1. The Persecution We Will Endure 

• The Certainty Of Persecution (John 15:18-20)
• The Meaning of Persecution

2.  The Promise We Have Been Given

3.  The Position We Should Take - An Attitude Of Joy

Five Things That Will Allow Rejoicing in Persecution

1.  Persecution Is A Demonstration Of Our Identity

2. God Uses Persecution To Refine Us

3. We Can Show The Difference that Christ Makes In A Person’s Life 

4. We Know of The Promise Of Rewards.

5. We Know That Jesus Is Near When We Are Suffering