Whenever you do a teaching series on the book of Revelation, you’re bound to get the “look”. That look is a look that says, “You’re one of them.” And by “one of them” I mean one of those Bible thumping, rapture preaching, mark-of-the-beast fearing Christians who gets super crazy and super sweaty as they point out which modern political figure must be the anti-Christ. I hear you. I see you. This is not one of those series.

Instead, we’re going to focus in on the seven letters written to seven different churches in Revelation 2–3. These were encouraging yet challenging letters written to Christians who we’re doing their best to follow Jesus in complex and confusing times. Some churches needed a reminder of God’s love while others needed to be reminded of the dangers of sin, but regardless of how they were praised or confronted, the grace of God was there for them, equipping them then and us today.