Today is International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. The aim of the sermon today is twofold: 1) to help each of us be more prepared to stand strong in our relationship with Jesus even in the midst of suffering, 2) to stand with our brothers and sisters around the world who are experiencing significant suffering directly because of their faith.

1. Know Jesus! (Who is He and what has He done?)
2. Know Jesus! (Foster an active relationship with our living Savior)
3. Raising awareness of some of the challenging realities in the global church