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  1. Christsfreeservant

    For the Will of God

    “Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. For the time already past is...
  2. Christsfreeservant

    Persecuted for Righteousness' Sake

    Now that day was the Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.’” They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    Are We Living Worthy of Christ?

    “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's enemies will be those of his own household...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    When Their Hour Comes

    “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. But I have said...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    If You Were of The World

    “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Remembering

    Remembering those who gave their lives To share the truth, and not the lies, Who sacrificed their lives so we From sin and self, we would be free. They served us well, if truth be told. They spoke the truth, and they were bold. They were not liked, not by the many. They were the few, and not...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Blessed are You

    “And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. ‘Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. ‘Blessed are you when people hate you and when they...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    The Lonely and Rejected

    They talk to you as though you’re no one, As though you’re pointless, waste of time. They treat you as though you’re a burden, As though you are not worth a dime. They treat you as though you know nothing, Like they should be God’s voice to you. They act like you’re just in the way of All of...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    Blessed Are You

    “And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. ‘Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. ‘Blessed are you when people hate you and when they...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    Hated for Telling the Truth

    John 7:1-9 ESV “After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the Jews' Feast of Booths was at hand. So his brothers said to him, ‘Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. For...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    If the World Hates You

    John 15:18-21 ESV “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    Don't Close Your Hearts

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love 1 John 3:16-18 ESV “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Great Persecution Against the Church

    Acts 8:1 ESV “And Saul approved of his execution.” Stephen was a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit who was chosen to be one of the first of seven deacons in the early church. And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. But he was opposed...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    If We Were of the World

    John 15:18-19 ESV “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” Jesus said we will be hated for his...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    On Account of Jesus' Name

    John 15:18-19 ESV “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” Who is meant by “the world”...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Family Against Family

    Matthew 10:16-22 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    Our Lord will be Our Strength

    Fear Not! Isaiah 41:8-10 ESV “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, ‘You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you...
  18. M

    Why do so many Christians suffer?

    Greetings my brothers and sisters. I want to ask a question that has been on my mind for a while. Sorry if I ask a lot of questions, that is how I am. Why do so many Christians around the world suffer? Christians are the most persecuted group today and it is actually a fact. Not that only...
  19. musicalpilgrim

    Praying for the Persecuted Church

    The persecuted Church survives in situations of intolerable pressure and hostility, and is active and alive... I have started with North Korea, and we can move on to other countries where Christians are persecuted.
  20. Sarah G van G

    Hope For The Middle East

    Will you join the body of Christ as we petition world leaders in calling for hope and a future for Christians and others in the Middle East? A single voice may not make this happen. One million voices CAN make this happen. https://opendoorsusa.lpages.co/hope-for-the-middle-east/