Oakwood Church
Endure - John 15:18-27
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
“Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:3,10
Matthew 5:3,10
“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Matthew 5:11-12
Matthew 5:11-12
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.”
John 15:18
John 15:18
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
1. Prepare to be hated by the world because it is not your home
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.”
John 15:18
1. Prepare to be hated by the world because it is not your home
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.”
John 15:18
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
1. Prepare to be hated by the world because it is not your home
“If you were of the world the world would love you as its own, but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
John 15:19
1. Prepare to be hated by the world because it is not your home
“If you were of the world the world would love you as its own, but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
John 15:19
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’”
John 15:20
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’”
John 15:20
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.”
John 15:20
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.”
John 15:20
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.”
John 15:21
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.”
John 15:21
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.”
John 15:22
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.”
John 15:22
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin…”
John 15:23-24
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin…”
John 15:23-24
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“They would not be guilty of sin but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.”
John 15:23-24
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“They would not be guilty of sin but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.”
John 15:23-24
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’”
John 15:25
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’”
John 15:25
“Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold… My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies.”
Psalm 69:1,3-4
Psalm 69:1,3-4
“For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that dishonor has covered my face. For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. May their camp be a desolation; let no one dwell in their tents. For they persecute him whom you have struck down, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded.”
Psalm 69: 7,9, 25-26
Psalm 69: 7,9, 25-26
“For God will save Zion and build up the cities of Judah, and people shall dwell there and posses it; the offspring of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall dwell in it.”
Psalm 69:35-36
Psalm 69:35-36
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’”
John 15:25
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
“But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’”
John 15:25
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
3. Proclaim the worthiness of Jesus as the Spirit enables you
“But when the Holy Spirit comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.”
John 15:26
3. Proclaim the worthiness of Jesus as the Spirit enables you
“But when the Holy Spirit comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.”
John 15:26
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
3. Proclaim the worthiness of Jesus as the Spirit enables you
“And you also will bear witness because you have been with me from the beginning.”
John 15:27
3. Proclaim the worthiness of Jesus as the Spirit enables you
“And you also will bear witness because you have been with me from the beginning.”
John 15:27
You are worthy, worthy of my all
My tears and pain I lift up as an offering
Teach me to share in the fellowship of Your suffering
Lamb of God, You are worthy of my all.
∼ Andrew Brunson
My tears and pain I lift up as an offering
Teach me to share in the fellowship of Your suffering
Lamb of God, You are worthy of my all.
∼ Andrew Brunson
You are worthy, worthy of my all
This is my declaration in the darkest hour
Jesus, the Faithful One who loves me, always good and true
You made me Yours, You are worthy of my all.
∼ Andrew Brunson
This is my declaration in the darkest hour
Jesus, the Faithful One who loves me, always good and true
You made me Yours, You are worthy of my all.
∼ Andrew Brunson
How to Persevere through Great Tribulation:
1. Prepare to be hated by the world because it is not your home
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
3. Proclaim the worthiness of Jesus as the Spirit enables you
1. Prepare to be hated by the world because it is not your home
2. Plan to become more like your Master, who was unjustly persecuted
3. Proclaim the worthiness of Jesus as the Spirit enables you
“And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”
Revelation 12:11
Revelation 12:11