When the occasion & opportunity arises, there is the privilege to speak at churches on behalf of Voice of the Martyrs about brothers and sisters who live in places where it is hard to be a Christian. In many countries today, it is either illegal to be a Christian, places such as North Korea, Saudi Arabia & Afghanistan. . . or if not illegal, the government is unwilling or unable to protect its citizens who are Christian, as in India, Columbia & Laos. And yet in these hard places there are those who follow Christ, who are faithful to the Lord. And in those brothers and sisters who are faithful, if God gives eyes to see, you can see Christ. If God opens the eyes of the heart to see the beauty of Christ, you can see Him in them.
This past Sunday had the pleasure to be with Living Word Church in Hewitt, New Jersey. . . a great body of believers led by Pastor Tim Barnes who is truly humble and genuine. When first there not many years ago, there was one service and now there are three. It has grown steadily and the growth was of the Spirit. . . not according to methods and programs but on the basis of Life and according to Christ. It is always a pleasure to enjoy fellowship at Living Word. The link below is to the message given.
NOTE: The original link from June went bad but was able to go back to Living Word in August; the top link will hopefully work.
