61 - STANDING FIRM WHEN OTHERS BOW TO TYRANNY | "Steven the Great" | Age of Discovery

Across the muddy plain the thunder of Ottoman drums rolled like an approaching storm.   The mightiest empire on earth did not come to negotiate. They came north to conquer and enslave.   100,000 of the Turkish Sultan’s best troops would attack the Christians at Vaslui in the heart of Moldavia. A decisive moment in Christian history.   Standing in opposition to the Sultan’s army was one man—Stephen III of Moldavia.   He was not tall, not wealthy, a humble man who loved his people. For Stephen possessed a rare trait. He embraced a powerful faith in Christ that refused to bow a knee to tyranny or let the world’s greedy despots enslave his people.   For more than four critical decades in the 15th century, Stephen stood as a living bulwark between Ottoman expansion and the salvation of Christian Europe.   More so to us today, the lessons he taught are precisely what we must learn…before it’s too late.   I’m Rick Robison and this is the HEROES FOR FREEDOM Podcast.   **Want more incredible stories like these for your home??** ---> HEROES FOR FREEDOM MANUALS (Volumes 1-3) - Purchase on Amazon!   OTHER EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE: 56 - HISTORY'S GREATEST KNIGHT | William Marshal ("The Peacemaker") | The Middle Ages 27 - "THE HAMMER" WHO SAVED CHRISTIANITY | Charles Martel ("Knights of Our Lord" Leader) | 700s A.D. 13 - THE SAINT WHO INVADED THE D.C. SWAMP | Mother Teresa (Missionaries of Charity) | 1994   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Join our newsletter and get a free gift! - Click Here -Contact us at: [email protected] -Find our video episodes on YouTube   Christianity / Saint Stephen / Muslim Expansion / Ottoman Invasion / Battle of Vaslui / Moldavia / The Balkans / Tyranny / Plunder / Slavery / Honor / Faith / Sacrifice / Duty