Blessed are the Persecuted?

Sermon Application Questions:1. How recently have you experienced some persecution/opposition specifically because of your Christian faith? 2. Where do you feel like you most regularly experience opposition to your Christian faith? 3. Where does the threat of opposition most tempt you to hide your Christianity? Bonus Question (requires extra humility) – Have you ever been tempted to call persecution what might actually have been the result of some failure of your own doing? Super Bonus question – How often do you think of heaven? _____________________________Music and Lyrics Used by Permission CCLI# 1595532