#179: Enemy Occupied Territory

Counter Culture Body of Christ We see in our day that the culture is always in conflict with the church, the body of Christ. We shouldn’t be surprised, however, as Christ tells us,    “𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮.” ~ 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟏𝟓:𝟏𝟖   So, how are believers in Jesus to respond when hated, mocked, or even persecuted? How are we to live so that our lives will draw others to know our Jesus? Well, God’s word prepares us for the troubles of this world. In this podcast episode, let’s glean from the Word and real life examples and lessons learned from the early church of Thessalonica. From these records, we can make life application for today.     Listen to this episode titled, “𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲-𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲” with guest speaker, 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤, our guest speaker. He is an adjunct professor at Grace School of Theology and began serving God in student ministry during his college years at Texas A&M University.    After graduating he served as a Senior High Student pastor before pursuing and earning a Masters in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. During his training at DTS Scot was mentored by Dr. Dave Anderson, Founder of both Faith Bible Church and Grace School of Theology.    Scot served as Teaching Pastor under Dr. Anderson, and then co-pastor following Dr. Anderson’s retirement. Scot served as Senior/ Lead pastor of Faith for nine years. He is now working to complete his doctorate at Grace School of Theology.    This episode is brought to you by Saving Grace, one of the many levels of learning at Grace Center for Spiritual Development (GCSD).   This 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 is brought to you by Saving Grace, living in the light of God’s love. A Broadcast Ministry of Grace Center for Spiritual Development (GCSD) and Grace School of Theology (GSOT), a seminary to the world, committed to the truth of Scripture and life application through the lens of grace.   At GCSD, our vision is to develop spiritual leaders in every nation who can teach others about the love of Christ, a love that cannot be earned and cannot be lost. We aim to provide a variety of exciting ways for you to engage with God’s Word and to be trained and equipped to be a spiritual leader in your sphere of influence.   Questions:   We look forward to interacting with you and the opportunity to address your questions on the podcast. Email your questions to [email protected].   Stay Connected:   Listen to other Saving Grace Podcast episodes, which we know will bless you greatly. You can also reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook, and the Grace School of Theology’s Facebook page to stay up to date with news related to the podcast.   𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬:   Saving Grace is now available for pick up through Salem Radio Network! Episodes air every Friday at 5:30 pm ET. For more information, visit: https://srnonline.com/show/saving-grace-with-carmen-pate