Revelation 2:8-11

"What's Coming" - Revelation 2:8-11

As we continue around the postal route in Asia Minor, we move from the church in Ephesus to the city of Smyrna. Of the seven churches that receive letters from Jesus, only two receive no correction. Smyrna is one of them!

The people in the Smyrna church don't have time to play games. They were not arguing over petty things or distracted by material things. They were just trying to survive.

If you have ever felt like the stress of life was crushing you, then Smyrna is the church for you. They were in the thick of it. When Jesus speaks to them, it is not to criticize. It is to comfort.

What would you say is the hardest thing about being a Christian for you?

What made it hard to be a follower of Jesus in Smyrna? How did Jesus comfort them? Will Jesus swoop in and rescue them from their plight? Will things get easier for them? They have been exposed to a lot, but they will be protected from something exponentially more important.

What can we learn from the Christians in ancient Smyrna? Well...

...View and See!

Steve