The Church That Endures to the End

Pastor Akin examined the letter to the church in Smyrna, one of only two churches Jesus did not criticize. He explained that all suffering ultimately stems from sin's entrance through Adam and Eve, bringing both natural evil and moral evil into the world. The main message focused on how Christians must endure to the end, emphasizing that God often uses suffering to accomplish His purposes in believers' lives. Using the example of Smyrna, a city that boasted of being 'first in Asia,' Akin showed how Jesus declared Himself as 'the first and the last,' demonstrating His supreme power over all earthly authorities and circumstances.

In this message:

We must be a church that endures to the end.All suffering in this life is ultimately a result of sin and living in a broken and corrupted world.Oftentimes the reason you go through what you're going through is because God is teaching you something.Very few good things in life happen without some kind of suffering.Jesus is supreme over all earthly authorities and circumstances as 'the first and the last.'