Let us begin by reading Ephesians 1:3-14,

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his wi...

Our text this morning and next week will be Ephesians 1:3-6,

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to th...

Our text is Ephesians 1:1-2,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Today is the first of many Sunday’s that we will come to study this book.

• Will we come with hearts that are receptive and full of anticipation?

• Will we come with humility and a sens...

“‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. 4 Yet you have still a few...

Over the last two weeks we have looked at Jesus’ words to the church in Ephesus and the church in Smyrna.

• Both competed with each other for status, recognition and honor.

• Ephesus and Smyrna were rich and successful because of trade routes.

Today we are going to consider Jesus’ words to the church in Pergamum.

• Pergamum is not able to compete with Ephesus or Smyrna in regards to trade.

• Howev...

Our Text this morning is found in Revelation 3:14-22,

14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation.

15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17 For you say,...

18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.

19 “‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and...

Recently, we looked at the seven churches in Revelation 2-3.

• Each church faced challenges within the churches and in the cities in which they lived.

• Each church faced a battles in the world in which Satan roams.

When Jesus addressed these churches He typically disclosed four things to them.

• Jesus revealed Himself to them

• Jesus commended most of the churches for something good He had seen i...

Last week we finished looking at the seven churches addressed in Revelation 2 and 3. All of these Christians were to hear His word, repent and remain faithful till the very end.

• W saw the importance of being disciples even in a chaotic environment.

• We see this chaos in us, in our community and even in the church.

• Ephesus was called to remember the love that they had at the beginning.

• Smyr...

We recently finished looking at the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3. Typically Jesus would speak to them in the following way:

1. He would reveal something about Himself

2. He would commend them for something good

3. He would confront some sin to repent of

4. He would give a promise to those who would overcome

Three Observations:

#1 Observation: Many of us may be prone to pay more attention to o...