Revelation 2:8-11 — Do not fear the tribulation, persecution, and suffering we experience and will experience. Endure these patiently. Remain faithful to Jesus even if it means death. We will live forever. Our Risen Lord brings life out of death. He empowers us to overcome tribulation, remain faithful, and He gives us eternal life.
This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!
Read MoreRevelation 2:1-7 — Jesus Christ writes to His Church to encourage us to endure in faithful witness to Him in the face of persecution even death. We should not compromise with the world, nor tolerate evil or false teachings. As Lord of His Church, Jesus commends, corrects, reprimands, and calls to repentance. We should repent and return to our first love. Our love for God should show in love in action toward others and in passionate witnessing to Christ. When we conquer through faithful endurance and suffering we receive life.
This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!
Read MoreRevelation 1:9-20 — Jesus Christ is the Lord God Almighty, the great I AM. He is Lord of his Church and as such, He is present with and holds her in his hands. Therefore, we do not fear. We fulfill our call as priestly kings by faithfully witnessing to Jesus. We endure suffering and tribulation. We remain faithful even in death because we know that we will ultimately overcome because Jesus overcame death and is the Living One who lives forever.
This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!
Read MoreRevelation 1:1-8 — This revelation of Jesus Christ is the word of God showing to his church what God has done in Christ. Jesus is coming! The Lord God Almighty, the Creator of All, assures and guarantees this because He is sovereign over all history. History unfolds according to his will and for his glory. Therefore, we have grace and peace in all circumstances because the Triune God is the source of our grace and peace.
This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!
Read MoreRevelation 1:1-8 & 22:6-21 — “I am coming soon.” This is the focus of Revelation when we read it as one, coherent book and story. The sovereign God, the Lord Almighty is in control of history. The Lord Jesus Christ is coming back to establish finally God’s kingdom in the new creation. This truth encourages and motivates us to worship God, persevere in persecution, obey Him by living the kingdom life, and so remain faithful witnesses to God’s love in this world.
This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!
Read MoreRevelation 1:1-3 — How do we read Revelation? It is a powerful book that inspired many to sermons, theology, poetry, music, song, and worship. But unfortunately, Revelation has also been abused, misused, and misunderstood by many. It is an apocalyptic prophecy framed as a letter written by John to real churches in Asia. It is an exquisite literature piece inspired as such by the Holy Spirit. It communicates God’s Word to the first-century believers and to every generation since then. Therefore, we must read Revelation with awe, respect, and humility asking the Spirit to open our hearts and minds to hear His Word, to listen, and obey. We do this while we are praying all the time with the Church through the ages, “ Come, Lord Jesus.”
This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!
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