The city of Laodicea was prominent and wealthy, famed for its banks and its merchants, and for the manufacture of linen and the production of healing eye ointments. And the church in Laodicea was similarly prosperous, wealthy and successful – on the outside. Revelation 3…
Philadelphia is the smallest and the least significant of the seven towns and cities receiving letters from the Risen Christ in the book of Revelation. The church too was weak and struggling. But there is no criticism for the fact that they have little strength.…
Some wise words from the internet. “ Live churches are constantly changing. Dead churches don’t have to. Live churches have lots of noisy kids. Dead churches are quiet. Live church’s expenses always exceed their income. Dead churches take in more than they ever dream of…
Tell me three things God does. You might say God loves, God creates, God forgives, God saves, God provides, God heals. It might take you a few moments to think of something else which God does – something mentioned 500 times in the Bible. But…
12 ‘To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith…
One of the most famous church leaders in the second century was Polycarp of Smyrna, a city in Turkey. Polycarp was one of the three prominent Apostolic Fathers alongside Clement of Rome and Ignatius of Antioch. Polycarp had actually been a disciple of the apostle…
The letters to the Seven Churches in the book of Revelation started as a circular letter to that group of churches in Asia Minor. They found their way into the New Testament because their relevance was not limited to the churches they were addressed to,…
“The question: “What can I learn from all this?” is not always the right one to ask. Some parts of Scripture serve not to speak about joy, but to give joy; some serve not to instruct us about reconciliation but to reconcile us. The Bible…