See The Resurrection of our Lord in 3Gs - Part2

It is our prayers that the Lord’s radiance of God’s love baptized our hearts today. Not only God’s radiance of love but God’s life, not every green is alive some green leaves are plastic but the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, brings life. The resurrection of our Lord speaks about chance. Let me tell you when was the last time you pray from our Lord for another chance?

See The Resurrection of our Lord in 3Gs - Part1

What can the resurrection of Jesus Christ do to us? In our problems, our regrets in life, and our fears for the future. There are many resurrection facts in our minds but we must confess that resurrection remained a fact and so we pray Lord, send resurrection fire in our heart. Is there hope for us? Honestly most of us asked how the resurrection be an important part of Christianity.

Philadelphia The Church That God Will Bless - Part 2

Why did God blessed the church of Philadelphia? “You have little strength and yet you obeyed My Word and did not deny Me” says the Lord. This is the surprising element, the church that God will bless is not a church that is strong, the marriage, the man, the husband, the wife, the woman and the ministry is not basically strong but weak. The church that God will bless is the church that know that they are weak.

Philadelphia The Church That God Will Bless - Part 1

When we see a church or a person so mightily blessed by God, do you want to take note? If you take a look at the church of Philadelphia the Bible tells us that The Lord opened the door that no one can shut. Here we are, asking the Philadelphia church, what have you done that God has blessed you? In today’s message we will find out some surprising elements that Philadelphia enjoyed. The blessings of God more than the church merits.

The Dead and Dying Church of Sardis - Part 2

Desiring to do what is right is not easy to do. There were times that we can turn our wrong to right by the grace of God. Also there were times that we cross the boundary line and the consequences which are now called beyond repair.

The Dead and Dying Church of Sardis - Part 1

Desiring to do what is right is not easy to do. There were times that we can turn our wrong to right by the grace of God. Also there were times that we cross the boundary line and the consequences which are now called beyond repair.

Thyatira Jezebel Preach Here - Part 2

We see religion as the one who will transform our behavior it’s not true because religion can only warn but only God who can transform. But what happens when religion is silent immorality becomes normal like relationship without marriage. The warning and rule of church is helpless to change but it is God who will change but God will use warnings from the scripture and God will hold us responsible without warning those who sinned. In fact His Word is a welcome and also a warning to us.

Thyatira Jezebel Preach Here - Part 1

We should respect other religion which means that we should not burn Koran. We should not say things against other people. We should respect them as they are given freedom by God what they want to believe. Side by side we must able to communicate in the most polite way that while we respect them it does not mean we agree with them. There is a boundary line between respect and agreement. The problem of Thyatira started when they don’t know the difference anymore between respect and agreement.

Welcome and Warning

by: Rev. Arnel Tan

“Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds.” Rev. 3:22 NLT

The church of Thyatira is so excellent in making people at home in their church. It is their strength to sincerely minister to the wounded and make them feel warm. A welcoming church is so needed now a day, a place of refuge and rest. It is here where acceptance and grace truly abound. The Thyatirian church is a place to be and a people to be with. While they are sincere in their desire to make people at home and let grace abound they went to the other extreme of not giving them warnings from God’s word.

It is in this church that Jezebel a false and immoral “prophetess” was allowed to be an influential teacher of the church. While respect for others is crucial and necessary it is does not mean agreeing with sin or tolerance of sin. God is not expecting us to transform others, it is God’s expectation that we stand against sin and error! It means we warn people of what God says about sin, by all means the warning must be done in love and grace not being judgmental or arrogant. It is not about being someone holier than the other but fellow sinner reminding each other of our tendency to fall apart from God’s grace.

Acceptance to join us in worship is given to all who wants to worship God. However, the worship of God includes listening to the warnings of God. The church of Thyatira cheapened grace by disconnecting it with truth and pulling from God’s glory! This time the Head of the church, Jesus Christ gave the stern warning to Jezebel and those who sinned with her. Despite the strong words of warning you can still sense the soft and gentle voice of welcome as God invites people to REPENT! To still avail of the chance to do things right for God’s glory. God’s warning is not a joke, yet his heart is still soft on those who repent!

The purpose of welcome and warning in church is for all of us to repent. Repentance is not being perfect but being humble to admit we sinned and to avail of God’s grace to grant us freedom from the life style of sinning. Grace equips us to be strong and trains us to be discerning. Grace grants us a new and fresh beginning despite of the consequences to be paid. The scar of sin no longer highlight the horror of the past but serves as a warning that our need to be broken and humbled is not ended. Authentic biblical warmth and honest heralding of God’s warning go together. Welcome God is merciful, warning God is holy and just. Believe we need to feel the welcome so we will hear the warning. Amen

The Church of Pergamum - Part 2

God told Ephesus you are kind but you went overboard, you don’t check who stand on the pulpit anymore. Everybody who speaks God has anointed. Anybody who is silent equals humble, anybody who is eloquent is spiritual how could you be so blind. The Pergamum church became selective. Grace was cheap, how disconnected to the truth. Grace and truth became cheap grace, convenience and tolerance became a cheap peace.

The Church of Pergamum - Part 1

Scars are marks of something worth suffering for, you don’t like it, but somewhat in the sovereignty of God suffering came and you are scarred while tattoo sometimes is just a product of boredom and a message of insecurity and crisis that is so deep of impersonality. If Smyrna have scars and Pergamum as a church at one time have scars they were true to Christ but later as times go by their scars turn something to artistic, it came into a tattoo.