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Seven Churches Of Revelation
Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jul 17, 2026 (message contributor)
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1. The Busy Church
Contributed on Jul 17, 2026
The church in Ephesus reminds us that Jesus must be first. The way back to our first love is to refocus, remember, repent and repeat the things we did at first.
THE BUSY CHURCH Major Osipovich was an air force pilot for the former USSR. He planned to give a talk at his children's school about peace. In order to do so, he would need time off from work to give his talk, so he volunteered for night duty. And that's how Major Osipovich found himself ...read more
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2. The Confused Church
Contributed on Jul 17, 2026
The church at Pergamum mixed truth with error. To know the difference between the truth and lie you must respect God's word, recognize the danger of a lie, repent of false teaching and rejoice in Christ.
THE CONFUSED CHURCH Back in 1871, an American named Heinrich Schliemann began excavating an ancient city in Northern Turkey. In ended up being identified as the lost city of Troy. Today you can visit the ruins. You can see the heavy fortifications, the 16 feet thick walls that protected the city. ...read more
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3. The Tolerant Church
Contributed on Jul 17, 2026
The church in Thyatira had allowed false teachers to slip in. False teachers are those who seek titles, speak lies, practice self deception and show spiritual elitism.
THE TOLERANT CHURCH Back when I was in High School there was a movie called Breaking Away about a kid who was into bike racing. A few friends and I decided that we should go on a long distance bike ride. I am not talking about motorcycles, I am talking plain old 10 speed bikes. We went from ...read more
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4. The Dead Church
Contributed on Jul 17, 2026
The church in Sardis was stuck in a rut. It needed to move from dead faith, to living faith to enduring faith.
THE DEAD CHURCH In 1845, the Franklin Expedition sailed from England to find a passage across the Arctic Ocean. The crew loaded their two sailing ships with a lot of things they didn't need: a 1,200 volume library, fine china, crystal goblets, and sterling silverware for each officer with ...read more
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5. The Complacent Church
Contributed on Jul 17, 2026
The church at Laodicea was lukewarm. To return to God it needed to assess the need, admit the need, ask Jesus to meet the need and accept the invitation of Jesus to move beyond the need.
THE COMPLACENT CHURCH Walt Disney was a dreamer. Perhaps his greatest vision was his idea for EPCOT. That stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. He envisioned a perfect city of 20,000 using all of the most modern advances technology. One of the reasons he purchased such a ...read more