The church at Laodicea weren’t passionate for God. They weren’t completely cold or worldly. They were somewhere in the middle, trying to ride the fence and please everyone. There was no real conviction. Preferring comfort to following Jesus, they were lukewarm, and Jesus said that makes Him sick. This Sunday, we will conclude the Revelation: The Seven series by looking at this lukewarm church.
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The church in Philadelphia was small. It clung to existence in the midst of a city that did not want it and a government that oppressed it. Rocked by earthquakes and pushed to the margins of society, its destiny was nonetheless completely secure. Jesus holds the key of the Kingdom of God and holds the door open. Nobody can shut it. We welcome our very own Nathan Clifton who will be exploring our role in the glorious Kingdom of God through Christ’s words to the church in Philadelphia.
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The church at Sardis had a reputation of being alive and yet it was dead. A church can do all the right things but if it is not being transformed by the work and power of the Holy Spirit it will be dead. Jesus encourages his church to repent and renew our affection for Christ and each other.
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The thought of the letter to the church in Thyatira follows very closely to the letter to the church at Pergamon, that we looked at last week. It's a letter about a church that had many good points, but also was engaged in compromising with error, compromising with sin - like the church at Pergamon.
We will take an in-depth look at the seriousness of sin in the church and how God reacts to it, the evidence of true Christianity, and the wonderful, gracious promise of God to His own.
This Sunday we welcome Pr John Snelgrove back to The Bridge, continuing the series Revelation: The Seven.
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In the letter Pergamum, Jesus encourages this church for withstanding physical, social and spiritual persecution. But the church at Pergamum was tolerating false teaching in the church. So Jesus rebukes them for their apostate beliefs and resulting immoral behaviour.
The sad story of Pergamum is that at some point the apostasy won. Today there are no Christians in Pergamum. The great problem is that it can happen to us, our family, or to our church. It is important to take a stand for the truth of God’s word.
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In the letter to the church in Smyrna, Jesus affirms his Lordship over human history and that he is the one who died and lives forevermore. Jesus, the one who loves his church in Smyrna, applies his resurrection authority and love in a tender and courage-producing way to a struggling little church. The church at Smyrna was going to face heartache, suffering and persecution, but Jesus reassures them that faithfulness in the midst of persecution will lead to the crown of life.
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This Sunday we will begin a new series, Revelation: The Seven. Each Sunday we will look at one of the seven churches in Revelation 2-3. This Sunday, Pr. Chris will preach from Revelation 2:1-7. In this passage, Jesus commended the church at Ephesus for how they serve faithfully, endure hardships, have sound doctrine, and hate heretics. All signs pointed to a healthy vibrant church that was recognised for great accomplishments, but Jesus had a big criticism. They are not very loving. Instead of merely criticising the Ephesians, we must read Jesus’ words humbly and realise how we could become like them.
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