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Letters to the Church
What Jesus might write to churches today
Eugene Peterson, John Ortberg, and William Willimon

Topics:Authenticity, Character, Community impact, Culture, Empowerment, Missional, Relevance, Servanthood
Filters:Church board, Discipleship, Missions, Outreach, Pastor
Purpose:Discipleship
References:Revelation 2:7
Date Added:March 04, 2008

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Posted: March 10, 2008
Randy  (Guest)
Ummm...aren't there already letters to today's church? I think you can find them in the NT. They're pretty relevant.

Posted: May 04, 2008
Amy  (Guest)
Christ is speaking to us today through His letters in Revelation. They ARE the Ancient Path, The Hoighway to Holiness, Jacob's Ladder, The Way, they are all of these and it was prophesied that they would be found!!!! www.theilluminatedmind.com Peace to you all, Amy

Posted: March 10, 2008
Paul  (Guest)
A creative way of looking at and speaking to the current state of churches in our country and other countries. It's good to speak the truth in love.

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Unlike John of Patmos, we can't convey the words of the risen Christ. But we can imagine what words of correction and comfort Jesus would give to the churches today. That's just what seven persons did at the end of the last decade. Christianity Today asked these writers to use their prayerful creativity to write letters to different segments of the church as though they were speaking for the risen Christ.

Patterned after the letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor in Revelation 2–3, these contemporary church leaders have tried to discern what Christ might say through them today. How would he challenge and correct different segments of the church? How would he encourage and comfort them? While the words that follow aren't inspired, our hope is that they will be inspiring.