Revelation is a letter from Jesus to equip his people (then and now) to conquer satanic threats. The seven letters to the churches all deal with problems that could potentially affect any church in any place or time. Even ours! For the church in Ephesus, the threat was loveless orthodoxy, being concerned for truth but without love. The second of the seven churches was Smyrna, threatened by fear of suffering. The third church is Pergamum facing the temptation of compromise. If Jesus’ message for Ephesus proved that truth without love is bad, his message for Pergamum shows that he still wants his churches to put a very high value on gospel truth. The challenge of compromise faces all Christians and churches. We all want to fit in, to belong and not appear too odd. So, do we belong to the world under the rule of the devil or to the kingdom of God to be revealed in its fulness when Jesus returns. Where is our loyalty?”
The following aspects of a worship service are included as a suggested guide to worshipping as a household for Sunday 15th November, 2020
Consider What is wise and foolish in our culture?
Pray Praise and confession in light of Isaiah 32:1-8
Sing along Praise To The Lord – Lyrics
Read John 12:44-50
Pray for each other | our church | our nation |our world
using the above reading for (reflecting on, why do people hate Jesus?)
Sing along In Christ Alone – Lyrics
Read Revelation 2:12-17
Watch Steve Messer’s talk on Revelation 2:12-17
Listen to the sermon Audio
Pray in response: With God’s help what must we now do or not do?
Sing Along There Is A Higher Throne – Lyrics
Read Revelation 1:5-6
Steve Messer Wisdom/Job talks (6 of 10) now available
Steve has graciously agreed to re-work his Job series for us.
Given his own personal difficult circumstances this is a book that he has thought about deeply and we look forward to his presentation of the wisdom to be found in that book as we consider our own circumstances.
There will be a series of 10 talks and they will be available on our website. Click on the Owls to jump to the Job web page where they can all be found.
