There are promises God has in store for you and miracles that He wants to do in your life. The problem is that we often don’t know what God wants to do. God asked Joshua and the Israelites to circle the city of Jericho for seven days so that they would not lose focus on what He was giving to them.

Resurrection Sunday.

The church at Laodicea proves that looks can be deceiving. Their affluence has made them lukewarm in their faith. Churches like this become satisfied with big churches, beautiful buildings, and large budgets. In the letter to Laodicea, we are reminded that God wants our hearts, not just our numbers.

If you’re moving to Philadelphia at the end of the first century, you’ll be able to join a great church. They have turned the challenges around them into opportunities to share the gospel. This church stands in contrast to churches that shrink back in fear of a changing culture.

It’s easy to get caught up in the routine of the church and lose sight of the mission of the church. The church in Sardis pretended to be alive. Churches such as this are dead no matter how busy their members might be.

If you are a Christian looking for a job and thinking about moving to Thyatira, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the city has a prosperous economy. The bad news is that you must throw your convictions out the window.

Christians in Pergamum were tempted to compromise and conform to the world around them. Faithful Christians must resist the pressure to accommodate in order to get along with the secular world.

If you moved to Smyrna, the church there would be one you might think twice about joining. The members there were suffering at the hands of their persecutors. This church stands in contrast to what is commonly referred to as Consumer Christianity.

The church at Ephesus worked hard to keep the faith and persevere in the face of hardship. Before you sign up for its membership, however, you might want to know about its one fatal flaw. Its members had forgotten how to love.

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