Each letter in Revelation 2-3 ends with the call “to hear what the Spirit says to the churches”. It’s a bit like a call to sit up and pay attention! But with all the coming and goings of the summer, the break for Holiday club Sunday, the different preachers we’ve had and the fact that we tend to be less familiar with the book of Revelation might mean that some would value a bit of a refresher. In which case, John Stott’s “What Christ Thinks of the Church” is just the job. Without verging into too much speculation he gives a bit of historical background into each of the churches, highlights the links between each letter and the rest of the Bible and shows us how it is Jesus’ word for us today. As you’d expect with Stott, he does it all with characteristic clarity and insight. A bargain at £5. 
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Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Hearing the Spirit
Each letter in Revelation 2-3 ends with the call “to hear what the Spirit says to the churches”. It’s a bit like a call to sit up and pay attention! But with all the coming and goings of the summer, the break for Holiday club Sunday, the different preachers we’ve had and the fact that we tend to be less familiar with the book of Revelation might mean that some would value a bit of a refresher. In which case, John Stott’s “What Christ Thinks of the Church” is just the job. Without verging into too much speculation he gives a bit of historical background into each of the churches, highlights the links between each letter and the rest of the Bible and shows us how it is Jesus’ word for us today. As you’d expect with Stott, he does it all with characteristic clarity and insight. A bargain at £5. 