This ancillary booklet to The Martyrs Oath will introduce people to the scope and depth of the persecution of Christians in todays world. Christians are in a fight for their lives in the Middle East, Africa, and even in parts of Asia. For Western Christians, who typically run into cultural pressures to remain silent about their faith, this type of persecution is difficult to fully comprehend. This convenient and short book, 10 Things You Must Know about the Global War on Christianity, will outline the steps Christians need to take in order to understand what is going on, and also to pray intelligently for our brothers and sisters in need. Saber más

Be Inspired by Amazing Eyewitness Stories of Hope and Courage from the Persecuted Church
We are witnessing an astonishing escalation in Christian persecution like we have rarely seen since the first century. Some estimate that every five minutes, a Christian is martyred for his or her faith. Countries like Egypt have experienced more Christian persecution in the last five years than in the previous six hundred years combined. And who could have missed the atrocities of ISIS in Syria, Boko Haram in Nigeria, and the continued persecution of Christians in North Korea?

Johnnie Moore, like many American Christians, didnt fully appreciate the extent of what was going on--until he witnessed the graduation of theology students in India. Unlike graduation ceremonies in America--where feel-good speeches made by visiting celebrities are common--this one featured a remarkable oath. It wasnt an oath to excel or succeed. It was an oath to be willing to die, if necessary, for the cause of Christ. This was no empty promise. This was a choice, choosing the eternal over the temporal.

Johnnie knew he was witnessing a raw, first-century Christianity that his comfortable American version had shielded him from. "For the first time, I really understand my faith," says Johnnie Moore. Now, hes on a mission to give this same experience to others. He and his team have crisscrossed the world, recorders in hand, gathering eyewitness accounts from dozens of people who survived persecution--and the stories of some who didnt.

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From the flap (HC edition):
I’ll never forget witnessing two thousand followers of Jesus take a martyr’s oath.
I was in India attending the graduation at a Bible school. The founder of the school knew firsthand the sting of persecution. He had survived at least fifteen assassination attempts and walked with a limp because he had been beaten so many times.
He made it clear that each of his students would be qualified for graduation only once they confessed their willingness to serve Jesus even if it meant their death. They were to repeat after him, word for word, a martyr’s oath.
The first time I saw this, it shook my faith in a way I had never felt before. The temperatures soared over one hundred degrees without even a whiff of breeze, as two thousand students pressed together with their family and friends. Unlike the American culture I was accustomed to, no one complained about the heat while singing "I Sur-render All."
Word by word, the resolute roar of the students’ voices rose from that dusty tent as they pledged their lives to Jesus. I remember thinking that I was standing in the book of Acts, witnessing a raw, first-century Chris-tianity that I’d been shielded from in the United States. I felt deprived yet suddenly spiritually alive.
I asked myself: Why are so few of us in America willing to live for Jesus when others are so willing to die for him? Seeing Jesus through the eyes of the persecuted church transformed me.
I’ve written this book because I believe seeing your faith through their eyes will change you, too.

-Johnnie Moore Saber más

Today we are witnessing one of the most severe and unrelenting attempts at Christian persecution in church history. It’s happening in our time-in our modern era-and on our watch. It’s happening across the globe-from Syria to Sudan, from Nigeria to North Korea. This isn’t time for us to dedicate one day a year to pray for our brothers and sisters in the persecuted church. This type of crisis happens once in a millennium, and it demands that we pray as we never have before, because we are one with our brothers and sisters in harm’s way. We should pray as we hope others would pray for us if we were the ones sitting defenseless in the middle of the path of persecution.

We Are One is a 40-day devotional prayer guide for today’s persecuted church. It’s not enough to offer vague prayers for our brothers and sisters who face life-threatening situations in the Middle East and beyond. We need to pray with information, with purpose, and with confidence. This guide can inspire you and your family to do just that, with incredible stories of courage and strength, faith and hope within its pages.

Spend the next 40 days being inspired, challenged, and encouraged. Spend the next 40 days praying for the persecuted church. Saber más

Christians in many parts of the world are in a fight for their lives.
Meanwhile, most of us in the West live our Christian lives in near-total freedom and security. It makes it hard for us to relate to them, but it doesn’t lessen our responsibility to care for them.

In 10 Things You Must Know about the Global War on Christianity, readers will discover how pervasive and brutal the persecution of Christians is in today’s world. This short but compelling booklet will outline the steps Christians must take in order first to understand the reality of the global war on Christianity and second to pray resolutely for our brothers and sisters on the front lines.

Join Johnnie Moore on this compelling journey to the heart of the Christian faith. Saber más