We complete our study of the Seven letters to the Seven Church this Sunday. This week is the letter to the Church in Laodicea as found in Revelation 3:14-22. The Christian faith is just one generation away from disappearing. One generation may be deeply in love with Jesus and solidly committed to carrying out his…

This Sunday we continue studying the Letters to the Seven Churches. This week it is the Letter to the Church at Sardis, Revelation 3:1-6. The church at Sardis had the reputation of being alive—vibrant, Spirit-filled, open to God’s work, obedient to God’s Word. But as Jesus looked at this church, he saw a deeper reality….

This Sunday we are continuing our study of the “Seven letters to the Seven Chruches” found in Revelation 2-3. this Sunday we will be discussing the letter to the Church in Philadelphia as in Revelation 3:7-13. “The letter to Philadelphia is a letter of undiluted praise.” At least that is how biblical scholar William Barclay…

We continue to study the “Seven letters to the seven church” as in Revelation 2-3. This week we take a close look at the Letter to the church in Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-19. It is hard to picture Jesus as an angry person—and yet Jesus often was furious. The difference between Jesus’ anger and my…

The series “Seven Letters to Seven churches” continues with the examining of Revelation 2:12-17. One of the greatest spiritual tragedies in the church came in the year AD 313. The year before, two men and their armies fought for control of the Roman Empire. Maxentius and Constantine met for battle north of the city of…

The second letter was to the Church in Smyrna found in Revelation 2:8-11. In the year AD 177 persecution broke out against the Christians living in what is today the French city of Lyon. Christianity had raised the suspicions and hatred of the Roman bureaucrats who governed the city. Have you heard stories through the…