The Seven Letters: A Wake-Up Call for the Modern Church

Let’s be honest for a second: we’ve gotten comfortable.

We live in a world where "Christianity" has become a brand, a political demographic, or a Sunday morning routine. But when you crack open the book of Revelation and look at chapters 2 and 3, you don't see a Jesus who is interested in our "brands." You see a King with eyes of fire walking among His churches, performing a spiritual heart bypass on every single one of them.

I’m starting this 7-part series because I believe the American Church, really the Church of the “West”, is at a crossroads. We love to point the finger at the "culture" and talk about how dark the world is getting. But we forget that the light of the world is supposed to be us, because of Him. If the room is dark, you don't blame the dark; you check the lamp.

Why These Letters Matter Now

In these seven letters, Jesus isn’t speaking to the Romans or the pagans. He’s speaking to us. He’s talking to the Church that’s busy but bored, the church that’s doctrinally sound but cold-hearted, and the church that’s so blended into the world you can’t tell where the pews end and the culture begins.

My goal for this series—and the heart of Christianese with JD Shinn—is to strip away the religious jargon and get to the "Red Letters." We’re going to look at what Jesus told these seven specific churches to stop doing, what He told them to keep doing, and how that hits us right between the eyes, now.

The Standard is Excellence, Not Just Attendance

We’re going to talk about compromise, lukewarmness, and the "synagogue of Satan." It’s not going to be comfortable, but growth never is. I’m calling us out of our apathy and calling us up to the standard of the Kingdom.

If you’re tired of "church as usual" and you’re ready to hear what the Spirit is actually saying to the followers of Christ today, buckle up. We’re going back to the basics of what it means to be a faithful Christ Follower.