In Revelation 15–16, we encounter one of Scripture’s most sobering truths — the wrath of God. Far from being cruel or impulsive, God’s wrath is the necessary expression of His holy love and justice.

Pastor Timothy unpacks the two expressions of wrath — passive and active — and shows how every act of divine judgment flows from a heart of love that refuses to let evil win. Through powerful connections to Romans, Exodus, and the cross, we see that Jesus drank the cup of wrath so we could drink the cup of salvation.

📖 Key Themes:

• The Wrath of God: Already and Not Yet
• Passive vs. Active Wrath
• Why Love Necessitates Wrath
• The “Two Cups”: Wrath or Salvation
• “It Is Finished” vs. “It Is Done” — Two Moments of Divine Justice

🙌 Reflect on what it means to live awake, repentant, and ready — before the day when repentance is replaced by reckoning.

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In Revelation 14, we are called to “Follow the Lamb wherever He goes.” This powerful passage contrasts the way of the Lamb with the way of the beast — two marks, two allegiances, two destinies.

Pastor Timothy unpacks what it means to live as those who bear the name of the Father, not the mark of the world. Belief becomes allegiance, and worship becomes witness as we learn to follow Jesus with endurance and purity in a world that pressures us to conform.

📖 Key Themes:

• The Mark of the Beast vs. the Seal of the Lamb
• Allegiance: Belief that Becomes Obedience
• Endurance and Faith of the Saints
• The Eternal Gospel and the Call to Worship
• The Harvest: Salvation or Judgment

🙌 Discover the hope and courage that come from following the Lamb — the One who conquered through sacrifice and reigns through love.

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Title: Revelation 13 — The Dragon, the Beast, and the Call to Endure

Description:
Revelation 13 pulls back the curtain on spiritual warfare. John shows us the dragon (Satan) and his helpers—the beast of persecution, the false prophet of deception, and Babylon’s seduction. These powers demand worship, but the church is called to endure in faith and worship the Lamb.

In this sermon, Pastor Timothy unpacks the mark of the beast, Nero and Rome as historical types, and how these symbols continue in modern forms of power, false religion, and cultural idolatry. More importantly, we see how believers overcome: by the blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony, and not loving life even unto death.

This is not a puzzle for tomorrow—it’s a word for today. Stand firm, stay faithful, and live marked by Christ.

Christ vs. Chaos | Revelation 12

Revelation 12 pulls back the curtain on the cosmic battle between Christ and the dragon. In this message, Pastor Timothy shows how Jesus is the promised serpent-crusher who defeats the accuser, disarms the enemy, and secures victory for His people.

We overcome not by our strength, but by the blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony, and by loving Christ above even our own lives.

Title: Witness & Woes: Revelation 8–11 — Bitter Warnings, Sweet Gospel, Faithful Witnesses

Description:
Revelation 8–11 gives us three powerful movements: the trumpets (warning judgments that call the world to repentance), the little scroll (the sweet gospel that also brings bitter cost), and the two witnesses (the church’s courageous testimony in a hostile world). In this message, Pastor Timothy shows how God uses partial judgments to awaken hearts, how the church must “eat the scroll” and speak, and how faithful witnesses may be opposed now but will be vindicated when the seventh trumpet sounds and Christ’s kingdom is revealed.

Key Scriptures: Revelation 8–11; Joel 2; Luke 10:18–19; John 10:10; Matthew 16:18

Takeaways:

• Choose brokenness over bitterness—God’s warnings are mercies meant to lead to repentance.
• Eat the gospel, expect the cost, and speak anyway.
• Wait, War, Witness until Jesus returns.

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Sevens: Prayer, Trumpets, and Warning Mercy (Revelation 8:1–6)
Revelation aims at faithfulness today. Pastor Timothy teaches how the silence in heaven, incense with the saints’ prayers, and the first trumpet judgments call the church to pray specifically, repent quickly, and endure faithfully. With echoes of Exodus and Jericho, and a clear explanation of recapitulation, this message shows how God uses our prayers—joined to Christ’s intercession—to advance His purposes.

Text: Revelation 8:1–6; cf. Revelation 9:20–21; Luke 22:31–32; John 21; James 4:2; Romans 8:34
Series: More Than Conquerors (Revelation) | Speaker: Pastor Timothy Stewart | Date: Sept 7, 2025

Takeaways:
• Prayer is a real means God uses to accomplish His ends
• Warning judgments are severe mercy—meant to lead to repentance
• Suffering drives us toward bitterness or repentance—choose repentance

Description:
Every family has culture and tradition — and the family of God is no different. From the very beginning, God’s heart has been to create a family that multiplies, flourishes, and reflects His glory.

In this message, Pastor Timothy walks us through Genesis 1–11, showing how God is the fountain of family, how sin breaks families apart, and how Jesus restores us into God’s new family through the gospel. From creation to Cain and Abel, from Babel to Pentecost, we discover that the Church is meant to be an irresistible family and an unstoppable force for God’s kingdom.

📖 Scripture: Genesis 1–12, John 1, Galatians 3, Acts 2
🗓 Series: Irresistible Relationships
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Episode Title: The Death of Friendship | Genesis 4:1–16

Description:
Friendship was God’s good design — yet east of Eden, relationships often break down through comparison, competition, and shame. In this message from our Irresistible Relationships series, Pastor Timothy Stewart unpacks the story of Cain and Abel to show why friendships die and how the gospel brings hope.

Discover how Jesus, our true elder Brother, shed His blood to cover our shame and restore us into God’s family.