Church notes - 29th May 2022
Revelation 2:8 - 11
Smyrna
- The Imperial Cult was strong there.
- Therefore there was persecution.
vs 8
No words of condemnation.
They may not have had approval of the community, but they did of God.
They needed to be faithful unto Him.
Philippians 1:21
Paul would have a greater partnership with Jesus if he had died.
Jesus is bigger than death.
Death has no power over Him. He has conquered it.
Jesus knows His people in their suffering.
Suffering for Him because He suffered for us on the Cross.
Romans 8:11
The Smyrnan Christians were not to be fearful, but to be faithful.
The Triumph of Eternal Life
Jesus is the first and the last.
Jesus calls His people to be faithful unto death
Jesus is worth dying for. And if He is worth dying for, then He is worth living for.
Mark 8:35
Jesus promises His people life.
Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you the crown of life.