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RISE Church
BEATITUDES WEEK 8
Haters Gonna Hate
Locations & Times
Pedrotti's Ranch
13715 FM1560, Helotes, TX 78023, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Sunday 11:15 AM
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https://risechurchtx2018.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1082815What is Persecution?
• Occurs whenever a believer is denied the protection of religious freedom, prevented from converting to Christianity because of legal or social threats, physically attacked or killed because of their faith, forced to leave their job or home because of the threat of violence, or imprisoned and interrogated for refusing to deny their faith.
• Occurs whenever a believer is denied the protection of religious freedom, prevented from converting to Christianity because of legal or social threats, physically attacked or killed because of their faith, forced to leave their job or home because of the threat of violence, or imprisoned and interrogated for refusing to deny their faith.
Insight on Christian Persecution Worldwide
• The goal of persecution is not to make you weak, but anava (meek) — powerful but submitted.
• The goal of persecution is not to make you weak, but anava (meek) — powerful but submitted.
3 Ways How to Respond to Persecution
1. Don‘t Be Surprised
1. Don‘t Be Surprised
Persecution is not a sign something has gone wrong, but a sign something has gone right.
When we’re persecuted, we’re more like Jesus!
Two Types of Questions
1. Wrong: Why is this happening To me?
2. Right: Am I close enough to Jesus that what happened to Him is happening to me?
1. Wrong: Why is this happening To me?
2. Right: Am I close enough to Jesus that what happened to Him is happening to me?
3 Ways How to Respond to Persecution
2. Don‘t Be Ashamed
2. Don‘t Be Ashamed
Never be ashamed to stand up for the cause of Christ.
Persecution & Pressure:
Persecution inevitably brings tzara (pressure). Pressure was never punishment but it was formation.
Persecution inevitably brings tzara (pressure). Pressure was never punishment but it was formation.
3 Ways How to Respond to Persecution
3. Don‘t Be Afraid
3. Don‘t Be Afraid
Yirah | yee-RA
Fear, worship, reverence, awe
Fear, worship, reverence, awe
Yirah means the trembling of standing in the presence of something so great it overwhelms you.
When we get our eyes on God and worship, it keeps our eyes off us.