Bless This Home-4
Persecuted
Carlton Gerrell – cgerrell@tvcc.us
October 16, 2016
• WE ARE NOT JUST A
• WE ARE A
TODAY’S KEY THOUGHT
• IF YOU ARE A CHRIST-CENTERED FAMILY, YOU WILL BE
Notes:
Matthew 5:10-12 (HCSB)
10 Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
11 “You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me.
12 Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
PREPARING YOUR FAMILY FOR PERSECUTION
1)
2 Timothy 3:12
12 In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
John 15:18-20
18 “If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you.
19 If you were of the world, the world would love ⌊you as⌋ its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.
20 Remember the word I spoke to you: ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours.
Notes:
2)
1 Corinthians 4:12
12…When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
• When family identity is
• When family identity is
Notes:
3)
1 Peter 4:12-16
12 Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.
13 Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah, so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation of His glory.
14 If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
15 None of you, however, should suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.
16 But if ⌊anyone suffers⌋ as a “Christian,” he should not be ashamed but should glorify God in ⌊having⌋ that name.
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THOUGHTS
• What types of persecution have you endured as a result of striving to have a Christ-centered family and life?
• How would you describe your family identity? Is it strong or weak?
• What steps might you need to take to better prepare your family for persecution?
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