Opposition from the World
Weekly Reading
Monday: Luke 10
Tuesday: Exodus 12:21-51
Wednesday: Luke 11
Thursday: Leviticus 22:26-23:44
Friday: Luke 12
Saturday: Psalm 44-46
Sunday: 2 Kings 24-25, 1 Chronicles 1-8
Tuesday: Exodus 12:21-51
Wednesday: Luke 11
Thursday: Leviticus 22:26-23:44
Friday: Luke 12
Saturday: Psalm 44-46
Sunday: 2 Kings 24-25, 1 Chronicles 1-8
Discussion Questions
1. What will the enemies of God’s kingdom do?
2. How shall we conduct ourselves during the conflict?
3. Why will this conflict take place?
4. Why is the world system against God’s Kingdom?
2. How shall we conduct ourselves during the conflict?
3. Why will this conflict take place?
4. Why is the world system against God’s Kingdom?
Sermon Notes
Key Passage: John 15:18-16:4a
“We in the United States of America no longer live in a Christian nation. I dare say we do not even live in a post-Christian nation. I am now convinced more than ever that we live in an anti-Christian nation. When did the tide shift? No one can say for certain, but when political correctness forbids humor at the expense of anyone except Christians, and popular culture finds blasphemy entertaining, a flood of persecution will soon follow. History has taught us that much.” -Chuck Swindoll
“Why is today’s Church so weak? Why are we able to claim so many conversions and enroll many church members but have less and less impact on our culture? Why are Christians indistinguishable from the world?” -James Montgomery Boice
“If you are unsure of this, go to places of higher learning, or seek out captains of industry, or stand before political powers, and then present the gospel of Jesus Christ and watch as their tolerance fades.” -Chuck Swindoll
“In Jesus Himself there is always peace. If He had not possessed peace, we could not have had peace in Him. What a holy calm there was in the spirit of our divine Master. He was a master of the art of peace. No one ever had more to disturb Him, but no man was less disturbed. He could not be turned aside from anything that He had resolved to do, for He set his face like a flint, and in the doing of it He could not be excited or discouraged, for His spirit was not of this changing world.” -Charles H. Spurgeon
“As the Master had peace in Himself, He had a strong desire that all His disciples should have peace. Our Lord Jesus Christ delights to see His people firm, calm, and happy. Let us enjoy the calm of heart that comes from knowing that the reserves of God are infinite and that at any moment they can come to our aid and deliver us should an emergency occur.” -Charles H. Spurgeon
“Christians are notorious for remembering what we ought to forget and forgetting what we ought to remember.” -Ralph
“We in the United States of America no longer live in a Christian nation. I dare say we do not even live in a post-Christian nation. I am now convinced more than ever that we live in an anti-Christian nation. When did the tide shift? No one can say for certain, but when political correctness forbids humor at the expense of anyone except Christians, and popular culture finds blasphemy entertaining, a flood of persecution will soon follow. History has taught us that much.” -Chuck Swindoll
“Why is today’s Church so weak? Why are we able to claim so many conversions and enroll many church members but have less and less impact on our culture? Why are Christians indistinguishable from the world?” -James Montgomery Boice
“If you are unsure of this, go to places of higher learning, or seek out captains of industry, or stand before political powers, and then present the gospel of Jesus Christ and watch as their tolerance fades.” -Chuck Swindoll
“In Jesus Himself there is always peace. If He had not possessed peace, we could not have had peace in Him. What a holy calm there was in the spirit of our divine Master. He was a master of the art of peace. No one ever had more to disturb Him, but no man was less disturbed. He could not be turned aside from anything that He had resolved to do, for He set his face like a flint, and in the doing of it He could not be excited or discouraged, for His spirit was not of this changing world.” -Charles H. Spurgeon
“As the Master had peace in Himself, He had a strong desire that all His disciples should have peace. Our Lord Jesus Christ delights to see His people firm, calm, and happy. Let us enjoy the calm of heart that comes from knowing that the reserves of God are infinite and that at any moment they can come to our aid and deliver us should an emergency occur.” -Charles H. Spurgeon
“Christians are notorious for remembering what we ought to forget and forgetting what we ought to remember.” -Ralph
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