Revelation: Hope, Worship, and Christ Among His Churches

Guys, if I if if if if I could get one thing out of the message this week, if if if I could convey just one thing to us that would stay and resonate, it is this, living in awe that the perfect god of the universe who created the earth and the heavens and the stars, who created you and me and sustains us with our heartbeat and our breath, loves me, cares for me, wants a relationship with me, and wants to pull me in closer and closer. Wow. Wow. [01:02:42] (40 seconds)  #LivingInAwe

It's a book of hope because it says God is standing among his church right now. He's standing with his church right now. It's a book of hope because he says, I'm the first and the last, and there is no other. You have hope in me. I am your foundation, and I will never leave you or forsake you. It's a book of hope because it's where he says, I win. And because I win, those that believe in me win. [01:06:13] (34 seconds)  #GodWithUs

So this morning, where are you standing? Christ is the only cornerstone. He is the the cornerstone that if you're not standing on him, you're not gonna make it. He is the stone upon which our whole faith is built, the completed work of Christ. I know some of us stand with one foot on the cornerstone and one foot in the quicksand. We want a little bit of the world, but that world will suck you in. Plant both feet on the cornerstone of Christ. [01:08:11] (34 seconds)  #CornerstoneFaith

Jesus becomes the high priest when his blood is shed for our sins. And then he says, you are a royal priesthood. You are a priest. You know what that means? You have direct access to the throne of God. You have direct access to go directly. You don't need an intermediary. You don't need a moderator. You don't need a priest. You are a priest and can go directly into the presence of God. Oh, come on. [00:48:38] (31 seconds)  #RoyalPriesthood

And and and we come to church like no different going to Food Lion. And at least we might expect to get some peach ice cream at Food Lion. But we come here, and and we don't expect God to do anything. We we don't expect him to move in our presence. We don't expect him to change our hearts. And when he asks, often, we will refuse. I'm not willing to give that up, god. Here's John turning to see it. Oh, bam. I am not worthy. [01:01:13] (34 seconds)  #ExpectGodToMove

I don't know about you, but when I'm walking the battle, sometimes all that gets me to the other side is knowing that he is with me. He's knowing that he is walking in the middle of that with me. And no matter how dark it get, no matter how I'm wounded or injured or what's going on, to know that he is with me and he is lord of the valley. And there's nowhere I can go apart from his presence. [00:51:40] (30 seconds)  #HeWalksWithMe

He says, I understand what you guys are going through. I understand. I'm a partner in the tribulation that you are facing. I'm a partner in the suffering. So I'm not just writing as one who doesn't understand. I I'm writing as one who does understand, and I am going to convey to you the words of almighty god. And if you will listen, if you will hear, and if you will practice, it will get you through anything. [00:52:46] (27 seconds)  #HeUnderstands

A lot of Christians avoid revelation. They go, hey, man. All these dragons and things happening and everything else, we start as revelations is not meant to be a puzzle for Christians. Alright? It it's not meant to confuse us. It is meant to give us hope. Revelation is above all a book of hope. Alright? Something that I want us to remember, it was written to The church. Them, the church. Then it was written to them and for us. [00:39:22] (39 seconds)  #RevelationIsHope