Sermon Outline & Small Group Discussion Guide
Date: February 15, 2026
Text: Revelation 2:8-11
Main Idea: Jesus is greater than the pain and struggles you are currently facing.
Synopsis: In Revelation 2:8-11, Jesus writes his second letter to the churches in Asia Minor as he writes to Smyrna. This church was mired by persecution and was struggling. Instead of focusing the letter on correction for the church, Jesus writes with encouragement. Though they faced poverty, slander, imprisonment, and even death, Jesus assures them that He knows their affliction and calls them spiritually rich. Their lack of material security does not mean spiritual failure; instead, their faithfulness stores up eternal treasure. Jesus reveals that He is greater than the pain and struggles the church was facing.
Text: Revelation 2:8-11
Main Idea: Jesus is greater than the pain and struggles you are currently facing.
Synopsis: In Revelation 2:8-11, Jesus writes his second letter to the churches in Asia Minor as he writes to Smyrna. This church was mired by persecution and was struggling. Instead of focusing the letter on correction for the church, Jesus writes with encouragement. Though they faced poverty, slander, imprisonment, and even death, Jesus assures them that He knows their affliction and calls them spiritually rich. Their lack of material security does not mean spiritual failure; instead, their faithfulness stores up eternal treasure. Jesus reveals that He is greater than the pain and struggles the church was facing.
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