Today we continue our teaching series called “The Seven Churches of Revelation”

Over the next several weeks we will seek to understand the importance and relevance of this text in our lives today. Just like the rest of our Bible, we believe that Revelation is valuable and integral to our faith- It’s there for a reason.

Through this study we want to hear and understand the warnings and instructions to these churches. As we do that, we also want to discern how we can learn from these warnings in our lives and through our local church.

Our desire is to renew and refine our vision of life and what the church should be. Our series is specifically focused on Jesus' words to the 7 Churches in Asia minor

Today we continue with the Church in Smyrna, found in Revelation 2:8-11.

Smyrna was a beautiful and luxurious city with great significance in the Roman Empire. And although the letter brings no complaint against the Church in Smyrna, it does deliver an encouragement and a warning.

Exodus 1: Shiprah and Puah in Egypt
2 Kings 5: Naaman and Elisha
Daniel 3: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abegnego,
Amos 4: Israel's unfaithfulness
Luke 1: Mary's song

For Jesus to be the Lord of our lives, we must surrender ourselves entirely to Jesus Christ.

The challenging question for us to ask is: Who is Lord?
Who is the Lord of your life?