As Paul had made clear to this church (and continues to), suffering for the sake of Christ is inevitable.  The question ought never to be “Will we face persecution?” but, rather, “How do we respond when we do face persecution? ” We want the same thing Paul wanted – for followers of Jesus to remain unshaken in their faith.  In this passage we will explore that faith is much, much deeper than simply “believing certain facts about Jesus”. 
(1 Thessalonians 3:1-5)