Today we complete reading the seven letters that are sent to 7 churches.  These are contained in chapters 2 and 3 of the book of Revelation.  Each letter begins with the words, “I know thy works,” that is, our deeds.  The letters are dictated by Jesus (Ch.1 v.17,18).  The churches are described as “Lampstands” [1 v.20].  Their responsibility is to ...

The 7 letters to the 7 different assemblies of believers that we read in Revelation 2 and 3 always challenge our thinking.  They are representative of all the different types of congregations that have existed over time and each of us should be able to see in one or more of them, a “picture” of the congregation to which we ...