THEME:  Avoiding the "tweener zone" We heard from Pastor Dan this week about holiness, as he taught from Revelation, and particularly from Jesus’ letter to the church in Laodicea. Jesus, through the pen of the Apostle John, was angry with the church because it was “lukewarm,” neither passionate nor cold. As Pastor Dan spoke, I thought of how many live in that timid tweener zone, working hard to be religious, yet not wanting to be exposed to the sacrifice and discomfort that s

THEME:  Living the life that surpasses all worldly understanding “Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.” (Revelation‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬). Pastor Dan taught from Jesus’ words, as given to the Apostle John for His church in Philadelphia, this past Sunday. In this tenth verse, we see the promise that He “will keep you from the hour of trial that

THEME: We can never stay the same Pastor Jimmy gave us a message this past Sunday, centered on Jesus’ letter as given to John for the church in Sardis. As Pastor Jimmy emphasized, this letter centers on reputation versus reality, the reputation in the world as opposed to the truth of what our Lord sees. Verse one of this short letter states, “I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” (Revelation‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬). The definition of reputation

THEME: If Jesus is not our focus, the idols of the world will look magical. As we listened to Pastor Dan’s message on Jesus’ letter to the church in Thyatira, did you also wonder how a church whose deeds of love, faith, service, and perseverance were seen and commended by Jesus could also allow the influence of Jezebel from over 400 years earlier, in the Book of Kings? The answer lies in understanding who Jezebel was and the deeper spirit she represented centuries later. “In