October 23, 2022 · Revelation 2:18–29

The Infiltrated Church

“They have this love in their hearts. They love each other. They love Christ. They have this faith in Christ, and by the way, this love and this faith isn't just kind of an inward thing they keep to themselves. It actually turns into practice because it turns into service. They're serving Christ. He knows their service. Not only that, they also have perseverance. They've been sticking through this even though they are being persecuted. So this church is being commended for saying, hey listen, I'm really proud of you. You're keeping your love, you're keeping your faith, you're holding on to these things, and only that, you're actually doing more than you did at first, you're growing up. … As they get kind of used to things. Here, listen, you're just doing more, You're actually more following after Christ. So there's this power here. This church has a group of people that Christ is saying, I see, I know what you're doing, and I'm happy with you.”