Beatitudes: The Happiness That Nobody Wants – Those Who Are Persecuted for Jesus – Part 3
My friends, Jesus made clear to His disciples that they would be persecuted. The other authors in the New Testament took the same route, writing to the churches that they would face persecution because of their faith. In this third article we will learn what Jesus and the apostles had to say about handling persecution. […]
Beatitudes: The Happiness That Nobody Wants – Those Who Are Persecuted for Jesus – Part 2
All the Christians should know this, opposition to our faith is a certainty. It is not a matter of if, but when. Jesus warned the disciples from the beginning. This is what Jesus said: Matt. 5:11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely…” 1 […]
Psalm 123 – Lord, They Are Making Fun of Me – Part 1
Being a Christian today is not an easy task. People do not understand and do not accept the idea of God, church, discipleship and commitment. Because of that they make fun of us who want to follow Jesus and serve Him. These are some of the names that Christians are called nowadays: Who do you […]
Psalm 120 – Lord they are against me – Part 2
There was a time, when I was a pastor in Brazil, that I made some small changes in the liturgy of my church. We decided to have a guitar player, we bought a drum set, and we added some praise and worship songs in our liturgy. People could raise their hands during the service and […]
The Songs of the Pilgrims
One day I was watching TV, when I found one of those infomercial programs. They were selling a collection of CDs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. I could not believe it. It was the first time that I was seeing the singers of those songs that marked my youth. We listened to them on […]
I believe in the life everlasting – The right knowledge
Ignorance – This is the first hurdle that we face when we talk about the everlasting life. People just do not know what is on the other side, and this is why they feel uncomfortable when we talk about that. These are other results of the survey by the Barna Research Group about the Destination […]
C’mon God, Give Me a Break! – If I am following you, why am I still being persecuted?
Have you ever wondered why good people suffer? Yes, we all do it. David is not different. He knew very well that he was not the most perfect person around, but he was on the right path. But even though he was trying to do the right thing he was suffering on the inside and […]