Near the very end of our bibles, the resurrected King of Kings sends seven precise messages to seven local churches. Each of the messages were as different as they local assemblies were. Most were warned and rebuked. Some were affirmed and encouraged. One of those churches, the one in the ancient city of Philadelphia, was applauded, affirmed, and advanced. What did Jesus see in them that He desires to see in us, and in the churches we have committed to? Among all the seven letters Jesus sent in Revelation 2 & 3, this one serves to motivate us in our journeys of faith and hope with Him.