Congdon Ministries International

The Church at Smyrna Revelation 2:8-11

The city of Smyrna, whose name means myrrh, is forever remembered as a city in which its citizens constantly faced the sweetness of life and the bitterness of death every day of their life. For the church, their poverty and persecution often led to a longing for comfort in their world. In this letter, Jesus Christ offers them and us, three aspects of comfort when under trials that would bring the ultimate reward to all true believers. This letter reminds us uniquely of the Lord as The King Who loves His future bride as we see Psalm 45 speaks of His garments smelling of myrrh. 0:00 Introduction - Psalm 45 9:17 The 1st Aspect of Comfort 17:12 The 2nd Aspect of Comfort 22:09 The 3rd Aspect of Comfort 26:34 The Lord's Promise to His Future Bride

The Church at Ephesus Rev. 2:1-7

What "First Love" had the Church of Ephesus lost or more correctly, abandoned. Thirty years after Paul's founding of the church in Ephesus in 60 AD and the ongoing teaching by Apollos, Timothy, and John, the Lord commends this church for its intense ongoing spiritual labor unto weariness in serving the Lord. The Lord offers no criticism of their actions and spiritual lives with respect to these activities, except for the "nevertheless" of verse 4…. Nevertheless, literally "despite all," emphasizes a very strong word against them. This busy, industrious, laboring, discerning, persevering church that hated what the Lord hated apparently abandoned their "first love" of Him! In fact they had not merely lost their first love as if it was something lost by accident and could not be found; rather this was a deliberate action on their part to turn their back and walk away from their first love. Using the clues in the passage this video will define the "First Love." all believers should all their lives. 0:00 Church at Ephesus 4:40 Things "which are" 13:00 Commendation of Ephesus 23:02 The "First Love" - That Which was Lacking 23:24 The first of 5 clues as to what "First Love" is 36:23 Defining "First Love"

Portrait of the Lord Jesus Christ - Rev. 1:9-20

How do you picture the Lord Jesus Christ? This video is a study of the only correct and true portrait of the Lord in the Bible. Following a brief study of John the Apostle as portrayed in verse 9 and 10 this video offers an in-depth look of the Lord Jesus Christ as portrayed in verses 11-20. He is pictured as the overseer of all true churches. Uniquely, verses 14-16, is the only physical description of the Lord in His glorified body, as He is today and forever. This is the same infinite God-Man Who will return to the earth to rule and reign with His Bride, the church, for 1000 years and on into eternity.

Are We Living in the Last Days of the Church-Age? - pt 1

This "Breakfast with Rob" will study three characteristics that uniquely come together as a signal of the last days of the Church-Age. Only when all three characteristics are present, will the stage be set for the Lord to bring His Bride, all true believers, home at the Rapture. In this video, Part 1, we will see the first characteristic: Worldwide spiritual apostasy in a majority of Christian Churches In our next video, Part 2 - will examine current trends that are allowing apostasy to enter their churches. In Part 3 - the second signal: Lawlessness at the individual, national, and international levels In Part 4 - the third signal: Hatred and vilification of God and those who the world perceives as representing Him 0:00 Are We Living in the Last Days of the Church Age? 3:27 The Start of the Church's Last Days - When? 18:56 The Season of Apostasy - Now!

How to be Controlled/Filled by the Holy Spirit

The greatest need of the Christian is to "abide" in Christ by being filled/controlled by the Holy Spirit for life and service to the Lord. The Bible does not give specific steps to take to be filled. Instead, it teaches a believer the principles of how to have a consistent walk with the Spirit. Unlike the Holy Spirit permanent indwelling within the true believer at salvation; walking and being controlled by the Spirit is a minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, day-by-day choice by the believer to yield to the Spirit and to depend upon His direction and leading. Being lead by the Spirit is not automatic, it takes a conscious effort by a believer, who must learn to walk with and talk with the Spirit. Please join us now to learn how. 0:00 Review of part 1 – What is the Filling of the Spirit? 1:51 The Key to being filled or controlled by the Spirit. 12:31 The needed desire to walk with and talk with the Spirit. 13:52 Learning to walk at the Spirit's pace and not our own. 17:36 Walking consistently with the Spirit. 22:05 Talking with and hearing the Spirit during your walk with Him. 24:23 Yielding to and dependent upon the Spirit. 25:46 Summary of the actions in our life needed to be controlled by the Spirit.