Letters to the Church: Laodicea (The Church part 10)
Revelation 3:14-22 Background/History Laodicea was named after Laodice the wife of Antiochus II, the founder of the city. Laodicea, Hierapolis, and Colossae were the 3 major cities in the Lycus...
10 Syys 20221h 4min
Letters to the Church: Philadelphia (The Church part 9)
Revelation 3:7-13 Background Philadelphia is 25 miles SE of Sardis in the Hermes Valley. It is the youngest of the churches in Revelation. Philadelphia means “brotherly love”. When King Eumenes II of ...
30 Elo 20221h 5min
A Church Called Tov: Interview with Scot McKnight (The Church part 8)
Scot McKnight joins Dr. Will Ryan and Matt to talk about the church. In this episode we discuss Scot’s book “A Church Called Tov” about resisting toxic church culture and forming a goodness (tov) cult...
24 Elo 202239min
Letters to the Church: Sardis (The Church part 7)
Revelation 3:1-6 Background Sardis was a fortress city. It was surrounded on 3 sides by extremely steep cliffs. As a result, it was considered to be so impenetrable that “to capture the acropolis of S...
22 Elo 202254min
Letters to the Church: Thyatira (The Church part 6)
Revelation 2:18-29 Background • In the ancient world Thyatira was not very important like Ephesus or Pergamum. • It was founded as a military outpost to protect the governmental seat of Asia in Per...
10 Elo 202254min
The Church (part 5): Revelation Book Recommendations
Revelation book recommendations The Sermons to the Seven Churches in Revelation (Jeffery A.D. Weima) Understanding the Seven Churches of Revelation (Dr. Jonathan Welton) Unholy Allegiances (David...
4 Elo 202214min
Letters to the Church: Pergamum (The Church part 4)
Background • Pergamum was the seat for the Roman Governor for the region. So, if Ephesus was like New York (Financial and commerce center), Pergamum would be like Washington DC (governing and legal c...
4 Elo 202254min
Letters to the Church: Smyrna (The Church part 3)
Smyrna Revelation 2:8-11 Background • Smyrna was one of the most prosperous cities in Asia Minor in the 1st Century • 195 bc Smyrna built a temple to Roma Remember the big idea is faithful wi...
26 Heinä 202237min
