Sermons About Revelation
The Church of Thyratira: Revelation 2:18-28
In America, most of us have not been physically threatened for our faith. However, like the church at Thyratira, I would argue that most of our greatest temptations to compromise stem from either economic or social pressures. The church today is radically tempted to compromise by valuing the same things that the culture around us values. We serve a God who calls us to consider everything rubbish in order that we might gain Christ and be found in him. We cannot cling to the values of this world and still hold fast to the righteousness of our savior. Jesus offers us himself. Jesus calls us live lives of repentance, constantly letting go of our sin and clinging to his blood, shed on the cross for our sin, to forgive us and give us his perfect righteousness.
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Jezebel, Jehu and Jesus: Revelation 2:18-29
Thyatira is a simple, blue-collar town. The people there listened to the blue-collar comedy tour, wore hard hats and flannel and had union stickers on their camels. The majority of the population made their money as guild workers. Working with bronze, a pretty metal that provided their livelihood, Thyatiran metal workers would be very familiar with the power of fire and the value of bronze they worked with day in and day out. This would remind them of not only the strength and beauty of the feet of Jesus but also the power to crush and destroy. They would well know the usefulness and comfort a flame of fire could bring. Fire can bring us warmth when we are cold, cook meals, and even shape the metal they sold for their livelihood. But fire can also burn. Fire can devour when there is nothing in its path that can stop it from consuming whatever is in its way. Once again we see a picture of Jesus that brings comfort to his people and would strike fear into those who are compromising. Does this image of Jesus bring you comfort or fear? If it brings you fear, what sin are you hiding or holding that keeps you from running to Jesus?
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The Gospel Frees Us From Confusion
The 1st of 10 sermons in the Emancipation Proclamation Series at Remnant Church in Richmond, Virginia.
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The Second Woe
Pastor Don discusses the sixth trumpet, the 'second woe', in Revelation, and he reveals what it means for the inhabitants of the world.
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The Glorified Savior
In Revelation 1 John introduces himself to his audience and gives us a vision of the glorified Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Pergamum: Revelation 2:12-17
Today we will take a look at the church in Pergamum. Out of all the cities written about in the letter to the seven churches, perhaps none is more flamboyant in its worship of false gods that Pergamum. Pergamum rested on what was called an acropolis, a large city on a hill that was 16 miles from the Aegean Sea it overlooked. It was a wealthy city with many attractions, including the second largest library in the world. It was a major tourist attraction with large and expensive theatres, gymnasiums and temples built throughout the city. Pergamum had temples built for the goddess Athena, the goddess Asclepius, Demeter, Dionysus, the goddess Hera, and of course, an altar to Zeus.
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The Church of Pergamum: Revelation 2:12-27
The church at Pergamum, much like many of our American churches, was filled with three kinds of people: the faithful, the compromisers, and the people who didn’t know which group was correct. As the political capital of the region, emperor worship was at its zenith in Pergamum; it was the place where Satan had his throne. In this context, Jesus rebukes the faithful for tolerating people in their church who are both compromising and telling others that it is ok to compromise. He calls the church at Pergamum and us to confront sin, root it out, and fight it. Our Savior calls us to repent of everything that threatens us from knowing and experiencing the fullness of joy that he has come to offer.
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