PPT-Persevering In Spite of Persecution

The Phil Robertson Controversy Some people pretending to be wise say There is no God You act so wise You actually become a fool You know what you do You suppress the truth about God by your wickedness And you know what happens His wrath is poured upon you Dont believe it First they say there is no God Get Him out of your mind Then they bow down to birds animals and reptiles and each other and the first thing you see come out of them is gross sexual immorality They will dishonor their bodies with one another degrade each other Is that going on in the United States of America Look around Gods not there We have all the answers Dont hurt a bird or an animal and boy is there some immorality going on around here. Much of our information on the early church . and persecution comes from Eusebius . He wrote Ecclesiastical History. Eusebius was a close friend of Constantine (emperor) and got permission to collect and write about the first 300 years of Church history. in the . EARLY CHURCH. PERSECUTION in the . EARLY CHURCH. “The blood of . the martyrs . is the seed . of the Church”. Tertullian. -Christians accused of cannibalism, perversion, and incest. -Christians used as. Nehemiah 4:1 – 23 . Lt. Michael Murphy. Persevering in Leadership. “Nothing can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”. in the . EARLY CHURCH. PERSECUTION in the . EARLY CHURCH. “The blood of . the martyrs . is the seed . of the Church”. Tertullian. -Christians accused of cannibalism, perversion, and incest. -Christians used as. Living Above the Storms of . Criticism and Hatred. Overcoming Persecution. What is persecution?. Why Are We Persecuted?. How to Overcome Persecution:. Storing Your Joy in the right place. Avoiding the Distraction of Criticism. in the . EARLY CHURCH. PERSECUTION in the . EARLY CHURCH. “The blood of . the martyrs . is the seed . of the Church”. Tertullian. -Christians accused of cannibalism, perversion, and incest. -Christians used as. Ornery – stubborn . Gallant – brave, noble, courteous. Spite – to harm, annoy, offend . He acts that way just to spite him. . Stammer – to stutter . Premonition – a feeling about the future . Recognition to war. The Early Church . - Constantine - Crusades. Churches in 100 CE. Churches in 200 CE. Churches in 300 CE. Early Church Leaders/Teachers. Appeal of Christianity. Spread due to 5 main . Diocletian. Church enjoyed a relatively long period of peace after Decius and Valerian persecutions. Early in 4. th. century though, the last (Of the Roman Empire) and worst persecutions began to break out. A Great Persecution. Persecution is part of being a Christian,. 2 Tim. 3:12. Antioch, . Acts 13:50. Iconium. , . Acts 14:4, 5. Derbe. , . Acts 14:19. A Great Persecution. Let us be ready to face oppression. Why Here?. Sins of Judah. The Women of Jesus’ Family Tree. . 1. Why Here?. This is part of Jacob’s story.. Judah is a part of Jacob.. Chapter 38 shows why the period of Egyptian slavery was necessary for God’s chosen people.. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. Why were Christians persecuted in the early centuries after Christ?. How did Christians understand martyrdom?. How did the doctrine of the Church develop in response to the problem of apostasy?. Where We’ve Come From Week 1: Persecution in the Early Church, from the Apostles to Constantine Helpful Resources for Further Study Justo L. Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity , 2 volumes. Bruce Shelley, But / However. But . is more informal than . however. . You can use . however . at the beginning of a sentence, but you can’t use . but . at the beginning of a sentence (in written English). You should not use .