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Hay amigos y familiares inconversos para traer ante el Señor,
también misioneros en diferentes países, nuestros pastores, nuestros vecinos
y asociados cristianos, nuestros gobernantes – para nombrar unos cuantos. Es
bien conocido entre los cristianos que a través de la oración se puede
influenciar a la gente o cambiar eventos, pero a pesar de eso se practica muy
poco. A medida que los tiempos se van poniendo más difíciles a nuestro
alrededor, necesitamos reconsiderar el valor de la oración personal, ya sea para
lograr algo o para evitar que algo suceda. Esta semana tomemos tiempo para
orar por nuestros hermanos en diferentes partes del mundo.
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The Danger in Being a Christian: It began as a Jewish sect; fierce persecution only helped it spread Today's reading: Acts 8 Acts 8:1 On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. In some countries, a person who becomes a Christian forfeits a good education and job. And in a few countries, a person who converts risks his or her life. One church historian estimates that more Christians were martyred in the twentieth century than in all preceding centuries put together. Yet, strangely, more often than not, intense persecution of Christians leads to a spurt of growth in the church. An ancient saying expresses this phenomenon: "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the church." The First Big Advance For a while, the new faith enjoyed popular favor. But very soon it involved grave risk. In the book of Acts, the persecution that produced the first Christian martyr, St...
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