Upcoming SermonIndex.net Simulcast 2012: The Church And Coming Persecution - Oct 5-6

THEME: The Church And Coming Persecution
The burden behind this years SermonIndex.net Simulcast theme is to prepare the body of Christ especially in the West for coming persecution. It does not matter what theological viewpoint we hold for the endtimes we will all experience increased persecution before the coming of our precious Lord. This event is geared to encourage, equip and give practical suggestions from the persecuted church in other parts of the world and in lessons from church history.

SCHEDULE: Speaking Sessions (EST)
1. The Church and The End Times Apostasy (7pm Oct 5th) - Steve Gallagher
2. The House Church Movement in China (9am Oct 6th) - E.A. Johnston
3. The Power Of The Spirit In The Early Church (10:30am Oct 6th) - Sandeep Poonen
4. Home Meetings Movement During Persecution (1pm Oct 6th) - TBA Speaker
5. Persecution in the Book Of Acts (3pm Oct 6th) - Al Whittinghill
6. The Coming Worldwide Persecution (7pm Oct 6th) - Brian Long

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Greg this could very well be only conference of its type in N. America. God grant that hearts be prepared to hear these messages. It woukd be great if you could find people from the 10/40 to come and testify. But the logistics make it difficult.

Bearmaster.

Persecution has been something that I have been researching, reading about, and praying often about recently. God seems to be bringing His people to an awareness of the reality of persecution, and it would be good for as many that are able to attend this event. I am praying that I will be able to as well, according to God's will. Last year's Fear of God conference was a great blessing.

Amen brother. We are looking for you to be involved and do share the word with others. Many will ignore such a conference because of the theme but may God bring them. The body of Christ needs to hear these messages. Thank you for your heart for the Lord.

Greg this could very well be only conference of its type in N. America. God grant that hearts be prepared to hear these messages. It woukd be great if you could find people from the 10/40 to come and testify. But the logistics make it difficult.

I believe it truly is possibly the only conference that has its aim to help equip and encourage the body of Christ for the time of suffering very close by. May we not take this lightly as another conference but as a time of preparation for many. I have felt to get brothers who are in North America to share for the fact that this is a warning to the body of Christ in North America and not to other parts of the world that are already under persecution.

I do hope there could be some who have been persecuted to come and share testimonies during the event.

Keep spreading the word about this event saints, I believe it is important to get it out to as many as possible.

The subject matter is excellent and extremly relevent. If we truly believe that persecution is coming soon, and that the Lord is coming soon, then this has to unfluence our feelings towards revival and just what an end time revival will look like. If there is a coming storm and severe persecution coming to the church, then when the Lord pours out His Spirit on His people it will be for a very different purpose than revivals of the last few centuries.

Brother Yun is a great speaker :) ...........bro Frank

The subject matter is excellent and extremly relevent. If we truly believe that persecution is coming soon, and that the Lord is coming soon, then this has to influence our feelings towards revival and just what an end time revival will look like. If there is a coming storm and severe persecution coming to the church, then when the Lord pours out His Spirit on His people it will be for a very different purpose than revivals of the last few centuries.

Brother Yun is a great speaker :) ...........bro Frank

Agree.

Greg bringing this to front again. Believe to be the most urgent and important of SI conferences. Church in N. America not ready for persecution. Need warning before too late.

Bearmaster.

To be fully candid, as soon as I saw the dates, I wanted to pray The LORD would hold back any events that would make this Conference cancel. Please pray that as well. The world is a powder keg at the moment - but I do believe that The LORD can hold back the plans or desires of men.
Didn't want to say that earlier because of sensitivities for the sensitive, but sometimes reality needs to trump sensitivity.
But in the mean-time - we can still enjoy the messages of these men presently. I like that Steve guy too. :)
LORD Bless!

We are believing that this event is in the timing of Lord. Do continue to spread the word and tell others about this important event.

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Saints,

We have now confirmed Sandeep Poonen and Mark S. Case to speak at the simulcast. We are still waiting to hear back from the last speaker. Please pray God's will be done.

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Greg will we hear from people who have actually paid a price to follow Jesus? The question is not meant to offend. But persecution is more of an experience than s theology.

Bear.

Greg will we hear from people who have actually paid a price to follow Jesus? The question is not meant to offend. But persecution is more of an experience than s theology.

Great question dear brother. This is really an event where I am getting some leaders in the body of Christ in North America who know God and hear His Spirit, who are not concerned with being popular but doing God's will. These one's are being led of God's Spirit and hearing His voice of a coming persecution to North America.

So in that context we want these men to speak this to the larger body of Christ. I do not shun away at any brothers and sister that have suffered in many other countries and their testimonies have been tremendous to warn us of what the cost of the cross truly is. Yet their warnings have not fully moved the church where it needs to be. I pray that the voice of God through these preachers will.

As much as we want to bring brothers like brother Yun and others sadly this can just entertain christians here and not sober them to the reality that this is coming open them.

So in that spirit and burden I felt the Lord lead to these men. Who can speak as "one of us" who have heard God.

I hope that makes sense to you brother.

I cant help thinking that alot of the persecution talk has to do with peoples rapture view that we are to go through the tribulation and people misunderstanding the difference between persecution/tribulations and the " the great tribulation".

That clearly is something that will be addressed. Many hold a theology that immunizes them from suffering especially any endtimes suffering. Also I believe many of the speakers will speak on suffering as biblical. Also giving church history examples.

The simulcast is going to be constructive and done with pastors hearts and not just a conference to speak down to anyone in the church in the west.

Persecution is normal for the church it was born in martyrdom and will end in martyrdom. I believe this is one of the many calls from God's heart for the church to start meeting and being the church that will be ready for a coming persecution.

Greg your answer makes sense. Thank you for responding. God grant we hear the message of these brothers. Keeping the conference in my prayers.

Besr.

HI Staff, you wrote..............

"I would like the to see the opposite view dealt with as well namely that alot of people are believing that God offers no protection against persecution and that he wont show his power."

About 80% of Christendom in America are of the pre trib rap view, so it has had ample airing. Of course it was made an even more popular view by the left behind series. If you know something of the history of the Church for the last 2000 years, persecution was the normal state and no charge was ever made against God that He could not protect His people. All of the Apostles were persecuted and killed bar John, who was certainly pesecuted and tortured though. Our lives have been bought with a price and our focus is not being protected in this world, but being about the Masters business and of course this brings the attention of the enemy. As for naming times and specifics, well no man knows the day or the hour but we are called to know the season. If there is a red sky tonight then we know that the weather will be nice tomorrow, but how many can truly discern the signs of the times even although the Lord commends us to do just that.............bro Frank

I wonder if believers in Iran or N. Korea hold to a pretrib view. Someone said a number of believers in China held to a pretrib rapture prior to the communist takeover. They believed they would be taken away from persecution and martyrdom. After a number of believers were martyred many Chinese who claimed Jesus turned away from him. This may be why the Chinese church puts much emphasis teaching followers of Christ will suffer for him. The Chinese don't call it persecution. They call it identification with Christ.

When Jesus said many will fall away from the faith in the end times. Will this be a lot of pretribbers.

Bearmaster.

Churches need to teach suffering for Christ comes as a result of following him. Failure to teach such will not prepare the believer for persecution. Teaching a prretrib rapture only compounds he problem.

Bear.