It Starts Small

The book of Revelation can be an intimidating book to read.  John uses a lot of imagery to describe the future events to unfold at the ends times.  Tucked within the second and third chapters of Revelation are letters written by John, from Jesus to the seven churches.  This month we are going to take a close look at these letters and do some deep holy introspection of our hearts.  We are going to break each of the seven letters down by search for the following answers:

What characteristic of Jesus is being revealed?
What did Jesus say was the good?
What did Jesus say was the Bad?
What is Jesus invitation to us and promise He gives?

This journal is going to be a bit different than previous journals.  Each letter has it’s own section.  We will look at the history of each church and I encourage you to do your own extra investigation.  Your journal will include an area to record the characteristic of Jesus, the good, the pad, and the invitation and promise. There will also be extra scriptures given to take your study into God’s Word just a little deeper.

**After having “published” the final copy I did find an error. As a result, this plan will be 32 days long instead of 31. **

You can download a free printable journal to follow along with this blog series. The S.O.A.P method is used. If you prefer your own method, you can download a scripture only graphic.

Some things to note that are a bit different about this plan. It will require you to stretch your research muscles and do your own research on the seven churches. Of course, I will write about them, but I want to encourage you to look not only at the church in God’s Word, but the historical context of their location, the people at the time, and events during the time of the church’s existence. The same will be applied to the Nicolaitans and the author of the book of Revelations.

I invite you to join our facebook group. Come join in what God is revealing to you and share in what you are learning! I believe this study will guide us into a deeper dive of holy introspection into our hearts. Jesus had very specific messages to each church and to us!

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