Today is our final letter to the churches but before we get to Laodicea, I want to share a different perspective of all of the seven churches. Have you wondered why these seven churches were addressed? There are other churches that we are familiar with: Colossae, Antioch, and Corinth to name a few, but JesusContinue reading “Jesus’ Group Text: Laodicea (Lukewarm)”
Category Archives: Revelation
Jesus’ Group Text: Sardis (Feeble & Dying)
The next church to be addressed is the church at Sardis. If you’re keeping up, we’ve covered the careless church (Ephesus), the crowned church (Smyrna), the compromising church (Pergamos), and the corrupted church (Thyatira). Today’s church is known as the feeble church. Feeble means lacking physical strength. But it can also mean lacking spiritual strength,Continue reading “Jesus’ Group Text: Sardis (Feeble & Dying)”
Jesus’ Group Text: Thyatira (Corruption)
We are on our 4th church addressed in the letter John wrote on behalf of Jesus. We’ve looked at the church at Ephesus – the careless church because they had been careless with their first love for Jesus. Then we discussed Smyrna – the crowned church. This was a church whose people were persecuted andContinue reading “Jesus’ Group Text: Thyatira (Corruption)”
Jesus’ Group Text: Pergamos (Compromising)
Last week, we discussed the first two churches in the letter that Jesus had John send to seven specific churches in Asia Minor. Ephesus, the careless or loveless church whose members were doing a lot of good things and working tirelessly, but they had lost their first love for Jesus. He commended them on manyContinue reading “Jesus’ Group Text: Pergamos (Compromising)”
Jesus’ Group Text: Ephesus & Smyrna (Passion & Persecution)
We are in Revelation 2 today. Last week, in Revelation 1, John was given a message, a vision, and instructions from Jesus. Revelation 1:19 NKJV Jesus tells John, “Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.” Revelation 1 was what John hadContinue reading “Jesus’ Group Text: Ephesus & Smyrna (Passion & Persecution)”
We’re Going to be Okay
It’s a little hard to believe that this time four years ago, we were about to experience a worldwide pandemic. Some of the common phrases we heard were “unprecedented”, “unchartered territory”, and “unknown”. What was so frightening to many of us was the fear of the unknown. Especially in the beginning of it, we wouldContinue reading “We’re Going to be Okay”
Beacons of Light 