The Church of Pergamum receives a stern letter. Jesus addresses them as the double edged sword so you know that this is going to be a letter that cuts deep. Pergamum, where Satan had his throne, an evil oppressed city and yet God calls His church to live above reproach and to not conform to their environment. The Church of Pergamum had allowed for compromise and this letter serves as their reminder to repent and to turn back to Jesus. The same stands true for us today. If you have compromised and turned away from the Lord, He is calling us back to Him and all we need to do is to REPENT. Join us for an episode of laughs, fun and a challenge to passionately pursue the purity of the Gospel.

Life can be hard, and sometimes God allows it! He allows us to walk through trial and hardships as it not only purifies us, but glorifies Him. The church of Smyrna suffered persecution. Jesus commends them and encourages them to hold on and be faithful, even unto death. In this episode we dig a little deeper into the hard seasons of life and talk about how to keep holding on.

A famous church in a famous city and to be honest, a church most of us would want to be part of. The worked hard and did good deeds, the took the responsibility of building God's house seriously. An alive and active church and yet Jesus had this against them... they had forgotten their first love. They were so busy doing that they neglected being. Their works became more important than their worship. This is something that each one of us can easily fall prey to. We are so busy with our Fathers work that we actually forget to be with our Father. God is more interested in relationship with us than anything we can do for Him. The tension for us is to not be idle and lazy with what He has commissioned us to do, but also not neglect the most important thing in our lives and that is the person of Jesus. "Whoever has an ear to hear, let him hear..."

I truly believe that there is so much within the letters to the seven churches that Jesus wants us to see and know and understand for right now.When John wrote these letters, the church was riddled with idolatry, immorality and false teaching. In His love and mercy Jesus appealed to each church challenging them but also giving them the road map to live faithfully till the end.I believe these three issues are still rampant within the church and that in His mercy and love Jesus is challenging us to get right before He returns.Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting a church each week but for this week I am joined by a guest as we delve into the introduction of these letters. “Whoever has ears to hear...”

In the book of Revelation, Jesus addresses 7 churches each of which carry a challenge and encouragement which applies to us today. The church of Laodicea had fallen into apathy, neither hot nor cold when it concerned their faith in Jesus. This is heart breaking and an easy path for any of us to take. We love Jesus so much, but just enough that we can still have fun in the world and live how we see fit. Living life like this just doesn't work and God requires that we are either hot or cold but not living in the middle. Yet the reward for those who repent and turn back is by far the most beautiful. If you find yourself in this space of apathy and compromise, be encouraged by the words of Jesus and allow Him to draw you back unto Himself.

In the book of Revelation, Jesus addresses 7 churches each of which carry a challenge and encouragement which applies to us today. The church of Philadelphia, the faithful church, were the only ones who did not receive a rebuke from the Lord. Positioned as a missionary church, they lived faithfully for the cause of Christ and Jesus only encourages them to continue to step through the open doors that He has provided.

In the book of Revelation, Jesus addresses 7 churches each of which carry a challenge and encouragement  which applies to us today. The church of Sardis had the appearance of being alive but they were dead inside. It's easy for any of us to fade into apathy, but Jesus wants to breathe new life into us so that we can finish strong what He has purposed for us.

In the book of Revelation, Jesus addresses 7 churches, each of which carry a challenge and encouragement which applies to us today. The church of Thyatira had allowed themselves to become corrupted by false teaching and immorality. Jesus encourages them to REPENT and HOLD FIRM.It's easy to go off course and so this letter is a great reminder for us, to HOLD FIRM to Jesus and the purity of His Word.

In the book of Revelation, Jesus addresses 7 churches, each of which carry a challenge and encouragement which applies to us today. To the church of Pergamum, the compromising church, Jesus challenges them regarding their allowance of compromise within the church. He encourages them to REPENT and come back to Him and the purity of the gospel.

In the book of Revelation, Jesus addresses 7 churches, each of which carry a challenge and encouragement which applies to us today. To the church of Smyrna, the persecuted church, Jesus encourages them to keep being faithful, even to the end. We don't like to think about persecution in the Western church, but we should and we should choose now to be digging deep in our relationship with Jesus so that when storms and trials come, we will remain faithful to the end.