{"id":4419,"date":"2023-03-04T20:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T20:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/vom-president-inspired-by-examples-of-persecuted-christians\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T16:05:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:05:05","slug":"vom-president-inspired-by-examples-of-persecuted-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/vom-president-inspired-by-examples-of-persecuted-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"VOM President: Inspired By Examples Of Persecuted Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cAs we commit daily to being Christ\u2019s witnesses to a lost world, we must understand that we will be opposed. In fact, the more faithful we are, the more serious the opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Cole Richards, President of The Voice of the Martyrs, joins VOM Radio this week to talk about helping Christians in free nations, like the United States, discover what it means to follow Christ when it\u2019s unpopular or even costly\u2014something Christians living in restricted nations and hostile areas deal with every day. We\u2019ll also introduce a new resource from The Voice of the Martyrs to inspire believers to learn about and develop a faith worth suffering for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Cole recently wrote a series of editorials in The Voice of the Martyrs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vomradio.net\/magazine\">free monthly magazine<\/a> on the topic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/prepared-for-persecution\/\">\u201cPrepared for Persecution.\u201d<\/a> The Bible promises opposition (John 16:33) and persecution (II Tim. 3:12) when we live out our faith as biblical disciples of Christ. If Christians in free nations don\u2019t learn these scriptural truths, we will be unprepared to face persecution when it comes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Cole and Todd will also discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/sabinastudy\/gift\/?_source_code=VOMRadio\"> The Sabina Group Study<\/a>, a new resource from The Voice of the Martyrs offering inspiring examples of Christians who have taken up their crosses and followed Christ in spite of opposition, persecution, suffering and pain. Examples in the study come from the lives of VOM\u2019s founders, Pastor Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, and also from seven \u201cmodern-day Sabinas,\u201d women who endured intense persecution as faithful witnesses for Christ in our day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/sabinastudy\/gift\/?_source_code=VOMRadio\"> A FREE copy of this brand-new video resource<\/a>, including the full-length <em>Sabina<\/em> feature film and six video study sessions, is available right now to anyone who makes a donation to The Voice of the Martyrs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vomradio.net\/subscribe\">Subscribe to the podcast<\/a><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\">.<\/span> Or you can listen each week in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/app\/?_source_code=VOMRadio\">new VOM App<\/a> for your smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vomradio.net\/episodes\/detail\/vom-president-inspired-by-examples-of-persecuted-christians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen to this episode on VOMRadio.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAs we commit daily to being Christ\u2019s witnesses to a lost world, we must understand that we will be opposed. In fact, the more faithful we are, the more serious the opposition.\u201d Cole Richards, President of The Voice of the Martyrs, joins VOM Radio this week to talk about helping Christians in free nations, like the United States, discover what it means to follow Christ when it\u2019s unpopular or even costly\u2014something Christians living in restricted nations and hostile areas deal with every day. We\u2019ll also introduce a new resource from The Voice of the Martyrs to inspire believers to learn about and develop a faith worth suffering for. Cole recently wrote a series of editorials in The Voice of the Martyrs free monthly magazine on the topic, \u201cPrepared for Persecution.\u201d The Bible promises opposition (John 16:33) and persecution (II Tim. 3:12) when we live out our faith as biblical disciples of Christ. If Christians in free nations don\u2019t learn these scriptural truths, we will be unprepared to face persecution when it comes. Cole and Todd will also discuss  The Sabina Group Study, a new resource from The Voice of the Martyrs offering inspiring examples of Christians who have taken up their crosses and followed Christ in spite of opposition, persecution, suffering and pain. Examples in the study come from the lives of VOM\u2019s founders, Pastor Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, and also from seven \u201cmodern-day Sabinas,\u201d women who endured intense persecution as faithful witnesses for Christ in our day.  A FREE copy of this brand-new video resource, including the full-length Sabina feature film and six video study sessions, is available right now to anyone who makes a donation to The Voice of the Martyrs. Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcast. 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