Published: Thursday 26 August 2010

SCS 2010 Resources - Preparing for persecution

This year’s Suffering Church Sunday resources focus in various ways on the need to prepare for persecution.

In many parts of the non-Western world, Christians find that persecution is part of their regular experience. Whether this takes the form of pressure or discrimination, harassment or violence, they must always be prepared for it. But Christians in the West often suppose that they do not – and will never – suffer persecution for their faith, and so they do not need to be ready.

But now the Western churches are facing several serious challenges: from a belligerent and shrill secularism, from the growth of Islamism (political Islam), and from legislation that threatens our basic freedoms. It is more and more evident that, like our brothers and sisters elsewhere, we must be ready to suffer for our faith.

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Timeline		Testimony
Showing a selection of incidents of persecution throughout history		Consoled in Suffering for Christ
Sermon outline		Bible study on John 15:18 - 16:4
John 15:18 - 16:4 “If the World Hates You...”		For use in home groups or personal Bible study
What is persecution?		Persecution in the New Testament
What exactly is this "persecution" that we hear about? What forms does it take? What are the contexts and sources of it?		Persecution: the range, reasons, meaning and responses in the New Testament.
A3 Poster (approx 300x420 mm)		Prayer and response cards
Advertise your Suffering Church Sunday service.		The “Prayer for the suffering church” and a response form.
SCS 2010 DVD		PowerPoint presentation
DVD of a song written by a Barnabas Fund staff member, called “Broken bones for Jesus”. Coming soon.		For the sermon on John 15:18 - 16:4. Also available on the DVD. Coming soon.