1. textbox center textbox center Unto Death Revelation 12:11

2. textbox center textbox center ”The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church.” Tertullian

3. textbox center textbox center Martyrdom is a special ability that God has given to certain members of the Body of Christ to undergo suffering for the faith even to death while constantly displaying a joyous and victorious attitude that brings glory to God. Dr. C. Peter Wagner

4. textbox center textbox center 1.The focus in this season (Lent) is the suffering of Christ. 2.This aversion to Christian suffering and persecution is extra-Biblical and uniquely American. 3.Martyrdom is a spiritual gift, a grace. 4.The propellant behind the grace of martyrdom is love. 5.Martyrdom is both a holy detachment and a holy attachment as we love Jesus not so much our lives.