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Suffering

“Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.

So be happy when you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs. But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!” (1 Peter 4:12-16)

Do we see it as a privilege to suffer for being a Christian? We are called to be set apart from the world, so it is natural there will be division that will lead to persecution.

And when we are persecuted we are ‘partners with Christ in his suffering’ (v13). Suffering for being a Christian is to be expected – the world is in rebellion against God and so will be opposed to His people. If we aren’t suffering, it raises the question, are we doing enough? For Jesus warns us that as they persecuted Him the Master, so they will also persecute us His servants.

So maybe if we aren’t facing persecution for our faith it is because we aren’t standing out as radically different from the world. Does the devil see us having enough impact to be worthy of attention and attack? If Christianity were illegal would there be enough evidence to arrest us?

We are saved because Jesus was willing to suffer for us. We are called to be like him. We need to ‘arm [ourselves] with the same attitude he had and be ready to suffer, too’ (1 Peter 4:1). It is time to be ready to suffer. Stop thinking of your own comfort, and focus on being like Christ. You never know what God can use your suffering for!

Pete Greig Interview

This weekend is Summer Madness weekend, when thousands of young people descend on Belfast’s Kings Hall to camp out, worship God, have great teaching, attend all sorts of seminars and workshops and generally get the summer started with a focus on God and having a great time. (If you are in Northern ireland and want to find out more, check out their website here - you can still get a residential pass and come in for everything for just £35).

And for those of you who are going, to help you get in the mood for it, we thought we’d post up this video interview Pete McM did with Pete Grieg (the 24/7 Prayer guy and The Vision writer).

And also, just wanted to let you know that Reflections, the book of 45 devotions from Pete McM will be onsale at Summer Madness in the bookstall alongside all the big name authors for just £5 - compared to the online order price this is a good discount, and will allow you to save on postage costs, so if you like the stuff here on All4God, and would like to get a book full of that sort of devotions if you are heading to Summer Madness don’t miss Reflections at the bookstore!

Michael Jackson/Hero Worship

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock all weekend, you will know that on Thursday a musical legend passed away. And no matter what you think of him as a person, I doubt you can deny that musically, Michael Jackson has had some great tunes over the years, and had a major influence on many other artists. But watching the coverage, it all seems a little excessive. The internet came to a near standstill on Thursday night for a start, and the weekend’s papers have been full of his life story, the controversies and theories over how exactly he died (personally I blame it on the boogie). And here’s the thing: Yes he was a great singer and dancer, but he was one person who died. Every three seconds a child dies from hunger, but that gets no mention, despite the fact that it is happening every three seconds of every day.

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If today was your last day

My best friend gave me the best advice He said each day’s a gift and not a given right

You might have heard Nickelback’s latest song, ‘If today was your last day’. Personally I am quite a fan. It is all about what you would do if you knew you wouldn’t have another chance at things and tomorrow was too late – would you make your mark, would you call old friends, would you forgive your enemies? And in the video it has these guys doing random kind deeds, making up with their ex, calling long lost friends. Search it on youtube if you haven’t seen/heard it. And while they aren’t a Christian band, and it isn’t a Christian song, it raises some points that are especially relevant for us, as we know that Jesus is coming back at some point, and at that point, tomorrow will be too late. Continue reading this →

Hope Dealers

This Saturday (June 20th) in Craigavon, Northern ireland there is a free concert ‘Hope Dealers’ from the guys behind Megalife that may be of interest to you - check out the flyer for all the info - David Ostby Band, Dublin Gospel Choir, Mark Ferguson Band, Nlighten and Reedstar are playing, it’s from 4pm-10pm at the Craigavon Lakes centre, and is totally free.

Facebook

Are you a facebook addict? Are you regularly checking your friend’s staus updates, leaving them comments and super poking people? Then All4God has some good news for you - you can now become a fan of All4God on facebook, and receive notification in your news feed every time there is a new post up on All4God - so you’ll have an excuse to spend more time on facebook, and be able to get some spiritual benefit out of it! Not only that but we’ll also be sharing short thoughts and posting links to other sites and videos we like that we want to share with you. Plus you can leave comments on all our facebook postings and interact with each other. As well as that, when you join it will mean All4God shows up in your friend’s highlights, drawing their attention to All4God and helping to spread the message about the need to live out your faith.

So what are you waiting for? If you have facebook, just click this link, and become a fan today!