Summary

The church is full of men and women who are/were afraid, sad, and anxious at times, yet simultaneously on fire for the Lord. They believed in their bones that Jesus was on the throne and was worthy of giving their lives for him. All over the world, men and women are living for Jesus even when the persecution was extreme. They trusted him in the hard stuff, and they rejoiced with him in the beauty of their lives in the middle of the hard. There are 2.8 billion Christians in the world-we are part of this massive, expansive, and beautiful family of God.

Sermon Questions

1. How are you keeping yourself for the Lord alone? How are you keeping the world from having its way with you
2. What does it look like for you to make war against the Dragon and the beasts? Are you in the battle? Why or why not?
3. How are you daily following the pathway of the lamb who was slain in your behalf?
4. How has God both transformed your life and your way of living?
5. What does it look like for you to rejoice in who God is and how he has redeemed and made provision for us?