#180: Present Trial, Future Glory: Joy in Contrast with Circumstances

Grace for the Persecuted Body of Christ According to the 2022 World Watch List, published by Open Doors, over 360 million Christians live in places where they experience high levels of persecution and discrimination—that is 1 in 7 Christians worldwide.    Just this past year, nearly 6000 Christians were killed for their faith; over 5000 churches were attacked, and 4,765  believers were detained without trial, arrested, sentenced and imprisoned.    Current Christian persecution and genocide levels are higher now than in all of history.  God, in His grace, prepares us through His word, for times like these.     Our guest speaker takes us back to Thessalonica to glean more from the early church in that persecuted region. Listen to this episode titled, “𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲:𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.”    Scot Pollok is our guest speaker for our 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄. 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 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