This week we began a new sermon series: The Last Word for Today, a walk through the Book of Revelation.
We’re starting not with beasts or bowls or end-times speculation, but with the foundation: Revelation as Scripture. Not as a code to crack, but as a voice to hear.
In the sermon, we reflected on a powerful quote from Rev. Ben Cremer, who wrote:
“In times of war, famine, and global crisis, some Christians rush not to the frontlines of compassion but to the pages of Revelation. … It trains Christians to interpret suffering as a signpost, not a summons to help. … But this is not the way of Jesus.”
That challenged us to hear Revelation—and all of Scripture—as invitation, not escape. A call to faithful presence, not fearful withdrawal.
We spent time in Revelation chapter 1, where John says, “I turned to see the voice.” That line may seem odd, but it holds something deep: Scripture is not just words to read. It is a voice to see, a living Word meant to be heard again and again. As Eugene Peterson puts it, the point of Revelation isn’t to inform us about God but to involve us in what God is doing.
So if you’ve ever felt intimidated by Revelation, or written it off as too confusing, I invite you to listen, this week and for the next several Sundays. Or just begin with this:
What is Christ saying to you today? And what will you do with what you’ve heard?
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