Smyrna: Faithful Under Pressure - Audio
Arden First Baptist Church
English - January 29, 2023 18:24 - 38 minutes - 8.89 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChristianity Religion & Spirituality arden first baptist timothy brown luke bible study verse-by-verse preaching preaching arden north carolina ardenfbc.com Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The 7 Churches of Revelation
Part 4: Revelation 2:8-11: “Smyrna: Faithful under Pressure.” How to stay true to Jesus even when your world is falling apart.
How to stay true to Jesus when your world is falling apart:
1. Remember that you are following the One who defeated death and made the way for life (v. 8).
2. Learn to see the world through God’s eyes (v. 9).
3. Replace fear with faithfulness, knowing that God has a better plan in mind (v. 10).
4. Overcome every fear with the promise of a better and lasting life beyond this present short life (v. 11).
Review: Smyrna, Faithful under pressure: How to stay true to Jesus when your world is falling apart:
1. Remember that you are following the One who defeated death and made the way for life (v. 8)
2. Learn to see the world through God’s eyes (v. 9).
3. Replace fear with faithfulness, knowing that God has a better plan in mind (v. 10).
4. Overcome every fear with the promise of a better and lasting life beyond this present short life (v. 11).
The Big Idea: Be faithful instead of fearful as you look forward to a far better and lasting life.
Action Steps:
¬ Don’t despair when your world is falling apart, but Jesus is the one who is holding your heart!
¬ Learn to see the world from God’s perspective. You are actually rich and doing amazing even when the world doesn’t see it that way!
¬ Replace fear with faith which leads to faithfulness! Suffering is just part of our journey here on earth, but one day, suffering will turn into celebrating!