Persevering in Smyrna

This weekend at Eastbrook Church, we continued our “Revealed” series by looking at the letter to the church in Smyrna (Revelation 2:8-11). My main point in this message, “Persevering in Smyrna,” is that because Jesus has won the victory over death, believers can persevere through suffering and persecution with victorious hope.

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The message outline is included below.

Jesus in the Face of Suffering (Revelation 2:8, 9)

• The First and the Last
• Died and returned to life again
• ‘I know…’

Suffering in the Life of Faith (Revelation 2:9-10)

• The present reality of suffering (Revelation 2:9)
• The future possibility of suffering (Revelation 2:10)
• What is worth suffering for?

The Promise of Perseverance (Revelation 2:11)

• Listening to the voice of truth
• Faithfulness as victory
• Endurance unto eternity