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Overcomers: The 7 Churches Of Revelation
Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Apr 9, 2020 (message contributor)
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1. Part 1 - Christ's Church In A Pestilent World (Part 1)
Contributed on Apr 9, 2020
What was Christ's message to the 7 church in Revelation and why does it matter today https://youtu.be/mvLlyLqZnbU
You may view this sermon at https://youtu.be/mvLlyLqZnbU Visit our website for more information www.gracecommunity.com April 19, 2020 Pastor Brad Reaves Grace Community Church Revelation 1:1-8 On November 27, 1989, the day when Communism fell in Czechoslovakia, a Methodist church in the capital ...read more
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2. Part 2 - Christ's Church In A Pestilent World (Part 2)
Contributed on Apr 16, 2020
How should the Church live in a world of Pestilence and hostility to the gospel? https://youtu.be/TLziw12oYHs
Christ’s Church in a Pestilent World (Part 2) View this sermon at https://youtu.be/TLziw12oYHs Pastor Brad Reaves Grace Community Church Revelation 1:8-20 Introduction We are continuing our series on the 7 Churches of Revelation. Before we get into Jesus’ words to these churches it is vital we ...read more
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3. Part 3 - The Certainty Of The Second Coming
Contributed on Apr 16, 2020
How can we be sure that Jesus is returning and why is this important to the messages to the 7 churches https://youtu.be/TqkIXqz7n3c
View this sermon https://youtu.be/TqkIXqz7n3c The Certainty of the Second Coming May 3, 2020 Pastor Brad Reaves Grace Community Church Revelation 1:7-8 Before we go on to looking at the letters Jesus sent to the seven church in Asia Minor, I want to circle back around to verses 7 & 8 of ...read more
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4. Part 4 - Ephesus: The Church That Lost Its Love
Contributed on Apr 23, 2020
n Revelation 2, Jesus has a message to the church at Ephesus. He commends what the do right but then admonishes them that they have lost their first love. They must remember, repent, and return to their first love. And so must we as Christ followers.
This message was recorded on May 10, 2020, in Winchester, Virginia, and is part of the sermon series, Overcomers. _____ Pastor Brad Reaves Grace Community Church Discover: http://www.gracecommunity.com Watch: https://youtu.be/MH0Q_rhT4eE I want you to picture with me an older couple ...read more
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5. Part 5 - Smyrna: The Church Rich In Christ
Contributed on Apr 30, 2020
Smyrna was a poor church, brutally persecuted, but Rich In Christ. What was Christ's word to them?
Smyrna: The Church Rich in Christ Watch this message at https://youtu.be/J2xJJ2xzEKQ www.gracecommunity.com What do you say to somebody who is suffering? How do you counsel people who are going through great times of sorrow and tribulation? We’ve been party to suffering in our country lately. What ...read more
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6. Part 6- Pergamum The Church Compromised In Commitment
Contributed on May 8, 2020
What does Jesus think about churches that compromise?
Pergamum: The Church Compromised in Commitment watch this sermon on our youtube channel https://youtu.be/lx8-gEoPE-A Pastor Brad Reaves Grace Community Church www.gracecommunity.com Revelation 2:12-18 If you have your Bibles, find Chapter 2 of Revelation and put your finger there, and I want to ...read more
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7. Part 8 - Sardis: The Church Alive But Dead
Contributed on May 21, 2020
Can a church have the appearance of being alive organizationally but dead spiritually? Jesus identifies that church in his message to Sardis
Grace Community Church Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com View this sermon at https://youtu.be/3TRIaa_CqZQ Introduction We are now looking at the 5 of 7 Churches addressed to by Jesus himself in the Book of Revelation. These churches were located in the Roman Province of Asia Minor, which is ...read more
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8. Part 7 - Thyatira: The Tolerant Church
Contributed on May 21, 2020
What happens when a church becomes tolerant of worldly influence and sin? Jesus message to the Thyatira tells us clearly
May 31, 2020 Pastor Brad Reaves (c) 2020 Grace Community Church, Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com view this sermon in its entirety at https://youtu.be/SOLc3AG4x58 Introduction I recently read in a book the following, “It would be unsavory to describe how far the worship of indecency was ...read more
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9. Part 9 - Philadelphia: An Open Door No One Can Shut
Contributed on May 27, 2020
How little faith opens big doors by keeping the Word of God
Philadelphia: An Open Door No One Can Shut watch this sermon https://youtu.be/b6EqN1OcVU8 Pastor Brad Reaves Grace Community Church www.gracecommunity.com June 14, 2020 Revelation 3:7-13 Introduction This is a tough series of messages. Very tough. We are more drawn to the image of Jesus ...read more
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10. Part 10 - Laodicea: The Lukewarm Church (Part 1)
Contributed on Jun 4, 2020
What happens to a church that is spiritually dead? Are you a thermometer or a thermostat - what does it mean to be at the ambient temperature of our culture? and how can we change? How to connect to God in a way that presevres our life of faith.
Grace Community Church www.gracecommunity.com I’ll never forget it. I was a young boy eating at a Shoney’s with my dad. I loved going to the buffet and he loved taking me because, like most young teenage boys, I had a hollow leg. I thought I found the jackpot as I scooped up some fluffy white ...read more
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11. Part 11 - Laodicea: The Lukewarm Church (Part 2)
Contributed on Jun 4, 2020
What does a church do when it finds itself lukewarm? Part 2 of Jesus' message to the church of Laodicea View this sermon on our website or youtube channel. www.gracecommunity.com
Introduction We are continuing today with the second part of Jesus’ message to the church in Laodicea. Last week, we went through the first half of this letter that was carried from the Isle of Patmos where John was exiled. The messenger would deliver the letter to the church to be read aloud. ...read more
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12. Part 12 - What The American Church Needs To Know
Contributed on Jun 11, 2020
What is happening to the American Church today and what is the answer?
Watch this message at https://youtu.be/bBWkYzE5WGY Grace Community Church Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com Introduction In the course of the last 5 or 6 months, you and I were a part of a dismantling of our culture. This is something that started years ago. Some would say it was when prayer ...read more
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13. The Church Triumphant
Contributed on Jan 14, 2022
This provides the important look at the transition between Chapters 3 and 4, moving from the study of the seven churches to what John writes are the events to come.
Dr. Bradford Reaves CrossWay Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD Watch this sermon at: https://mycrossway.churchcenter.com/episodes/93685 Introduction We’ve spend the last couple of months covering 7 letters from Jesus to 7 Churches in Asia Minor or modern day Turkey. These were 7 real churches ...read more