We continue our study through the book of Revelation by examining the message of Jesus to the second of the seven churches, the church at Smyrna. One of only two churches of the seven to receive commendation with no rebuke, this is a church undergoing hardship and persecution. Jesus' words for this faithful suffering church give us much comfort as we face our own struggles, and provide us with strength and courage to join the believers of Smyrna as we enter into Christ's suffering and persevere with joy for the sake of His glory.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---

Chapter 2 of the book of Revelation begins the messages of Christ to the 7 churches of the ancient world. The first message we will study is addressed to the church at Ephesus, a doctrinally sound and strong church that had nevertheless lost their love for Christ. This is a message of serious warning to conservative churches of any time, that while we should be concerned with right doctrine, we must not neglect our love for Jesus, each other and the lost souls of the world.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---

Today's passage in our series through the book of Revelation introduces us to the 7 churches addressed by Christ in chapter 2. It is important for us to realize that while these were real historical churches, they also stand as types of churches we can see even now. In this message we will explore an overview of the churches, what they were like, and how they can describe, warn and instruct our churches today.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---

Our new series in the book of Revelation continues today with the second part of our introduction to the book. We will continue in verses 4 through 8, establishing the spiritual and historical foundations of what is to come. Though there is much difficult content to be studied, we must never lose sight of the fact that everything ultimately points back to Christ, His love for us, and His victory on the cross over sin and death in order to free us from sin and grant us eternal life. He will return for us His church, and this is our hope to which we cling.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---

Today we begin our new series studying our way through the book of Revelation, perhaps one of the most difficult books of the Bible to understand. Even so, it is inspired by God, and therefor essential for our christian understanding and living even if specifics sometimes elude us. We begin our study with some crucial background information about the book itself, as well as the basic constructs of how the content is generally approached. The intended goal is to introduce to us the tools necessary to navigate this prophecy, even as we keep the main tenets of Christ and His imminent return in the forefront of our hearts, even if we do not fully understand when or how.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---

After 2 years, we have come to the final sermon in our series through the book of Romans- We will end our time in this wonderful book with a very important question- where does the Christian's sanctification come from- Is it of grace- Of works- A combination of both- Though it may seem academic, the answer to this question is essential to understand, as it forms the basis of our Orthopraxy- how we do our good works and fight against sin. Pastor Andy's exegesis of verses 25-27, as well as other texts, will show that our sanctification, just like our justification, is founded, grounded and brought forth entirely by God and of His grace, and is not dependent on our works.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---

As we near the end of the book of Romans, our study today focuses on Scripture's warnings regarding false teachers. In our current times it is often popular to rebuke the person warning of false teachers, but not the false teachers themselves. Today's passage admonishes the opposite, that we should not only be wary of false teachers, but call them out and mark them as we avoid them, and encourage others to do the same. This is the loving thing to do, both for the sake of Christ's sheep, and ultimately for the false teacher themselves.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---

This week we begin the final chapter of our study in Romans, chapter 16. Though it can be difficult to read or preach through the lists of names recorded in Scripture, each line of God's Word is there to instruct us, sanctify us, and bring us closer to our Savior. In the first 16 verses of this last chapter, we see how every individual matters to God, and that there are wonderful things we can learn by God's including these saints of the past in His Word for us to remember and study.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---

In light of a recent bill signed into law in Canada essentially forbidding the preaching of biblical ethics in regards to human sexuality, we are taking a break from our regular series to stand with our Canadian brothers and sisters in Christ. We join them in standing on the Word of God and proclaiming the good news that while -neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God,- -1 Cor. 6-9-10- all who come to Jesus confessing their sin and trusting in Him to be their righteousness will receive forgiveness, cleansing and eternal life. In love for all people, we must proclaim this message to the world.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---

This week we continue in Romans Chapter 15, exploring how the truth of the gospel motivates us to plan consciously our work for the Kingdom of God, resisting sloth and apathy with zeal derived from Christ's finished work for us on the cross.--Come visit us on our various social platforms---Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-pbc.nyc-----Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pbc.nyc-----Youtube- https---www.youtube.com-pbcnyc---