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6/4/2017 – The 7 Churches of Revelation – Part 5 – The Church at Thyatira Revelation 2:18-29. Ancient Thyatira was a less notable city than the first three in Revelation, but it was still a place of great tension and temptation for the early church. In response, Jesus...

5/28/2017 – The 7 Churches of Revelation – Part 4 – The Church at Pergamum Revelation 2:12-17. The church at Pergamum has found itself increasingly indistinguishable from its surrounding culture by following “the teaching of Balaam.” What is the warning in this text...

5/21/2017 – The 7 Churches of Revelation – Part 3 – The Church at Smyrna Revelation 2:8-11. The message to Smyrna is one to all churches and believers who find themselves wounded by the religious and or political powers that be.

5/14/2017 – The 7 Churches of Revelation – Part 2 – The Church at Ephesus Revelation 2:1-7. There were many things to commend the church at Ephesus, except the most needful thing. Love. As a church that has parted ways with poor expressions of fundamental...

5/7/2017 – The 7 Churches of Revelation – Part 1 – An Overview Revelation 1. An overview of John's letter including an analysis of literary style, context, and the recipients.

5/23/2017 – Sweet! The tomb is empty. Now what? I Corinthians 7:29-31; Romans 12:1-2. Living the resurrection life here and now.

4/16/2017 – Easter 2017 – The proof-of-life the World Needs Most. Luke 24:13-32. How can we best affirm the resurrection?

4/9/2017 – The Lord's Prayer – Part 7 – Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us Matthew 6:5-15.

4/2/2017 – The Lord's Prayer – Part 6 – Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors Matthew 6:5-15. To pray "forgive us our debts" we need to recognize we have them: debts. And the mandate "to forgive our debtors" can be particularly challenging, especially when...