Seven Letters. Five Weeks.

Week 1: How Should We Live Now and Not Yet? 

Jesus dictated seven letters to seven early churches in Asia Minor . Yet these letters apply to every church and Christian (INCLUDING US) until Jesus returns. How should we live faithfully with discernment and authority? 

Week 2: Starting and Finishing Well 

Letter 1 - Ephesus  (Rev 2:1-7)  
Great example, starts well, yet loses first love

Letter 7 - Laodicea  (Rev 3:14-22) 
Lukewarm, Drifting in the Fallen Culture

Week 3: Embracing Suffering 

Letter 2 - Smyrna  (Rev 2:8-11)
Suffering Church: Walking through the Fires of Persecution 

Letter 6 - Philadelphia  (Rev 3:7-13)
“Best of the Best” financially poor yet spiritually mature and faithful 

Week 4: Discerning Deception 

Letter 3 - Pergamum (Rev 2:12-17)
Truth Compromised Church: Living inside the Cults 

Letter 5 - Sardis  (Rev 3:1-6)
False Sense of Security Appearing Alive, Actually Spiritually Dead! 

Week 5: Accepting the Morning Star Offer 

Letter 4 - Thyatira  (Rev 2:18-23)
Maturing in the Midst of Evil: Faithful with Discernment and Authority 

The Morning Star offer: authority over the nations…even as Jesus received authority from my Father.