10.22.23 Smyrna // The Suffering Church

University Lutheran Chapel Ann Arbor - Sermons

In the letter to the church in Smyrna, Jesus acknowledges their suffering and their poverty, and in the midst of that he calls them to not be afraid but instead remain rooted in his love and be faithful unto death that the may receive the crown of life. We, too, are challenged to hold fast to Jesus’ love in the face of fear as we take hope in our risen Savior.