In this sermon, Mike Schumann examines Jesus' message to the church at Pergamum. Jesus rebukes the church, telling them that their trajectory as a church is similar to that of the Israelites in the Old Testament that were enticed by Balak and held to the teaching of Balaam. The Israelites could not be cursed, but they could be enticed to sin by eating foods sacrificed to idols and by committing sexual immorality. Likewise, Christians must be aware of these same temptations that exist in our contemporary context. This is a story that plays itself out over and over again throughout human history. Jesus exhorts that church at Pergamum to be wise and to avoid falling into this same pitfall—and this exhortation applies to us today.