Sermons - Revelation Church

Chapter 4 continues with an encouragement to Christians to rejoice in sharing in Christ's suffering and to not be surprised by persecution.

Peter begins chapter 4 by telling us that "the end of all things is near." What does this tell us about how we should live?

Peter is encouraging us to be devoted to good works and ready to defend our faith.

Peter encourages us to be both devoted to good and ready to defend what we believe when it comes to how we engage with those outside the church.

Chapter 3 begins with a passage that, at first glance, appears offensive to the culture in which we live today. It is also a passage that the church has abused for it's own end. What we need to ask is - what is the command, and how do we faithfully live it out today?

How do we relate, as citizens of a heavenly kingdom, to the culture that we find ourselves traveling through as strangers? What we see in Christian households is a subtle rejection of the Greco-Roman order and a reshaping of what it means to be a part of society through the lense of allegiance to Jesus.

When we become God's people we find ourselves at odds with our culture. How are we to relate to the world now that our allegiance is to Jesus?

This week as we begin 1 Peter chapter 2 we see that a call to holiness is a call to Christian community.

The process of becoming holy is the process of being remade in the image of Christ. Holiness requires intentionality, holiness grows from grace, and holiness creates love.

Peter is writing to people who have been chosen or elect. They are set apart. In this letter, Peter is framing our existence as people of God as being in exile.

One of our values is "we are becoming people who live in communion with God". Three members of our body share stories of how they have come to live more deeply in communion with God.

As we finish this book we are reminded that Jesus is coming back. That Jesus is going to return and we should follow him.

Chapter 21 ends with a look at a new Jerusalem. How can we view vocation and health in this context and in our daily lives?

The more we experience the kingdom of God now, the more we can trust that it is coming in greater ways in the future. John's vision of a new city describes future realities but also teaches us how to see the world God gives us today.

Revelation 21 gives us some insight as to what our inheritance will be like. We share in Christ's inheritance in three ways; it is physical, it is intimate, and it is free.

Revelation chapter 20 is a clarifying and comforting reminder that the people of God are safe in Christ. The people of God are safe in death, safe in tribulation, and safe in judgment.

Chapter 18 is where it all ends. All things materialistic and egotistic are judged. The chapter can be broken down into 3 distinct parts: Judgement, Laments, and an Angels Song.

Chapter 18 is where it all ends. All things materialistic and egotistic are judged. The chapter can be broken down into 3 distinct parts: Judgement, Laments, and an Angels Song.

Chapter 18 is where it all ends. All things materialistic and egotistic are judged. The chapter can be broken down into 3 distinct parts: Judgement, Laments, and an Angels Song.

Chapter 17 contains symbolism from the Old Testament and elsewhere in Revelation. How does this symbolic vision picture reality and what response from us does it call for?

Chapter 16 concludes another cycle of the story of God's victory over evil, his salvation of his people, and his promise to remove wickedness from his creation.

This section of scripture shows us God's wrath. It is an extension of His love. He will not stand for His creation and His people being harmed forever- one day his patient waiting will be done. Wrong will be made right.

Chapter 15 begins with John's visions overlapping with one another. The imagery in these verses reminds us of Christ's victory and that we should respond to his grace and goodness with worship- and pray for those who don't see it.

In Chapter 12, the dragon was persecuting the people of God. In Chapter 13 we get more detail about how he does that.

Chapter 12 is meant to give us hope through an apocalyptic retelling of the Christmas story. It reminds us that our enemy is defeated.