1. Developing Well Part 8 #dywtgw?

2. Matthew 5:10-12 MSG 10 "You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God's kingdom. #dywtgw?

3. Matthew 5:10-12 MSG 11 "Not only that—count yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. #dywtgw?

4. Matthew 5:10-12 MSG What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable. #dywtgw?

5. Matthew 5:10-12 MSG 12 You can be glad when that happens—give a cheer, even!—for though they don't like it, I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. #dywtgw?

6. Matthew 5:10-12 MSG My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble. #dywtgw?

7. Matthew 5:10-12 NIV 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. #dywtgw?

8. Matthew 5:10-12 NIV 11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. #dywtgw?

9. Matthew 5:10-12 NIV 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. #dywtgw?

10. 1. What is Persecution? #dywtgw?

11. Luke 6:26 NIV 26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets. #dywtgw?

12. John 15:18-20 NIV 18 "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. #dywtgw?

13. John 15:18-20 NIV 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, #dywtgw?

14. John 15:18-20 NIV but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. #dywtgw?

15. John 15:18-20 NIV 20 Remember the words I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. #dywtgw?

16. John 15:18-20 NIV If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. #dywtgw?

17. 2 Tim. 3:12 NIV 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, #dywtgw?

18. 2. Why do persecutions happen? #dywtgw?

19. Matthew 5:6 NIV 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. #dywtgw?

20. Matthew 5:10 NIV 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. #dywtgw?

21. John 3:20-21 NIV 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. #dywtgw?

22. John 3:20-21 NIV 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." #dywtgw?

23. Matthew 5:10-16 NIV 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. #dywtgw?

24. Matthew 5:10-16 NIV 11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. #dywtgw?

25. Matthew 5:10-16 NIV 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. #dywtgw?

26. Matthew 5:10-16 NIV 13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? #dywtgw?

27. Matthew 5:10-16 NIV It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. #dywtgw?

28. Matthew 5:10-16 NIV 14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. #dywtgw?

29. Matthew 5:10-16 NIV 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. #dywtgw?

30. Matthew 5:10-16 NIV 16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. #dywtgw?

31. 3. What is the blessing of the persecuted? #dywtgw?

32. Matthew 5:12 NIV 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. #dywtgw?

33. Matthew 6:19-21 NIV 19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. #dywtgw?

34. Matthew 6:19-21 NIV 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. #dywtgw?

35. Matthew 6:19-21 NIV 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. #dywtgw?

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37. Developing Well Part 9 #dywtgw? Join us next week for…