# 8 God Opens Doors
Smyrna and Philadelphia had only commendations from Jesus. Both, though severely persecuted, persevered, and God blessed. To little Philadelphia He said: "I have placed before you an open door which ...
# 7 Wake Up!
The church in Sardis had a reputation of being alive but was dead. The frightening aspect is that they didn't realize this. As Dr. Campbell says: "Those who have lost ...
# 6 Thyatira’s Poison
Imagine that you had a daughter who deeply loved the Lord and was the apple of your eye. After she left the nest she began attending a church where the ...
#5. Hidden Manna
The Church in Pergamum is where "Satan has his throne." Pergamum was also a city of many gods, and as long as you didn't prefer one god above another, you ...
#4. Smyrna Praised
I need the message to the persecuted church of Smyrna. Jesus has no rebuke for them. They were poor but rich! They did not cling to comfort but to God ...
# 3 The 7 Churches Are Us!
Why are only 7 churches addressed by Christ when there were more than 7 churches in Asia Minor? Numbers are symbolic in Revelation. As Dr. Campbell explains: Seven, rooted in ...
# 2: The Promise
"Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take it to heart what is written in it, because ...
HEART IDOLS & PROVERBS (P & P # 14)
In our last study on the fool, one of you asked: "Since fools are so dangerous, why would we ignore the warning signs?" I thought about the young woman who ...
Responding to Suffering (A Woman Transformed by the Gospel: Part I. Lesson 6)
"WHO SINNED? THIS MAN OR HIS PARENTS, THAT HE WAS BORN BLIND?" (John 9:2) RELIGION, IN CONTRAST TO THE GOSPEL, ASSUMES SUFFERING IS DUE TO SIN BUT JESUS IS CLEAR ...
WHY ARE YOU DOWNCAST, O MY SOUL? (PSALMS 42-43)
How I love Psalm 42. It has brought me such strength when all His waves and billows are sweeping me over me. We have done this psalm before, and will ...
STONECUTTER REVIEW (INCLUDING THE TREE OF LIFE)
WE HAVE BEGUN A JOURNEY WE WILL BE ON FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES BUT OH! STONES ARE BEING CHISELED HEARTS OF FLESH RELEASED TO LOVE, TO FEEL, ...
THE FATHER OF LIES
WHEN HE LIES HE SPEAKS HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE FOR HE IS A LIAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES JOHN GIVES US REPEATED WARNINGS ABOUT OUR ENEMY ABOUT THE ...
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE POWER OF GOD
This week we come to the end of this path, but I think you will find every path, including the one we turn to next week, deals in some ...
MELTING ICY IDOLS
As we allow our hearts to be warmed by the whole of the gospel, our idols will melt, as surely as sun melts an icy bay. I am going to ...
THE EXPULSIVE POWER OF A NEW AFFECTION
Steve and Dee at 18, their 2nd date, a Valentine's Party (Steve cooperated graciously with my sorority's crazy costume assignments!) I met Jack between my ...