NEW YEAR OR NEW FEAR? CHRIST’S ADVICE FOR HARD TIMES

We rightly celebrate the New Year but in our present chaotic world it will bring new fears that things will get worse rather than better. Jesus' teaching in Matthew 24 is set against a similar backdrop of global unrest—wars, deception, persecution, pestilence, and rising lawlessness. In this episode Chris Boraston examines Jesus' advice to his disciples on how to survive hard times; beware deceivers, don’t be alarmed, expect and prepare for persecution, resist lawlessness by loving others, and keep the long-term focus on God’s kingdom, both preached and possessed.