Bible Talks from Revelation

While the world is going mad and all sorts of crazy things are happening - we often wonder who can stand? Who can make it through?
Revelation 7 answers that question for us so clearly.

Jesus taught us that in the end God will reign on earth. What is being done in heaven will be done on earth, and people will live in light of that reality. In this incredible passage from the last book of the Bible, the Lord Jesus gives a vision of heaven as it is now. This vision was to encourage his people to persevere and to help them align their lives with the reality of his rule and reign while we wait for this glory to be revealed to the entire universe.

In this incredible chapter of scripture, Jesus reveals himself to the Apostle John in all his glory. It’s a devastating vision that leaves John helpless and unconscious. It’s a picture of what we’ll have to deal with when we stand before Jesus, and our only hope is the comforting touch of him who holds our lives in his hands.

Does the reality of heaven affect your life today? Is there life after life? And what does that mean for death here on earth? Steve takes us to Revelation 21 as we unpack what this picture of paradise means for life today.

What's better than heaven? Malcolm takes us through Revelation 21 as we look at a picture of heaven: and the consequences for our lives now.

Is there life after death? Or is this it? The Bible has a lot to say about what happens next: The book of Revelation shows us more than just a glimpse of heaven - it shows a picture of who will be there, what they’ll be doing, and also, how you can get there.

Mike speaks about how times have changed. From 50 years ago, most people were sympathetic to the Christian faith to today's antipathy.

However God is in control, He will triumph over all history, trust in God's sovereignty – He will win.

With the church at Laodicea we come to the worst church out of the seven in Asia Minor. The problem was not false teaching or sexual immorality but being lukewarm. So offensive to Jesus that he wants to spit them out of his mouth. But to the worst church comes the greatest set of promises.

The sexual revolution of the 60`s has changed the landscape for how we think about sex and sexuality.
Jesus word to the church of Thyratira is that the teaching of the world must not find itself inside the church.
Tolerance may be the great virtue of our culture but in some cases it could be the great sin of the church.

Why did you do it?
Is it possible to live a persecution free Christian life?
Jesus speaks to the church at Smyrna lovingly preparing them and us for the hostility that awaits all who side with Jesus.

Churches are either good at one or the other but rarely at both.
As we put our churches under the microscope we will discover that they are not an optional extra.
It's not Love or Truth but we need a church where its love and truth.

We come to the end of the series on Union with Christ which takes us to the end of the bible and the end of the age.
There we find that God`s plan will climax with the new creation where God himself will come down and dwell with us in the new earth and we will see him face to face.

Right now something wonderful is happening.
We are doing on earth  what is happening in heaven
So well done for making this gathering a priority for the glory of God.

As Christians we ignore hell and are ignorant of heaven. Yet the scriptures call us to behold the kindness and severity of the Lord (Romans 11:22). Matt explains the gravity of what the Bible's teaching is on hell and heaven.