The Spiritually Lukewarm Church

The Spiritually Lukewarm Church | Revelation 3: 14-22

What makes you sick and want to throw up? This letter was written to the seventh church in Laodicea-in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). Unlike the poor church in Smyrna (in ch. 2:9), the church at Laodicea benefited from the thriving Roma economy. They had become so self-sufficient that they could not see their need for Jesus. As Jesus looked inside, all He saw was lukewarmness. He has no commendation but very sharp words and medicine for this church. So, following in our passage, we'll see: a The dangers of lukewarmness. b) The prescription for lukewarmness. c) The cure for lukewarmness.

The Weak Church And The Sovereign Lord

The Weak Church and The Sovereign Lord | Revelation 3: 7-13

What door of opportunities are open before us as a church? This letter was written to the sixth church in Philadelphia-in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). Like Tokyo, the city there lived in insecurity because of frequent earthquakes. The church was facing a lot of pressures from the religious Jews and the Roman Emperor cult. Verse 8 says the church had "but little power." As a minority, this church was rather small and weak.' But, in the midst of all the challenges, they remained faithful to Jesus. So, following in our passage, we'll see: a The Lord who opens the door for us. b) The Lord who keeps us in our trial. c) The Lord who is coming soon for us.

Remember Your First Love

Remember Your First Love | Revelation 2: 1–7

Do you remember falling in love for the first time? What was it like? Earlier in ch. 1, when John saw the glorified vision of Jesus, he was told to write to the seven churches in Asia Minor. Here, the first letter was addressed to the church in Ephesus that had forsaken their first love. This church was still championing the truth of the gospel; they were still doing good works and enduring patiently. But Jesus is going to call this church to turn to her first love. So following in our passage, we’ll see: a) Jesus sees our patient endurance. b) Jesus sees what our hearts love most. c) Jesus promises us life in paradise.

Seeing The Glorified Jesus

Seeing The Glorified Jesus | Revelation 1: 9–20 | Joey Zorina

What comes to your mind when you think about Jesus? As we saw last week, John had begun his first sentence with “the revelation of Jesus Christ” (v. 1). The whole book is a prophecy of unfolding events and what Jesus is saying to churches facing persecution, compromise and false teaching. Yet, Jesus is not only the revealer of the truths, but also the one being revealed as John said in vv. 4–8. And this grand vision of Jesus had come to John—not in a time of comfort and ease but in a time of great suffering. So, in our passage, we’ll look at: a) The patient endurance in our sufferings. b) The portrait of our warrior-King. c) The presence of Jesus in our fears.

Unveiling Jesus Christ

Unveiling Jesus Christ | Revelation 1: 1–8 | Pastor Joey Zorina

What is the book of Revelation mainly about? Revelation was recorded by the apostle John while he was in exile on the Island of Patmos (which is in present day Turkey)! John had received this revelation around the mid 90s AD at the time of the Roman Emperor Domitian. The book was written to first-century churches in Asia. But what is the book mainly about? Is it mainly about difficult symbols, dragon and end times? In our passage, we’ll see that:- a) It’s all about the revealing of Christ. b) It’s all about the grace of Christ. c) It’s all about the return of Christ.