Keeping in Touch

Dear Friends,
This week we end our sermon series on the 7 letters to the Churches in Revelation. We also celebrate women’s month this Sunday. The last 7 weeks have taken us on a journey where we have explored what Jesus is saying to us as the Church today. There have been a few things that stand out for me over the last few weeks. Firstly, I am reminded that Jesus knows us intimately. Throughout these letters Jesus constantly tells the Church I know your deeds; Jesus also shares
with the Churches that He knows their hearts. Throughout the various
letters it is very clear that Jesus knows the Churches intimately. This reminds me that Jesus knows me intimately as well. Jesus knows our hearts, our deeds, our thoughts, our intentions, our desires. Jesus knows everything about us. The second thing that has stood out for me throughout the last 7 weeks is that Jesus wants what is best for the Church. When the churches have faced persecution, Jesus has offered hope and comfort, when the churches faced apathy Jesus provided them with Challenge. When the churches were following the
wrong teachings, Jesus corrected them. When the churches had lost
their love or grown cold or Luke-warm, Jesus invites them into a new
relationship with Him. Jesus didn’t want the people to have a half-hearted faith, a Luke-warm religion, a ‘going through the motions’ relationship. Jesus shows us through these letters that His desire for us is to have a vibrant faith, filled with life, passion, relationship, guidance, service, comfort, challenge, and hope.