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“Smyrna: Faithfulness in Suffering” Seven Churches Series

“Smyrna: Faithfulness in Suffering” Seven Churches Series. Revelation 2:8-11. Looks can be deceiving…. The reality of suffering. Smyrna is taken from the word “myrrh” – a perfume used to embalm and prepare a body for burial. Those who persecute God’s people are not truly God’s people.

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“Smyrna: Faithfulness in Suffering” Seven Churches Series

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  1. “Smyrna: Faithfulness in Suffering”Seven Churches Series Revelation 2:8-11

  2. Looks can be deceiving…

  3. The reality of suffering.

  4. Smyrna is taken from the word “myrrh” – a perfume used to embalm and prepare a body for burial.

  5. Those who persecute God’s people are not truly God’s people.

  6. A church that is faithful to Christ will suffer for Christ.

  7. The response to suffering.

  8. The response to suffering. Know that Satan is behind it all, but God is over it all.

  9. Woven throughout the tapestry of our lives is the thread of God’s sovereignty.

  10. As believers, the enemy never has open access to us.

  11. As believers, the enemy never has open access to us. The Father stands as the gatekeeper of our lives.

  12. We can respond to suffering and persecution in one of two ways: We can find comfort and freedom in God’s sovereignty, and allow Him to use it to grow and mature us in our faith.

  13. We can respond to suffering and persecution in one of two ways: We can find comfort and freedom in God’s sovereignty, and allow Him to use it to grow and mature us in our faith. We can allow the enemy to use it to discourage us and hold us captive to our own sin and deception.

  14. We can respond to suffering and persecution in one of two ways: We can find comfort and freedom in God’s sovereignty, and allow Him to use it to grow and mature us in our faith. We can allow the enemy to use it to discourage us and hold us captive to our own sin and deception. Our response is based on what we believe about God.

  15. The result of suffering.

  16. The result of suffering. Why do Christians suffer?

  17. God’s purpose in suffering and persecution is character-shaping – to transform us into the likeness of Jesus.

  18. The reward of suffering.

  19. Scriptures are clear that for every injustice and evil suffered by believers on earth, there is significant reward in heaven.

  20. Not only will the faithful to Christ suffer for Christ, but the faithful to Christ will also have the great impact on the kingdom of Christ.

  21. “Eighty-six years I have served Christ, and He has never done me wrong. How can I blaspheme my King who saved me?” Polycarp 155 A.D.

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