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…
Viewer Discretion Advised
“VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED” 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 I was confirmed on May 14, 1967, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Winter Haven, Florida. Despite the five decades since, I still have vivid memories of that day: wearing a new suit, new shirt,…
Rest for the Weary
“REST FOR THE WEARY” Matthew 11:25-30 There are many personal invitations from God in Scripture. The invitation to worship: “Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker,” Psalm 95:6. The invitation to call…
The Letter to Pergamum: “Compromise”
THE LETTER TO PERGAMUM: “COMPROMISE” Revelation 2:12-17 Last Sunday we visited the First Christian Church of Philadelphia; a small, loyal group of believers being persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ. Today, we travel to Pergamum and meet a Christian…
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