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The Church Through the Ages, Part 1

May 1, 2025
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Revelation opens with letters to seven ancient churches in Asia Minor. But as is often the case in Revelation, there’s more to those churches than meets the eye. Dr. David Jeremiah reveals how each of those churches actually represents a unique period of time in the overall history of the church.

References: Revelation 2 , Revelation 3

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The church of Laodicea had a disease that’s still prevalent in many churches today: material wealth masking spiritual poverty. Dr. David Jeremiah shares Christ’s prescription for this ancient church, but is it a remedy today’s prideful generation is willing to swallow?
April 30, 2025
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The Bible makes it clear how God feels about lukewarm Christians. In Revelation, Christ makes it equally clear how He feels about lukewarm churches. Dr. David Jeremiah profiles a church that had become so comfortable, so complacent, that it no longer felt a need for the things of God.
April 29, 2025
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No church is perfect, but the ancient church of Philadelphia probably came close. Dr. David Jeremiah takes us back to the church that drew only positive comments from Christ. As we’ll see, the incredible love of these early Christians is matched only by the incredible promises Jesus makes to them!
April 28, 2025
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If Jesus were critiquing your church, what would He say? Great job? Needs improvement? Mixed reviews? Dr. David Jeremiah introduces us to a rare church; rare because Jesus had only good things to say about it. Are any of its qualities in your church?
April 25, 2025
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When a person is found dead, an autopsy can often determine the cause. When a church has died, is there a similar way to learn how it came about? Dr. David Jeremiah investigates the death of what appeared to be a healthy church to reveal some potential causes.
April 24, 2025
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Many churches look alive on the outside, with lots of events and programs, but are dead on the inside. Are you aware of one? Worse yet, are you part of one? Dr. David Jeremiah examines a church in Revelation that fits this description – a church about which Jesus had nothing positive to say.
April 23, 2025
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Standing firm in the faith is challenging under the best of circumstances, let alone in a church compromised by sin. What does Jesus have to say to those bold believers? Dr. David Jeremiah shares Christ’s words of hope and encouragement for Christians who remain true in the midst of compromise.
April 22, 2025
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The church is called to accept sinful people, not to accept sin. What happens when that calling is forgotten or ignored? Dr. David Jeremiah introduces an ancient church in which immorality was allowed to take root.
April 21, 2025
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Luke's firsthand account of what took place on that first Easter Sunday. Sometimes we just need to go back to the original and remember what Easter is all about.
April 18, 2025
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Just as a tiny crack can spread and, ultimately, destroy a home’s foundation, a small compromise can eventually decimate your faith. Dr. David Jeremiah takes a closer look at the church of Pergamos – a church that once stood strong, but had been weakened by compromises that still impact us today.
April 17, 2025
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About Dr. David Jeremiah

Dr. David Jeremiah is the founder of Turning Point for God, an international broadcast ministry committed to providing Christians with sound Bible teaching through radio and television, the Internet, live events, and resource materials and books. He is the author of more than fifty books including The Book of Signs, Forward, and Where Do We Go From Here?  David serves as senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in San Diego, California, where he resides with his wife, Donna. They have four grown children and twelve grandchildren.


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