“THE RIGHT CONNECTION” John 15:1-8 Having the right connections is important in life. And this is true at many levels. For example, how many of us own a cell phone? How many of us have lost a voice connection while…
Here I Stand
“HERE I STAND” Psalm 46 On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed ninety-five theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. At that time, that church door served as a community bulletin board. Along with Luther’s theses, the…
The Letter to Laodicea: “Lukewarm”
THE LETTER TO LAODICEA: “LUKEWARM” Revelation 3:14-22 At first, the city was called Diospolis; and later, Rhoas. But in 260 B.C., King Antiochus II of Syria renamed the city Laodicea to honor his wife Laodice. Laodicea was located in the…
The Letter to Sardis: “Sleepiness”
THE LETTER TO SARDIS: “SLEEPINESS” Revelation 3:1-6 When Revelation was written in 95 or 96 A.D., Asia Minor was ruled by the Roman Empire. But before the Romans, the Greeks. Before the Greeks, the Persians. And before the Persians, the…
The Letter to Thyatira: Worldliness
THE LETTER TO THYATIRA: “WORLDLINESS” Revelation 2:18-29 Thyatira was the smallest of the seven cities in Revelation. Pliny the Elder, a Roman author, philosopher, and military commander described Thyatira as “one of the unimportant cities of Asia.” Yet, while Thyatira…
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