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The most important city for the Roman Empire in Asia Minor was Ephesus. It was a port city with great wealth and influence. And their influence largely came from their worship of the goddess Artemis and their practice of magic arts - black magic. Their entire economy was built on idolatry and magic arts. When the Gospel transformed the Christians in Ephesus, the economy felt it. When the church...

As the letter of Revelation makes its way to the church in Smyrna, the Christians there are under intense pressure from all sides. Jesus knows their struggle and suffering, yet His comfort for them is not that it is almost over but that it has just begun. As Christians, suffering often feels like the anger of God rather than His love and grace but as we see in the narrative of Scripture, there ...

For the church in Pergamum, it wasn't the frontal assault of persecution and martyrdom that had Jesus worried for them - it was their handling of the subtle inside job of false teaching and perversion of grace. They were zealous about their faith in Jesus and about salvation but had grown thoughtless in their approach to teaching and learning. This is a call to be mindful, to be transformed in ...

Over the next four weeks, we will look at four of the seven churches to whom the letter of Revelation was written in light of the season of Advent. This sermon is from the first Sunday of Advent, focused on Hope. In this sermon we are looking at the church in Thyatira. There seems to be much good happening at the church but Jesus is concerned about their willingness to tolerate the spirit of co...

As we finish Revelation, we are going back to look at each of the seven churches to whom the letter of Revelation was written. Each city is unique and therefore their introduction to the letter is unique. In this sermon we are looking at the church in Sardis. Sardis was a wealthy, safe, comfortable city along five major trade routes and blessed with a river that produced gold. Its geography kep...

Over the next seven weeks, we will look at each of the seven churches to whom the letter of Revelation was written. Each city is unique and therefore their introduction to the letter is unique. In this sermon we are looking at the church in Philadelphia. Philadelphia was once an important city along a major trade route in Asia Minor. The Greeks saw Philadelphia as an open door to the rest of th...

Over the next seven weeks, we will look at each of the seven churches to whom the letter of Revelation was written. Each city is unique and therefore their introduction to the letter is unique. In this sermon we are looking at the church in Laodicea. Laodicea is known for a few great things but it is ashamed of its water supply. Without their own supply of fresh water, they have to have water b...

With the final chapter of Revelation (and the Bible), we are taken back to the beginning. The Tree of Life from the Garden of Eden appears again, this time alone and in the New Heaven and New Earth. We are being shown that eternal life is not found here on earth. There is no thing, no person, no financial status, no relationship, no job, no diet that will save and satisfy us here. And that is w...

As the visions John has are coming to a close, the Bible itself is coming to a close, as well. And the Bible ends just like it began. In God's sovereign plan for His creation, God's presence was felt in personal, unfettered access. So, for John's final vision, God shows him a renewed earth full of God's glory but it looks like other models we have seen in Scripture before.

The first ten verses of Revelation 20 are some of the most debated verses in all of Scripture. While the church has disagreed on their interpretation for ages, we actually agree more than with disagree. Either way, Jesus wins. But the sobering truth is what we read in the last five verses of the chapter. Time runs out. So, what is the church to do before that final judgment?

As the book of Revelation reaches its conclusion, John is shown two more visions of Jesus. These two visions reveal the way Jesus is returning at His second coming. He is coming as a groom to take His bride home and to celebrate with a wedding feast. AND He is coming as a victorious warrior king to collect the spoils of the battle He has already won. This is the heart of any prophecy - revealin...

As the book of Revelation begins to make its descent to its conclusion, John begins to call back to many of the patterns and pictures he has given us in the book. In this passage, the churches on Asia Minor - under intense persecution from the Roman Empire - are shown what Rome actually is. They have been tempted to give in or give up and John is being shown an image of a woman on the first bea...

As the wrath of God is fully and finally poured out, we have a decision to make. Do we choose to rest under the finished work of Jesus or the final wrath of God?

With the dragon and its beasts after humankind, God responds with the powerful weapon of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Two Beasts | Revelation 13

The Church | Revelation 11:1-18

The Dragon | Revelation 11:19-12:17

The Seven Trumpets | Revelation 8-10:11

The Seven Seals | Revelation 6-7

The Lamb | Revelation 5

The Throne Room | Revelation 4

In The Midst | Revelation 1:9-3:22

The Almighty | Revelation 1:4-8

The Revelation | Revelation 1:1-3

The End of the Matter | Ecclesiastes 12:9-14

Remember Your Creator | Ecclesiastes 10:16-12:8

Wisdom is Better | Ecclesiastes 9:11-10:15

Eat Your Bread With Joy | Ecclesiastes 8:1-9:10