Seven Letters to the Churches

Sermons: Revelation 2-3

This is a sermon series on Revelation 2-3 that was preached in our Sunday morning worship services.

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Loveless Orthodoxy
Text: Revelation 2:1-7 Date: 10/31/2010 Speaker: Gary Kirst
Description: If a church just has sound doctrine (orthodoxy), does it have Christ’s approval? Jesus wants his churches to be bastions of love.

The Suffering Church
Text: Revelation 2:8-11 Date: 11/07/2010 Speaker: Neal Patel
Description: Christ’s message to the church at Smyrna is a reminder that faithfulness to the Lord often requires us to face intense suffering. But it is also a reminder that during times of suffering there is great reason to hope!

Life on Satan's Turf
Text: Revelation 2:12-29 Date: 11/14/2010 Speaker: Gary Kirst
Description: To the church in Pergamum Jesus said, “I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is.” That church and the one in Thyatira had some real spiritual challenges – rampant evil and oppression. We face the same challenges today.

Defibrillating Our Faith
Text: Revelation 3:1-6 Date: 11/28/2010 Speaker: Gary Kirst
Description: Jesus' letter to the church in Sardis says: “I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” Whoa! Could that describe us? Does it describe you?

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Letter #6 – To the Underdog
Text: Revelation 3:7-13 Date: 12/05/2010 Speaker: Neal Patel
Description: Christ’s message to the faithful church of Philadelphia.

Spit Out or Decked Out?
Text: Revelation 3:14-22 Date: 01/02/2011 Speaker: Gary Kirst
Description: What does it mean to be a lukewarm church (or lukewarm Christian)? Jesus says he will spit/vomit such a church out of his mouth. Whoa. This is serious. But yet there’s still great hope.