2008-11-15T11:36:24-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/persecution http://chitorch.org/index.php/eras/early-church/pliny/ 2008-11-15T11:36:24-05:00 A study module based on the Letter to Trajan from Pliny the Younger. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/icelandic/The%20Birth%20of%20the%20Church%20Icelandic.pdf 2008-11-14T15:30:58-05:00 Icelandic: About 120 disciples are praying in an upper room. The Holy Spirit descends upon them in tongues of fire. They boldly preach & people hear them in many languages. Peter preaches & 3000 are saved. Peter & John heal a lame man & are persecuted by the religious leaders. The church grows. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/The-Hand-in-the-Puppet-3852 2008-07-30T16:13:19-05:00 This was a very perceptive group of young people. They were somehow able to figure out that the blows were not really coming from the puppet - they were coming from the hand in the puppet. A conclusion that is not quite so obvious when the hand inside the puppet that's hitting you is actually your spiritual enemy - Satan. http://lausanneworldpulse.com/lausannereports/965 2008-07-15T14:29:31-05:00 The countries in South Asia have the fastest growing churches in the world; they also face some of the strongest, most systematic forms of persecution. http://ibs.org/niv/studybible/mark.php 2008-07-03T14:21:26-05:00 This introduction to the book of Mark reports on the title, author, outline, and date of writing. Since Mark’s Gospel is traditionally associated with Rome, it may have been occasioned by the persecutions of the Roman church in the period c. a.d. 64–67. The famous fire of Rome in 64—probably set by Nero himself but blamed on Christians—resulted in widespread persecution. http://ibs.org/bible/verse/index.php?q=Acts9 2008-06-18T17:13:11-05:00 From Acts 9. This is an amazing story of conversion and how a life can be changed! http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/hindi/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Hindi.pdf 2008-06-03T11:48:18-05:00 Hindi: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/arabic/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Arabic.pdf 2008-06-02T10:31:09-05:00 Arabic: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/arabic/The%20Birth%20of%20the%20Church%20Arabic.pdf 2008-06-02T10:29:44-05:00 Arabic: About 120 disciples are praying in an upper room. The Holy Spirit descends upon them in tongues of fire. They boldly preach & people hear them in many languages. Peter preaches & 3000 are saved. Peter & John heal a lame man & are persecuted by the religious leaders. The church grows. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/tagalog/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Tagalog.pdf 2008-05-22T19:51:24-05:00 Tagalog: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere.