The Letter to Sardis: “Sleepiness”
THE LETTER TO SARDIS: “SLEEPINESS” Revelation 3:1-6 When Revelation was written in 95 or 96 A.D., Asia Minor was ruled by the Roman Empire. But before the Romans, the Greeks. …
The Letter to Thyatira: Worldliness
THE LETTER TO THYATIRA: “WORLDLINESS” Revelation 2:18-29 Thyatira was the smallest of the seven cities in Revelation. Pliny the Elder, a Roman author, philosopher, and military commander described Thyatira as …
Viewer Discretion Advised
“VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED” 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 I was confirmed on May 14, 1967, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Winter Haven, Florida. Despite the five decades since, I still have vivid …
Rest for the Weary
“REST FOR THE WEARY” Matthew 11:25-30 There are many personal invitations from God in Scripture. The invitation to worship: “Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before …
The Letter to Pergamum: “Compromise”
THE LETTER TO PERGAMUM: “COMPROMISE” Revelation 2:12-17 Last Sunday we visited the First Christian Church of Philadelphia; a small, loyal group of believers being persecuted for their faith in Jesus …