Bryan Loritts Podcast How to Stay Out Of the Pizza Business | Revelation 3
Jul 10, 2025
Dr. Bryan Loritts dives deep into resilient faith amid trials and cultural pressures, drawing wisdom from Revelation 3. He exposes the façade of the church in Sardis, emphasizing the dangers of complacency and hypocrisy. The discussion of personal anecdotes adds humor to serious reflections on spiritual health. Key themes include the importance of community, accountability, and overcoming pride, alongside navigating modern cultural fatigue. Ultimately, listeners are urged to cultivate deeper intimacy with Christ and renewed obedience in their lives.
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Early Pastoral Anecdote
- Bryan Loritts shares his experience as a 19-year-old interim pastor in a nearly dead church in Philadelphia.
- He preached the church at Sardis sermon, warning them they had a reputation of being alive but were actually dead.
Church Became John's Pizza
- Bryan tells the story of the Gospel Tabernacle church turned into John's Pizza in Times Square.
- This illustrates how vibrant churches can decline to become something entirely different over time.
Spirit to Flesh Decline
- Churches decline because they begin in the Spirit but try to finish in the flesh.
- Incremental compromises in culture and church practices lead to disintegration over time.
