The sermon is from 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 – “Facing the Future, Then and Now”.  “Therefore we ourselves boast about you … for your steadfastness … in all your persecutions …” – 2 Thessalonians 1:4

The Thessalonian Christians suffered greatly for their Lord and for their faith in Him (See Acts 17:1-9). As 21st Century American Christians, we need this reminder. Most of us have never experienced the same sort of suffering for our faith. We should thank God for this environment in which we live. Paul urged 1st Century Christians to pray for such conditions as we enjoy (See 1 Timothy 2:1-2). However, Isaac Watts asks us and challenges us in his hymn, “Am I a Soldier of the Cross?” – “Is this vile world a friend to grace, to help me on to God?” Would our faith in Christ endure if we were to experience the flames of persecution in 2023?

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