.3)

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Nov 29, 2002
    based on 134 ratings
     | 2,472 views

    The reality that the persecuted need is the knowledge of knowing that persecution is inevitable for the believer and it is promised. Join Pastor Steve as he explores the principles found in persecution.

    Matthew 5:10-12 says, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness? sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Blessed Are The Persecuted Part I Series

    Contributed by Bobby Roger on Feb 6, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,623 views

    part one of a message about the reasons for this persecution

    BLESSED ARE THE PERSECUTED Part I Mat. 5:10-12 Persecution is very unfamiliar territory to us. We know virtually nothing about it personally. Persecution to us is struggling to make ends meet or dealing with disease, discouragement, or everyday problems at home, school, the workplace, or even ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Don Jones avatar

    Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted Series

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 29, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 16,203 views

    The message describes 1. Persecution, 2. the Principle, 3. the Point, and 4. the Promise

    "Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted" Scripture Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,920 views

    A sermon on how we can use our pain for other’s good (Based on John Baker’s Book, "Life’s Healing Choices", chapter 8). For Celebrate Recovery

    (Mat 5:10 NIV) Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Evening Service for 5/24/200 Introduction: Have you ever heard of Lieutenant Hirro Onada? He was the last Japanese soldier to surrender after World War II. He was left on the island ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted Series

    Contributed by John Petty on Oct 18, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,720 views

    Persecution against the children of God is meant to accomplish two things... shut them up and shut them down.

    Matthew 5: 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Today I want to speak on something that has been going on since the birth of Cain and Able… the persecution of the children of God. It is no coincidence the last Beatitude ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Showing Honor In Spite Of Persecution

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Aug 27, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,893 views

    Jesus was our suffering servant, and as Peter draws comparisons between Isaiah 53 and our lifestyles, we need to follow and focus on Jesus, keeping our hearts right with Him despite any wrongful persecution.

    "Showing Honor in Spite of Persecution" Glorious King Jesus Christian Church Pastor: Sterling Christian Franklin Sunday, 8/21/2011 See CrossAllegiance on YouTube for a link to the recorded webcast for this sermon Text: 1 Peter 2:13-25 Opening Prayer Matthew Henry: "The duty required is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How God Uses Persecution Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 23, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,237 views

    Stephen's message was God’s final invitation to Israel. If Israel rejected the message, God would turn elsewhere to root and ground His church. Israel DID reject the message; in fact, Israel killed Stephen and launched a savage persecution against the c

    The last time we were in our series in the Book of Acts, we saw that Stephen died as a martyr for Jesus Christ. Stephen preached a message just before he died. His message was God’s final invitation to Israel. If Israel rejected the message, God would turn elsewhere to root and ground His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Apostolic Succession, Persecution, And Joy Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 24, 2014
     | 3,249 views

    Thanks to the Church's magisterium, we know what Jesus taught, and we can rejoice, even amid persecution.

    Thursday of the 6th Week of Easter EF: Ascension Day; OF: Easter Weekday Today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles gives us one of those rare and precious bits of information that helps us to date the journeys of Paul and his letters. And it does so in one of the most important of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Would I Be Persecuted For Christ?

    Contributed by Don Kesner on Apr 9, 2015
     | 4,019 views

    Jesus talked of being persecuted for "righteousness sake." If that be the case, am I living righteous enough to qualify?

    *Thanks to every pastor and source which helped in making this sermon come together. (Matthew 5:10-12) “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Lay Man avatar

    How To Prepare For Christian Persecution

    Contributed by Lay Man on May 29, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,777 views

    I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. - Matthew 10:16 Of the many passages in the Gospels, Matthew 10, is one of the key chapters where Jesus prepares his Disciples to understand that they will suffer in service for Him. I want to encourage ..

    I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. - Matthew 10:16 Of the many passages in the Gospels, Matthew 10, is one of the key chapters where Jesus prepares his Disciples to understand that they will suffer in service for Him. I want to encourage you to read this chapter over many times ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Comforting The Persecuted: The Church Of Smyrna

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jul 28, 2015
     | 4,352 views

    A sobering and encouraging message the Lord gives to the church of Smyrna, a group of dispirited suffering saints that were growing weary and about to give up hope.

    Comforting the Persecuted: The Church of Smyrna Introduction: This week Assyrian Christians have been driven from their homes by ISIS and placed in refugee camps. Christians there admit they laugh when they hear their government promise aid and relief is coming. They know better and they learn ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Persecution Is Easier To Relate To Today Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 25, 2018
     | 1,947 views

    We in the Church are under constant assault by politicians, so-called comedians and the mass media. Today we quite easily relate to the readings from the Lectionary. God almighty, come to our aid!

    Thursday after Christ the King 2018 There was a time in my on life that Fr. Richard Neuhaus called “the Catholic moment,” a time when being Catholic seemed to be the best thing in the world. We had a Catholic president, a pope, now a saint, who had called a Council at the Vatican with the task of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Persecution - Are You Ready For It?

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 9, 2021
     | 2,760 views

    We in America do not have any real experience with religious persecution like we find in other countries. However, over the past decades we have seen reverence for the name of Jesus become mockery. What will we do when proclaiming Jesus becomes outlawed?

    Persecution - Are You Ready For It? Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Psalm 1:1-2 “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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