Dear Church: The Church in Ephesus

Rick and Svea kick off the new "Dear Church" series with a discussion about symbolism in the Book of Revelation and move on to the difficult topic of a loveless church. Rick then casts a vision for what he thinks a loving church exemplifies.Message Scripture Passage:
Revelation 1:17-2:7Series Thesis:
KNOWING the truth doesn’t change anything. SUBMITTING to the truth changes everything.Topics Discussed Today:00:00 Intro00:40 The start of our small group season and the benefit of group study03:21 What is the church or a church?06:28 Jesus is present among the churches and is “holding” the messengers of each church08:13 What is the “star” of each church--angel, messenger, pastor?13:00 Why did John only send one circular letter to seven churches?16:55 Do we know which individual actually delivered this letter?17:26 The detriment of a loveless church - Jesus “removing the lampstand”21:23 What is a loving church? How do we be a loving church?28:52 Vision of what a church looks like that both loves God and loves others