A 144,000 person army, the 7th seal and 7 trumpets, 2 witnesses, 4 angels, and lots of questions.

What do all of these numbers and symbols mean and how do we understand how to respond faithfully to God’s Word?

In this episode, Ted Ryksoksi, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the heart of Revelation and its connection to the rest of the New Testament.

 

For a deeper dive into these five chapters, check out these past sermons from Clear Creek Community Church’s sermon series on Revelation:

How Do You Feel About Judgment: The Seven Seals

Courageous Witness: The Seven Trumpets

In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester walk through the last epistles of the New Testament.

What is Peter’s final word to the church before he is crucified?

What does the apostle whom Jesus loved, John, say life as a Christian looks like?

How does Jesus’ brother, Jude, persevere in the midst of suffering?

These final letters offer of us a unique glimpse into the faith of those who walked the closest to Jesus thousands of years ago and still encourage and challenge us today.

In this episode Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the apostle Peter’s first letter, written to a persecuted group of Gentile churches.

Peter gives a challenging and comforting reminder of who we are and all we have in Christ.

No matter what situations we find ourselves in, we can be a people of hope, as we set our minds, hearts, and lives on the example of Jesus and the promise of his return.

In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the last chapters of Hebrews.

This big picture sermon reminds us of the character of God, the need for forgiveness, and the necessity to make a decision about whether to follow Jesus.

In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester begin walking through the book of Hebrews.

In what is essentially a first century sermon, Hebrews describes and meditates on the majesty of all Jesus is and all he has done for his people.

The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, the greater and final prophet, the exact image of God, the High Priest and King who mediates for all and rules over all . . . and that’s only the first four verses.