The letter to the church in Laodicea: Picture yourself in the ballroom of the Titanic. The surroundings are elegant. The people are elegant. The entertainment, the music, the food – all elegant. But nobody in that ballroom knew the end of the story as we do today. On its maiden voyage in April of 1912, the ship hit an iceberg. Within hours the ship was underwater and most of its passengers died.
The letter to the church in Philadelphia: This church in Philadelphia is the second of the two churches in Revelation with no correction needed. It is not suffering as badly as the church in Smyrna. Rather, it is healthy and so it provides a good example for us.
Last time Dan taught on the Psalms he looked at the laments. You can check out that teaching here:
Lament Psalms (Dan Kane)
This time he looks at the hymns or psalms of praise, which are essential to developing a right concept of God, His attitude toward us and His relationship with us.
Psalms – Hymns.mp3 (Dan Kane)
The letter to the church in Sardis: Revivals are never born out of indifference, complacency, lethargy, and superficial forms of religion. Revivals are born out of repentance, brokenness, spiritual poverty, and a passionate longing for God.
Central Reflections 