Preparing for Persecution — John 15:18-16:4

About this episode

David Cipriano discusses Jesus' warnings and encouragements about persecution for committed disciples in John 15.

In John 15, Jesus is preparing His disciples for life without Him once He departs. And He gives them some warnings and encouragements about persecution. Because if you’re going to be a committed disciple, then opposition is inevitable. So in today’s Bible study, we’ll see why the world hates Christians along with some comforting words from Jesus. And then at the end, I’ll give you 5 practical takeaways. Related videos: What It Takes to Be a Committed Follower of Christ — https://youtu.be/uouHHVUse_0 The Wildly Different Responses to Jesus — https://youtu.be/Z1jHSQ32aek Hey! I’m David Cipriano, and I’m a youth pastor with a passion for expository teaching, biblical theology, and Christian apologetics. Follow me on Instagram, TikTok, and Threads: @itsdavidcipriano Follow me on X: @itsdavidcip 0:00 Intro 1:41 What persecution is, and how it’s experienced 5:32 Jesus’ warning about persecution 6:01 The world hates Christians because they hate Christ. 10:50 The world hates Christians because we are not of the world. 14:03 The world hates Christians because they don’t know God. 18:33 Jesus’ encouragement for persecution—they would receive the Holy Spirit. 21:26 They would remember…

People in this episode

Host: David Cipriano

Topics covered

• persecution
• discipleship
• Christianity
• encouragement
• Bible study

Keywords

• persecution
• disciples
• Jesus
• Christianity
• Holy Spirit
• Bible study
• encouragement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: John 15:18-16:4, What It Takes to Be a Committed Follower of Christ, The Wildly Different Responses to Jesus

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