Encountering Jesus: Overcoming the World with Faith
Explore the powerful encounters with Jesus as depicted in the book of Revelation, where John overcomes fear and suffering through faith. Witness the transformative effects of faith in Jesus, who holds the keys to life and victory over the world's challenges. Discover the revelation of Jesus Christ and the enduring partnership with Him in times of trial and perseverance. Join John in witnessing the awe-inspiring presence of Jesus, described with vivid imagery and profound messages of hope and triumph.
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Whatever However Wherever
Whatever it takes However it looks Wherever you go
Whatever it takes However it looks Wherever you go I want to be with you in a greater way
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place - Revelations 1:1 (ESV)
I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God s Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus. - Revelations 1:9 (GNB)
his eyes were like flames of fire. . . his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance. - Revelations 1:14-16(GNB)
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then Jesus placed his right hand on me and said: Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. - Revelations 1:17-18(NIV)
Instead of being overwhelmed and drown by the fears, suffering and lies of this world, John meets with Jesus and overcomes the world.
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith [in Jesus]. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. - 1 John 5:4-5 (NIV)
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. - Revelations 2:1-2a(NIV)
I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. - Revelations 2:2b-3(NIV)
Yet I hold this against you: You have abandoned your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. - Revelations 2:4-5 (NIV)
In the church of Ephesus, Jesus sees believers who were doing so much right but loosing what was most important
The most important commandment, answered Jesus, is this: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. - mark 12:29-30
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. - 1 Corinthians 13:1-2
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear . . . The one who fears is not made perfect in love. - 1 John 4:18
Return to your first love Whatever it takes However it looks Wherever You go I want to be with You in a greater way!
But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. - Revelations 2:6 (NIV)
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. - Galatians 6:14
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. - Revelations 2:7 (NIV)
To the church of Ephesus (and us), Jesus promises: If you choose to repent You will overcome this world because I will give you more than this world
as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. - Philippians 3:18-19
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who . . .will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. - Philippians 3:20-21
If you arent willing to hear everything God has to say, you eventually won t hear anything He has to say. You can t want His comforting voice and not listen to His convicting voice. And its often what you want to hear the least that you need to hear the most. Listen and give whatever He asks and your life will never be the same.
The choice to overcome begins here: Will you return to a whatever, however, wherever passion to be with Me in a greater way? [THE CROSS]
