the persecuted christian
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Matthew 5:10-12
If you live your life for Christ, you will bepersecuted.
Rather than be upset, we should take it as
a positive sign
The Sermon on the Mount
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The beatitudes all point to how we shouldlive as Christians
Matthew 5:13-20
These verses speak of our usefulness shouldwe not adhere to the beatitudes
We were not saved by good works, but werecreated for good works
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A city on a hill
The reason for our existence is to glorifyGod
Everything we do should point others to
Him
If not, we are useless
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2003 Barna Research
23% of Christians shared their faith with a
non-believer in the previous 12 months atleast once
March 2010 Barna Research
42% ofAmericans identified Easter as theresurrection of Jesus Christ
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There are many, even in church each
week, who need Jesus
One day Christ will return and many willperish for eternity
Can we really claim to be Christian (like
Christ) and not witness?
The Sermon on the Mount