Big Idea: The Revelation is more about present hope than a future calendar. Revelation 1:11 11 …“Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” Jesus — 1. Commends His church Patient endurance… Revelation 2:2–3, 2:19, 3:10 Holding fast to Jesus’ name… Revelation 2:13, 3:8 Trusting God when faith is tested… Revelation 2:10; James 1:2–4 2. Rebukes His church Compromise… Revelation 2:14, 2:20 Complacency… Revelation 2:4, 3:1–2, 3:15–16 3. Commands His church Remember… Revelation 2:5, 2:16, 3:3 Repent… Revelation 2:16, 3:3, 3:19 Receive… Revelation 3:18–19 4. Warns His church Revelation 2:5, 2:16, 2:22–23, 3:3, 3:16 5. Rewards His church Revelation 2:7, 2:10–11, 2:17, 2:26, 3:5, 3:12, 3:21 Next Week’s Text: Revelation 4