1. A reminder to consider others Please:
Turn off your cell phone or set to vibrate only
Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy
Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early)

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3. Have done with lesser things;
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Rise up, O Church of God!
Have done with lesser things;
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4. Give heart and mind and soul To serve the King of kings.
and strength
To serve the King of kings.

5. His Kingdom tarries long;
Rise up, O Church of God!
His Kingdom tarries long;

6. Bring in the day of brotherhood And end the night of wrong.

7. The Church for you doth wait,
Rise up, O sons of God!
The Church for you doth wait,

8. Her strength unequal to her task, Rise up and make her great!

9. Lift high the cross of Christ! Tread where His feet have trod;

10. As followers of the Son of Man,
Rise up, O Church of God!

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12. A reminder to consider others Please:
Turn off your cell phone or set to vibrate only
Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy
Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early)

13. Preparing for Persecution Matthew 5:10-12, 1 Peter

14. Suffering Matthew 5:10-12
Only suffering that is for the sake of righteousness or on account of the name of Jesus can bring blessing
Suffering occurs because man is evil and has and does disobey God
God’s current tolerance is His mercy flowing to mankind giving people time to repent and come to faith

15. Suffering Matthew 5:10-12
To insult is to revile, reproach or complain against and it may be direct or indirect, verbal or non-verbal
Slander is saying evil things against you falsely. It is lying about you to disparage your character
Persecution includes harassment, oppression, and physical assault escalating even to murder

16. Suffering Matthew 5:10-12
All of these occur in the United State, but it is much more severe in Islamic, Communist and pagan nations
Suffering believers are an example of faith to us – North Koreans

17. Joy in the Midst of Persecution
Would you become a Christian if you knew in advance the extent that would cause you to suffer?
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18. Blessing & Rejoicing Matthew 5:10-12
Affirmation that you belong to the kingdom of heaven,
Your reward in heaven will be great
You are in the company of the prophets who were persecuted in like manner before you

19. Blessing & Rejoicing Matthew 5:10-12
The unrighteous live for the present, not the future, so heaven and its rewards are not of interest to them
The righteous live in the present with an eye to the future for heaven is our hope and motivation to purity

20. Blessing & Rejoicing Matthew 5:10-12
The unrighteous view the prophets as foolish, but the righteous count it a privilege to be like them

21. Characteristics of Righteousness Matthew 5:3-9
The Beatitudes describe the characteristics of righteousness necessary to be able to rejoice though persecuted
Poor in Spirit - only the humble can suffer without grumbling and complaining

22. Characteristics of Righteousness Matthew 5:3-9
Mournful - only they recognize that the origin of suffering is man’s sin - his own, others and its curse
Meek - only they look for God’s will in the midst of suffering & submit to it in order to glorify Him

23. Characteristics of Righteousness Matthew 5:3-9
Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness - only such a person will follow Jesus’ example of suffering
Merciful - only such a person will extend mercy to others including those that persecute him

24. Characteristics of Righteousness Matthew 5:3-9
Pure in Heart - It takes such an inward change to produce godly thoughts and attitudes toward suffering
Peacemaker - only such a person will plead and beg people to be reconciled to God though persecuted for it

25. Preparing for Persecution
John 16:33, 2 Timothy 3:12 - persecution will come to the righteous, so you need to be prepared for it
The best preparation for persecution is developing the characteristics of righteousness

26. Preparing for Persecution
You will suffer - you can only choose the reason and place you will suffer
The righteous suffers briefly in this life.
The unrighteous suffer in this life and throughout eternity

27. 1 Peter
The apostle is writing to Jewish believes scattered throughout Turkey
He uses themes of salvation, sanctification & suffering as sources of encouragement for the present & future

28. Plan of Salvation 1 Peter 1:1-12
The hope of salvation enables the elect to rejoice though distressed

29. Products of Salvation 1 Peter 1:13-25
Salvation and sanctification are directly related
The gospel is precious because it reveals God’s character and nature in His dealings with sinful man

30. Products of Salvation 1 Peter 1:13-25
1: God’s calling of man to salvation is for the purpose of man reflecting God’s holiness
1: a warning to live rightly as those redeemed by Christ - for God judges and man’s life is brief

31. Purpose of Salvation 1 Peter 2:1-13
Unrighteousness is to be set aside and righteousness to be put on
2:4-7 - Jesus is the choice cornerstone upon which believers are built into a spiritual house to worship God

32. Purpose of Salvation 1 Peter 2:1-13
2: God saves people to be a royal priesthood who will proclaim Him and what He has done to others
2: God saves you from sin so that your righteous deeds will glorify Him though you are slandered

33. Submission to Authority 1 Peter 2:13-25
Follow Jesus’ example & do what is right before God
Doing right for the sake of conscience toward God and then patiently suffering for it finds favor with God

34. Submission in the Home 1 Peter 3:1-7
Wives & husbands are to do what is right even if the other doesn’t
1 Peter 3: a sanctified life turns away from evil & does good so God’s will see you & hear your prayer

35. God’s Grace and Suffering 1 Peter 3:13-4:19
Peter’s direct instructions concerning suffering
1 Peter 3:13-17
A Christian’s hope in Christ enables pursuit of sanctification in the midst of suffering

36. God’s Grace and Suffering 1 Peter 3:13-4:19
4:1-7 - Follow Jesus’ example and purpose & you will live for God’s will instead of fleshly lusts
4: Don’t be surprised when you suffer for so did Jesus - be sure your suffering is for righteousness

37. God’s Grace and the Saints 1 Peter 5:1-11
The ministry of elders, humility, anxiety, our adversary
1 Peter 5:8-11
Our suffering has its origin in the devil, but God’s grace extends to us in the midst of suffering

38. Conclusion
Salvation brings sanctification which results in suffering at that hands of sinners
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39. Conclusion
Salvation → Sanctification → Suffering
We rejoice in suffering because:
our salvation is verified,
our character is purified,
our heavenly reward is solidified,
our Lord is glorified

40. Conclusion
Ask God to transform your heart & then step out in faith to obey His commands and He will change you

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42. Living for Jesus a life that is true, Striving to please Him
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43. in all that I do,
Yielding allegiance,
Glad-hearted and free,

44. This is the pathway
of blessing for me.

45. O Jesus, Lord and Savior,
I give myself to Thee;

46. For Thou, in Thy atonement, Didst give Thyself for me.
I own no other master;

47. My heart shall be Thy throne.
My life I give,
hence forth to live,
O Christ, for Thee alone.

48. Living for Jesus,
who died in my place,

49. Such love constrains me
Bearing on Calvary
my sin and disgrace-
Such love constrains me

50. to answer His call
Follow His leading
and give Him my all.

51. O Jesus, Lord and Savior,
I give myself to Thee;

52. For Thou, in Thy atonement, Didst give Thyself for me.
I own no other master;

53. My heart shall be Thy throne.
My life I give,
hence forth to live,
O Christ, for Thee alone.

54. Living for Jesus wherever I am,
Doing each duty
in His holy name,

55. Willing to suffer affliction or loss,
Deeming each trial
a part of my cross.

56. O Jesus, Lord and Savior,
I give myself to Thee;

57. For Thou, in Thy atonement, Didst give Thyself for me.
I own no other master;

58. My heart shall be Thy throne.
My life I give,
hence forth to live,
O Christ, for Thee alone.

59. Living for Jesus through
Earth’s little while,

60. My dearest treasure,
The light of His smile,
Seeking the lost ones

61. He died to redeem,
Bringing the weary
To find rest in Him.

62. O Jesus, Lord and Savior,
I give myself to Thee;

63. For Thou, in Thy atonement, Didst give Thyself for me.
I own no other master;

64. My heart shall be Thy throne.
My life I give,
hence forth to live,
O Christ, for Thee alone.

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