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Different churches have different strengths and weaknesses; areas where they are flourishing, and other areas where they need to grow and develop.
What matters most isn’t how we compare to other churches, what other people think about us, or even what we think about ourselves. The key question is ‘How does Jesus think we are doing?’
The leaders of the church in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea may or may not have been asking this question, but in the book of Revelation Jesus has a message for each of these churches. In these open letters he tells them what they are getting right, and where they need to up their game! Sometimes it is a message of encouragement and other times a message of rebuke and correction.
In this new series we will be looking closely at these seven churches; how we can emulate their success and learn from their mistakes. And throughout the series we will be listening to what Jesus is saying to our church here in Cambridge!
 The Compromising Church
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The Church in Pergamum is rebuked by Jesus for allowing their faith to be compromised by lowering their standards of behaviour and belief. Current challenges facing the church in a mulit- cultural secular society are addressed. By being faithful to God, the church is promised a special relationship with God. Chris Webster, 08/11/2009 | | The Lukewarm Church
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This is the final letter in the series of ‘dear church’ which was written to the church in Laodicea. A helpful, insightful and well presented exposition which challenges us to focus on who we are becoming rather than what we are achieving in life.
Angie Campbell, 13/12/2009 | | The Faithful Church
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Continuing our series looking at the seven churches in Revelation, Geoff look at number six, the church in Philedelphia (The Faithful Church), and asks what does it mean to be 'faithful'?
Geoff Page, 29/11/2009 | | The Dead Church
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Rhiannon uses the letter to the church in Sardis to remind us of what a bridal church of Christ looks like and how a dying church is uncharacteristic, unnatural and unnecessary. She then goes on to unpack how to ensure our churches remains healthy. Rhiannon Beaumont, 22/11/2009 | | The Corrupt Church
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Letters from the Risen Christ. The longest letter to the church in the least significant town of the seven. What attracts God's attention? Why is what we do important? How can we avoid compromise? What is our reward?
Listen as Steve examines this letter and grapples with these questions.
Steve Campbell, 15/11/2009 | | The Persecuted Church
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The church in Smyrna is commended by Christ. In this letter Jesus only commends there is no correction or condemnation as they are doing very well. Does this mean things were easy? Far from it but Jesus opinion of success and ours can be very different. What does such a church look like? How can we be a church that is commended by Jesus? Listen to this apt and necessary message for today's church in 21st century Britain.
Daphne Kirk, 01/11/2009 | | The Loveless Church
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Jesus said "I will build my church. He is personally involved in building His Church. The letters to the churches in Revelation reveal that He knows what is going on in every church. Listen as Steve introduces this series and looks at the letter from Jesus to the Ephesian church and how it applies to us today.
Steve Campbell, 25/10/2009 |
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