5. The Jesus Letter

The Jesus Letter

Talk 5 of 12 in the series: Revelation 2008 St Andrews Cathedral

The next talk in the series is ‘To Ephesus‘

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Sermon Outline

1. The “Show Cause” Letter
   • the sender
   • structure
   • interpretation
2. The Seven Churches
   • zeal without love (2:1 – 7)
   • faithful not fearful (2:8 – 11)
   • persecuted not seduced (2:12 – 17)
   • tolerating seduction (2:18 – 29)
   • ill-founded reputation (3:1 – 6)
   • victorious weakling (3:7 – 13)
   • the poor wealthy (3:14 – 22)
3. The Seven Churches and Us
   • the writer rules
   • encouragements
   • warnings
   • individuals
   • churches