Faith in the Wilderness: Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church (audio)
Faith in the Wilderness
“If we want revival in our communities, then let us learn from those being revived.”
For many Western Christians, the experience of suffering and persecution is remote. For Chinese Christians, on the other hand, persecution is a regular aspect of the Christian life. If a Christian from the West was transported to a Chinese house church, the topic of suffering would be ever-present in preaching and conversation. With decades of persecution under government oppression and a rich theology of suffering, the Chinese house church movement has much to contribute theologically to the global church.
In Faith in the Wilderness, editors Hannah Nation and Simon Liu pull together the insights of the Chinese Church for the West. These sermonic letters from Chinese Christians pull back the curtain on the pastoral heart and hope behind the house church’s remarkable faithfulness, awakening readers to the reality of the gospel—the ground of our hope—in the midst of darkness. Readers will be convicted, encouraged, and edified by the testimony of these Chinese Christians.
Praise for Faith in the Wilderness
Let us learn from the witness of our Chinese brothers and sisters so that we can stand fast all the better as we face trials wherever we live.
—Tim Keller, from the foreword
Feed yourself on the riches here; you will be thankful that you did.
—Paul Tripp
...a timely resource for Christians in the freer world.
—K.A. Ellis
These sermons challenge our complacency and self-pity with Christ-centred gospel faith, hope, and joy.
—Christopher J. H. Wright
- Foreword by Tim Keller
- A Church Acquainted with Suffering
- Meditations on Brokenness
- “Let Us Fall into the Hand of the Lord” by Guo Muyyn
- “A Deadly World” by Simon Liu
- “Sin and Hell” by Yang Xibo
- Meditations on Redemption
- “Why We Must Pursue Christ” by Brian Li
- “True Love” by Victor Guo
- “Never Lost” by Chen Yi
- Meditations on Hope
- “Test of Faith” by Noah Wang
- “Our Hope” by San Shou
- “On the Other Side of the Sea” by Paul Peng
- Title: Faith in the Wilderness: Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church
- Editors: Hannah Nation & Simon Liu
- Narrator: Michael Beck
- Publisher: Kirkdale Press
- Publication Date: 2022
- Length: 5 hours and 48 minutes
- Format: Audio
Hannah Nation is managing director for the Center for House Church Theology and content director for China Partnership. She is co-editor of Grace to the City: Studies in the Gospel from China.
Simon Liu is a pastor and mentor to pastors in China. Over the past decade, he has been involved in over 140 church plants across China.