We Must Be a Church That Loves Jesus Passionately

Pastor Landon Moss began a series on the seven churches of Revelation, focusing on Christ's letter to Ephesus. He established that these ancient letters remain relevant today because the number seven represents completeness, making these messages applicable to all churches. The main idea was that we must be a church that loves Jesus passionately, which applies both individually and corporately since the church is people, not a building.

The sermon outlined four alliterative points, though only two were covered. First, believers must be confident in the presence of Jesus, seeing both His control (holding the seven stars in His right hand) and His care (walking among the lampstands). Second, the church should be characterized by the praise of Jesus, which Ephesus demonstrated through their toil (exhausting hard work), toughness (patient endurance), and truth (testing false apostles).

Pastor Landon Moss praised the congregation's hard work, particularly those who served at recent camps, and emphasized that the Christian life requires toughness. He challenged men specifically to have a 'scoreboard' for life and to be tough for Jesus when facing pressure and trials.

In this message:

The church is not a building but a spiritual family made up of people, so every individual impacts the whole church.Jesus holds the church in His right hand, meaning He has sovereign control over everything that happens.The Christian life is not for wimps and requires incredible toughness to endure multiple enemies trying to destroy believers.Every man needs a scoreboard in life to know how to win and live with purpose for Jesus.Being tough for Jesus means getting back up when life knocks you down and continuing in the power and perseverance of the Lord.