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Facing Danger

Revelation 2-3

February 21, 2021 • Brian Watts

The book of Revelation reminds us that there are dangers all around us. We face dangers that threaten to derail our faith and destroy our lives. And we face an enemy in Satan who uses a myriad of attack strategies to discourage us, pull us away from Jesus and render us ineffective. The churches in Revelation 2-3 faced the dangers of compromise, complacency and discouragement. We face the same dangers today.

All Sad Things Untrue

May 23, 2021 • Brian Watts

All of us have life experiences that have awakened in us a sense of longing for home. Revelation 21-22 looks forward to the home that God has for his people, a home we sometimes glimpse in moments of joy and that our hearts ache for in sadness, the place where there will be no not yet but only now, the place where all sad things become untrue.

Victory!

May 16, 2021 • Brian Watts

The book of revelation is a book about the triumph of Jesus and his church. As the book nears a close we see the climatic picture of the victory of Jesus and His people. Revelation 20 shows us the restraining of Satan, the victory of God’s people, the return of the King and the destruction of all evil.

Two Invitations

May 9, 2021 • Brian Watts

You have probably received an invitation to something: a birthday party, a graduation party, a wedding. Anytime you receive an invitation, you have the opportunity to accept or decline. Revelation 17-19 involves two invitations. One invitation is to a great wedding feast at the end of history in the Kingdom of God with Jesus. The other invitation is from the great prostitute and she is inviting us to be satisfied at the table of this world. Both invitations promise joy and satisfaction but only one can deliver.