What Does Faithfulness Look Like? • Amanda Emberley • Ascension Online

Описание: Catch up with the talk from this week's Sunday service.
Today Amanda dives into the book of Revelation and explores how it encourages the church to remain faithful to Jesus Christ amid uncertainty, persecution, and hardship.

1. 00:00 ✝ The book of Revelation primarily reveals Jesus' return and the coming of the kingdom of heaven, fulfilling God's will on earth as in heaven.

2. 02:57 ✝ The Book of Revelation is a letter to the early church, written to encourage and reveal God's divine intentions, using apocalyptic language and imagery.

3. 05:17 ✝ Christ calls the church to faithfulness and to shine like a city on a hill amid Western civilisation's instability & predicted impending implosion.

4. 07:53 ✝ Jesus calls the church to faithfulness amid persecution and uncertainty, affirming "Jesus is Lord" over "Caesar is Lord".

5. 09:54 ✝ Jesus encourages faithfulness in hard times by sharing his eternal perspective, revealing that he is Lord and will be acknowledged by all nations.

6. 13:00 ✝ Jesus reveals his divine nature to John, and reminds the church to rely on the Holy Spirit to navigate the tension between the current and future kingdom of God.

7. 15:34 ✝ Humans have a deep longing for heaven and redemption, indicating they were made for another world, and need a bigger vision of Jesus to endure hardships and remain faithful.

8. 20:02 ✝ The key to staying faithful Christians is prioritising love and devotion to Christ over worldly abundance and activities.

Recorded at our service on 15th June 2025.