Pastor Kevin shares about the local church and its relevance in today’s world. The local church is the place where a community of God’s people, joined together by a common relationship in Jesus Christ, gather to encourage and strengthen one another in the Lord.
Pastor Kevin looks at 1 Peter 4:10-11 and the importance of each person’s contribution to the local body. Every follower of Jesus Christ is uniquely gifted to contribute to the spiritual well-being of the local body.
Pastor Kevin takes a look at Revelation 11: Two Witnesses and the Last Trumpet. As the Church, we are called by God and empowered by His Spirit to proclaim the message of the gospel in the world, even in the face of hostility and persecution.
Pastor Kevin finishes his discussion of the messages to the churches in Revelation with a look at the Lord’s words to Laodicea. The challenge of this message is one of divine dependency vs. self-sufficiency. Are we self-satisfied and complacent toward the real issues of faith in Christ and discipleship? Are we claiming to be spiritually…
Pastor Kevin takes a look at the Lord’s message to the church at Philadelphia recorded in Revelation 3:7-13. Philadelphia was a church that may not have been significant in size or resources, but was faithful with what it had. The Lord promised to protect it in the midst of coming trial.
Pastor Kevin looks at the Lord’s message to the church at Thyatira and the call for repentance among those who tolerated sin and false teaching within the church. Too often in today’s culture, the church is ambiguous and lax regarding sin. We must love those who are struggling with sin, willing to walk with them…
Pastor Kevin looks at the third church addressed by the Lord in Revelation: Pergamum. This was a church that was compromised from within. Are we compromising our life? Or, are we remaining faithful to the Lord’s moral and spiritual demands?
Pastor Kevin looks at the message to the church at Ephesus found in Revelation 2:1-7. The question this message forces us to face is, “Are we doing all the right things, but suffering in our personal relationship to Christ?” Sometimes, we can go though the motions, but be lacking in our passion and love for…
Pastor Kevin looks at Revelation 1:9-20 and the magnificent depiction of the exalted Christ among the lampstands. The Lord is keenly aware of the spiritual condition of His churches as well as those of us who are members of them.
Pastor Kevin brings his series on The Church to a close with a practical consideration of church discipline and the importance of maintaining the moral integrity of the local body. As the body of Christ, called to purity and holiness, the church must take action against unrepentant sin in its midst.
