Authenticity and Faithfulness in a Compromised World
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"Thank you that you gave us these seven letters to communicate your heart for the church in these last days. Help us have ears to hear that we might be those who overcome, who conquer by faith in you. You are the victorious one. You hold the sharp sword that divides, even soul and spirit. So Lord, speak to us. We invite you to in Jesus' name. Amen." [00:01:45] (29 seconds)
"These letters from the Lord Jesus are a call to us to be real, to get past those surface things, and even carrying what our surface looks like to a watching world. What we'll see is a three-part progression in this letter. First, a confirmation of belief, then a confrontation of behavior, and finally, a call to repentance." [00:04:14] (30 seconds)
"Many in our culture today want to believe in a God who is basically like Santa Claus, like the modern perception of Santa Claus. We always know like there's a threat of coal, you know, like that's in the background of like there's this list and he's going to check it. But in the end, nobody actually gets coal, right? Everybody gets a gift in the end because Santa is just so super nice, right?" [00:08:24] (26 seconds)
"Yet, even in the midst of all that idolatry and temptation, there were those who held fast. And the church overall, Jesus commends and says, you hold fast my name. You didn't deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness. Antipas was the bishop of Pergamum, appointed and anointed by John, the apostle himself, according to tradition." [00:13:44] (24 seconds)
"Especially when bad things happen, our theology is tempted. When you go through a difficult time, when you lose a loved one, when something, some terrible injustice comes upon you, how do we hold fast to our belief in the goodness and faithfulness of God? Again, scripture helps us and equips us for these moments. The Psalms give us ways we can express our emotions to God and realize that God's people have gone through everything that we go through and worse." [00:15:34] (33 seconds)
"The word of God is a sharp sword to expose our misunderstandings, our false perceptions. And even in the hardest times, when we're suffering and struggling, reminds us that God is good, that he is in control, that he is holding onto us even when we feel like the world is falling apart." [00:17:55] (24 seconds)
"It dispels any thought of a soft and mushy God who's just going to let people go. No, God's going to deal with sin. Books are written. They're all there and recorded. It's a call to repentance, to realign our behavior with God and with his will to avoid this moment of the sword coming against us. And so this letter then becomes a call to repent, a call to integrity, to be real, to align." [00:28:45] (29 seconds)
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"These letters from the Lord Jesus are a call to us to be real, to get past those surface things, and even carrying what our surface looks like to a watching world. What we'll see is a three-part progression in this letter. First, a confirmation of belief, then a confrontation of behavior, and finally, a call to repentance." [00:04:14] (30 seconds)
"Many in our culture today want to believe in a God who is basically like Santa Claus, like the modern perception of Santa Claus. We always know like there's a threat of coal, you know, like that's in the background of like there's this list and he's going to check it. But in the end, nobody actually gets coal, right? Everybody gets a gift in the end because Santa is just so super nice, right?" [00:08:24] (26 seconds)
"Yet, even in the midst of all that idolatry and temptation, there were those who held fast. And the church overall, Jesus commends and says, you hold fast my name. You didn't deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness. Antipas was the bishop of Pergamum, appointed and anointed by John, the apostle himself, according to tradition." [00:13:44] (24 seconds)
"Especially when bad things happen, our theology is tempted. When you go through a difficult time, when you lose a loved one, when something, some terrible injustice comes upon you, how do we hold fast to our belief in the goodness and faithfulness of God? Again, scripture helps us and equips us for these moments. The Psalms give us ways we can express our emotions to God and realize that God's people have gone through everything that we go through and worse." [00:15:34] (33 seconds)
"The word of God is a sharp sword to expose our misunderstandings, our false perceptions. And even in the hardest times, when we're suffering and struggling, reminds us that God is good, that he is in control, that he is holding onto us even when we feel like the world is falling apart." [00:17:55] (24 seconds)
"It dispels any thought of a soft and mushy God who's just going to let people go. No, God's going to deal with sin. Books are written. They're all there and recorded. It's a call to repentance, to realign our behavior with God and with his will to avoid this moment of the sword coming against us. And so this letter then becomes a call to repent, a call to integrity, to be real, to align." [00:28:45] (29 seconds)
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