PPT-Phillip and Paul Persecution and adversity

Acts 81 Early Saints persecution Brigham Young during the Civil War Had we not been persecuted we would now be in the midst of the wars and bloodshed that are desolating the nation instead of where we are comfortable located in our peaceful dwellings in these silent far off mountains and valleys . NSW25,700*VICTASSA600,000*WA10,000* CaliforniaJAANCANADAUSAAUSTRALIAGulofAlaskaChukchiSeaHawaiianIslandsAleutianIslands Phillip Island’s Short-Tailed SHEARWATERS nature park Phillip Island’s 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. CENTRE IRVING STREET PHILLIP ACT 2606 PH 62821660 FAX 62822347 e - mail swimskate@bigpond.com web www.swimskate.com.au MORNING SESSION 10.00am till 12.00 Midday $16.00 AFTERNOON SESSION 1.30pm till of Faith. A Study of the Book of James. Sermon 1: Reflecting Faith in Adversity. James 1:1-4. Reflecting faith in adversity. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings, . . . Paul and God’s care. Grade 4-5 Sunday-School Lesson. “. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? . Shall . tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword. 12. . (NKJV). 10.  . But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, . 11.  . persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of . 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. By Pastor Fee . Soliven. 2 Corinthians 11:23-28. Sunday Morning. September 18, 2016. 23 Are they ministers of Christ?--I speak as a fool--I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. 24 From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; . 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. Selected Scriptures. : Genesis 37:3 – 4, 18 – 20, 38:1 – 7, 9, 12, 20 – 23, 45:1 – 5, Proverbs 22:29, James 1:2 – 4. 1. Key Terms. Embrace. - to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly: to embrace an idea. To avail oneself of: to embrace an opportunity. . “In psychology a person who has a martyr complex, sometimes associated with the term victim complex, desires the feeling of being a martyr for his/her own sake, seeking out suffering or persecution because it either feeds a psychological need, or a desire to avoid responsibility.”. “In psychology a person who has a martyr complex, sometimes associated with the term victim complex, desires the feeling of being a martyr for his/her own sake, seeking out suffering or persecution because it either feeds a psychological need, or a desire to avoid responsibility.”. Church of the Nazarene. Preparing for Persecution . Preparing for Persecution . The purpose of this module is to:. Prepare God’s people for persecution they will face as followers of Christ.. The objective for this module are:. 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,