Early Morning Bible Club

The heavenly vision continues, but not with repetitive praise — instead, a revelation of salvation-history and Jesus’ role in bringing the world to its fulfilment and beauty. His people are part of the project, and offer their prayers, worship and song to the chorus of heaven — He is worthy to open the scroll!

Today, we start to see things not as they were, or even as they will be, but as they currently are. We are invited to take a peek into the throne room of God, where He is eternally worshipped. In this evocative scene, the book of Revelation really starts to come alive.

Today we close out this ‘mini-study’ on the 7 churches in Revelation. We see groups of people struggling with the culture they find themselves in, and how to live differently in the midst. Jesus is persistent in His love, and while some struggle, there are people doing great things! One big question for today: are these churches meant to represent our churches today, eras of church history, or simply recorded history of the church in 96AD?

Today we explore the instruction, affirmation and corrections written to the first four churches of the seven addressed in Asia Minor. We see Jesus' great love, concern and compassion for His people, and the ongoing mission of faithfulness to His word. How might Jesus address our churches today?

Today, we meet John, the author of Revelation, and more importantly, we meet Jesus, the Son of Man. Using language and images reminiscent of the book of Daniel, we are encouraged by Jesus’ presence with his suffering Church, and His willingness to use them to impact the world for His Kingdom.

In our final instalment of Season 2, we see the focus shift from Jerusalem to Rome. The gospel was always meant to be taken ‘to the ends of the earth’, and here it will go through Paul, a prisoner. Where it is God’s will, it will be done in God’s way.Keep an eye out for details on our first EMBC live meet-up on Saturday, July 9!Thanks for joining us, and we’ll see you for Season 3 beginning on July 18.

Today, the story focuses on Paul’s protective arrest and his first ‘defence speech’ to the restless crowd. He tells his story, but upon mention of the Gentiles, there is an uproar. How do we tell our story in an antagonistic culture?

Disciples of Jesus are called to do hard things. Today, Paul’s journey takes him with new friends and old, to Jerusalem, where trials and opposition await.

Today, we read about Paul and his travelling companions’ adventures through Macedonia and Greece, following the near-riot in Ephesus. A boy falls from a window and is raised from the dead, and Paul travels back past Ephesus for an emotional farewell to a group of gathered church leaders.

The story now centres on the thriving city of Ephesus — Paul teaches about Jesus, to a few and to the crowd. Both Jews and Greeks hear the word of God preached, and seven fake exorcists are embarrassed. Idol sales drop and a riot ensues.