Revelation 2:18-29 — The Son of God tells us to hold on to what we have in Him and do His deeds until the end, and He will reward our deeds and make us rulers in His kingdom. He will give us the Morning Star, Himself, and we will live eternally with Him.
This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!
Read MoreRevelation 2:12-17 — Take a hold of and hold fast to the Name of Jesus Christ. Don’t deny your faith in Him. Do not hold to the false teachings that lead us to compromise with an idolatrous and immoral culture. Do not tolerate these. Repent, otherwise the Living Word will pronounce His deadly judgment on us. Remaining faithful we overcome and we will be named as His people and live in eternal fellowship with the Lord.
This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!
Read MoreRevelation 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!
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