Sunday Morning - 3/28/2021

The Church, Part 25 Acts 8:1-4 NKJV II. The struggle doesn't negate the call. Mark 16:15 KJV We must not allow anything to cancel/silence the call. Matthew 28:19-20 ESV Persecution disrupts, and often destroys, comfort. Comfort is the enemy of progress. Persecution forces a change to the status quo, but the status quo is the anchor to movement. To have victory in the struggle we must remember and commit to: 1.Earnest effort - 1 Corinthians 15:10; Colossians 1:29-2:1 KJV 2. Putting off what hinders - Hebrews 12:1; 1 Timothy 4:7b-8, 15-16 KJV 3. Singleness of mind/Eyes on the goal - Matthew 6:19-24, Hebrews 12:1-3; 1 Peter 1:13 KJV 4. Pain/The struggle - Hebrews 10:23-39 ESV 1 Peter 5:6-11 ESV 2 Thessalonians 2:3 NKJV Matthew 24:10-13 ESV Hebrews 12 ESV