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The church in this city, at the time John wrote this, appeared alive. But from Jesus' perspective the church was dead. There is nothing good said about this church and there were only…
The church in the city of Thyatira has good things and bad things happening in the church. Jesus points out those who are faithful and those who really need to stop and turn the other …
Believer's new lives in Christ are not simply given to us by the Lord to sit idly by and while the battle for the souls of mankind rage in the spirit realm. There is a purpose for each…
The city of Pergamos has been well documented in history and the believers in this city, during the time of John, experienced people in the church who had compromised their faith when t…
The church in the city of Smyrna suffered severe persecution. They were faithful and received no correction from Jesus rather they were called to be faithful until the death.
As children of God we need to have the mind of Christ or in other words we need to think in a manner consistent with His will. This is only truly possible when His Holy Spirit has the …
The first church listed in chapter 2 is the church in the city of Ephesus. This would be the church Timothy was involved with and John would return to after his exile. Their church wa…
Kicking off the Book of Revelation, we see John and his interaction with the post-resurrected Jesus who gives John instruction to write this book and deliver it to 7 churches.
Amaziah was a king in the southern kingdom. He started his reign well but went sideways and ultimately ended up dying in disgrace and leaving the kingdom in shambles. What happened to…
Pre-Millennial, A-Millennial, Post-Millennial, Pre-Tribulation, Mid-Tribulation, Post-Tribulation. If a student of the Bible is interested in the End Times events or Eschatology, these…
In this episode I share my personal journey into studying the book of Revelation and what brought me to the Pre-Tribulation view. While I don't expect this to change everybody's convic…
The Book of Revelation is a very intriguing book to many and to those who wish to delve into a study of the book there are many things that are helpful to the student that, if learned a…
There are several places in the Scriptures where God's goodness and love are proclaimed. One such phrase is "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures …
King Jehoshaphat was a good king reigning over the southern kingdom of Judah. But he allied himself with Ahab, the wicked king of the north, and that caused a lot of issues not only in…
Wrapping up this series on conflict we look at ways to avoid conflict and also ways to enter into conflict when appropriate. The big issue is being led by the Holy Spirit so we know we…
Dealing with people who are annoying but their behavior doesn't rise to the point where they have sinned against you can be frustrating and cause conflict. But ensuring we are walking …
Jesus gives us instruction on conflict resolution within the family of God that is very effective but sadly is not often used when conflicts arise. The result is the conflict doesn't g…
My friend Robert has led a very interesting life with a lot of hardship experiences including being homeless as a kid, a broken marriage, nearly dying twice while serving in the militar…
If we are walking in obedience and allowing the Lord to guide us, then the things we are instructed to do by the Holy Spirit will come to be and remind us of how God provides for us in …
When we look at salvation from a biblical perspective, we see many things occur when a person receives Jesus and believes upon His name. Forgiveness is one of those things we are grant…