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The Lord never forgets His promises to His people and never fails to keep them. From his sermon in the gospel of Luke, today R.C. Sproul considers how God's faithfulness to His covenant brought about the incarnation of His Son.

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Meet Today's Teacher:
 
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
 
Meet the Host:
 
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Series: 2025 - Rooted in Christ: A Study of Colossians and Philemon

Service: Sunday Worship

Type: Bible Message

Speaker: Phillip W. Martin

Thursday’s rejection of a Congressional redistricting plan advocated by President DONALD J. TRUMP shocked many political observers but Indiana Lt. Governor MICAH BECKWITH unpacks the vote, saying “We are a Red state, but we don’t have a Red Senate” and says many GOP lawmakers are closer to Mitt Romney than Donald Trump philosophically.

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA) joins us to assure listeners he’ll campaign just as hard to retain the Republican majority in the ’26 Midterms.

Congressman DARIN LaHOOD (R-IL) updates us on dangers involving both Ukraine and China; Daily Caller WH correspondent ELIZABETH MITCHELL previews the week ahead in D.C.; and Tony’s commentary urges listeners to text ACA to 67742 to join a petition stripping abortion funding from any Obamacare revisions.

All that and more on This Week on Capitol Hill. More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com. 

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This week, Marcus Fernandez, VOM's Regional Leader for Central Asia, joins VOM Radio for the first time. He'll share about the fast-growing church in Iran, the North Caucasus—an area never before discussed on VOM Radio—and how persecution is escalating in Pakistan.

Twenty years ago, Marcus witnessed the growth of the church in China, despite a season of intense persecution. He says he sees the same phenomenon today in Iran, where faithful believers are bold in sharing the gospel and distributing God's Word—and where there is intense persecution. He'll share how Iranian Christians are seen as allies to Israel and, when arrested, often charged with espionage, a crime that carries the death penalty.

The North Caucasus is a predominantly Muslim region of Russia. Marcus will share what it is like to be a Christian there. Listen for the story of Marcus meeting a believer in the region and sharing about the work of The Voice of the Martyrs to help persecuted Christians who sacrifice and suffer in order to follow Christ.

"Is there any other option besides that?" the brother asked. "There is no Christian in Dagestan that didn't have to pay a price."

Marcus will share how a Christian leader says he's never seen the level of brutality against Christians in Pakistan that he's seeing now. Marcus will also share how we can pray for persecuted brothers and sisters in Pakistan, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan.

The number of believers needing a Bible in Iran and many other nations is increasing. If you'd like to be part of advancing toward the goal of a Bible for every believer, visit www.vomradio.net/donate.

The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians in nations like North Korea, Nigeria and Bangladesh, as well as provide free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today.