God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
Week 12: The Persecuted Church — What the West Is Missing
Read Chapters 23–24 of God's Smuggler. Key passages: 1 Corinthians 12:26; Hebrews 13:3.
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The deepest challenge of the book is not about border crossings — it is about whether the comfortable church is willing to recognize its spiritual poverty next to the suffering church's riches.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Andrew came to a striking conclusion: the persecuted church, despite its lack of Bibles, buildings, and freedom, was in many respects spiritually healthier than the Western church with all its resources. What specific evidence did he offer for that claim?
2.Hebrews 13:3 commands us to 'remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.' What does it actually mean to remember persecuted believers in a practical way? What does Brother Andrew's life suggest as an answer?
3.1 Corinthians 12:26 says that 'if one part suffers, every part suffers with it.' Andrew understood himself to be literally fulfilling this principle by carrying the resources of the free church to the suffering church. What are the specific ways your own church community could fulfill this verse today?
a.What would it cost you — in time, money, or comfort — to take Hebrews 13:3 seriously?
b.What specific organization, country, or need is God drawing your attention to right now?
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