Revelation 3:7-13

Evaluating the letters to the various churches found in Revelation 3, Pastor Lance highlights the church of Philadelphia (known as the church of "Brotherly Love"). After a brief overview of each church listed in Revelation 2 and 3, he focuses on how Jesus alone holds all power, authority, and treasures of the kingdom, and has set an open door of opportunity before His church. Because a believer's life is transformed by the power and lordship of Christ, we are able to effectively minister to the world around us, as we're called to do by Jesus. Pastor Lance examines the world around us, the agendas of collectivism, and asserts that Christians are to be mindful that the enemy is at work in our society. Although the church operates in this world, it is not to be drawn in by its ideologies, but rather remember our higher calling to look to the good of the Kingdom of God and to love the unsaved. Pastor Lance asks the church to read Ephesians 3 and 4 to find out what our response should be to the world around us.