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Vintage City Church // Teaching Series: The Book of Revelation // Dustin Scott // Revelation 4:1-11 pt.2We are continuing by looking at the rest of the four recurring themes in Revelation 4. First, we have the ordering of Heaven. "Around the thrown..." (v3,4,6), we find a structure: God in the middle on His thrown, heavenly beings, and humanity. Second, we are looking at the worship in Heaven. "... day and night without ceasing they sing" (v8). Circumstantial realities d...

Vintage City Church // Teaching Series: The Book of Revelation // Dustin Scott // Revelation 4:1-11Pastor Dustin takes us through Revelation 4, helping us narrow down four recurring themes. He touched on two themes: Heavenly Perspective and Heavenly Access. First, our Heavenly Perspective can be deadened by our sin and narrowed by improper focus. Second, to access heaven, we must get to know the Father through His Son, Jesus. The Son and The Holy Spirit are the only way to the Father.

Vintage City Church // Teaching Series: The Book of Revelation // Greg Sanders // Revelation 3:14-20The Lord is obvious: He stands at our heart door and knocks. Are you willing to open your heart to let Him in? First, we need to understand that the Lord addresses believers in Revelation chapter three when He says that He is standing and knocking on the door of the church in Laodicea. What is He asking them to do? Respond to His invitation. Jesus declares that He initiates a relation...

Vintage City Church // Gratitude // Greg Sanders // 1 Thessalonians 5:18Our external worlds are influenced by our internal disciplines. One thing we don't always think about is that Jesus was extremely good at managing His internal nature. Think about it: where in the scriptures do you see Jesus communicated from a place of insecurities? Or, where have you ever witnessed Jesus complaining about His circumstances? The answer to both questions is simple. Nowhere. What can we learn from Him?

Vintage City Church // Teaching Series: The Book of Revelation // Greg Sanders // Revelation 3:3-13 (part 2)"The statement to the church in Philadelphia states, "I know the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close." Jesus is the one who opens and closes doors. We are on a journey where our faith is being refined, tested, and pushed to grow. The older (spiritually) we get in our faith journey, the more we experience God's favor and the more we trust God when He ope...

Vintage City Church // Teaching Series: The Book of Revelation // Greg Sanders // Revelation 3:3-13 (part 1)"Verse 1 states, "I know the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close." Jesus is saying to the believers in Philadelphia that their faithfulness has not gone unnoticed. In this passage, Jesus reveals some truth: faithfulness to Him brings favor into our lives."