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talking scripture. I'm Mike. I'm Bryce. And today we're going to be covering

more of the Book of Revelation. If you're just now

joining us for the first time we've done others so you want to go back and check

those we're going to be covering I think Revelation 3 today with a continuation of

the churches and if I'm doing my math right

revelation 3 verse 1 is Sardis so Bryce what's going on so let's remind everyone

there's kind of a pattern here remember the book of revelation is a testimony and so what is it testifying and so what is it testifying and these letters

to the churches symbolize messages to all of us in all dispensations.

In every single letter the Lord, well I know there's some

variance sometimes he doesn't do one, but in most of the letters, A, he tells us something

that we need to remember about himself, something that's crucial, something that we need to hold on to throughout our lives, especially when trial and challenges come.

Number two, he points out some of the good things they're doing that we all need to do.

Number three, he points out something that they need to correct, some behavior they need to change,

and if they do that and overcome, he gives them a blessing.

Here's what's going to happen.

And every time that blessing is pointing to something that we're going to see in

revelation, in the vision, and so it kind of it's unpacking some of these images to say if you

overcome you can eat from the tree of life well tree of life's going to make an

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