To the Church in Peoria, Grace & Peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, who was and is and will always be the most powerful earth mover.
I know of your community and your outreach. You have such great ability to come together as an interconnected society, though the motives of the city revolve around business. It is the business that glues the community together rather than a spiritual bond, at this point. Work hard to come together as a Church and reach the city that your commonality will be a holy pursuit. While your economic influence is vast, remember the Church, working as one in Christ, can have a powerful spiritual impact that cannot be shaken.
Beware of pride and judgement within your community. Though it may seem as one harmless fish, soon the deadly sin will desolate like a river destroyed by predators wrecking havoc.
God has seen your hearts and your desire to reach out. He has not forgotten His promises, but instead has prepared the physical for the upcoming spiritual. Open your hearts to Him that he may renovate and rebuilt the highway of your soul to prepare the path leading to His Son.
Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear and may His power, His love, and His salvation play in Peoria.
This past Sunday we finished our teaching series on the 7 letters to the churches in the book of Revelation. We asked a few people in our community to follow the pattern of the letters in Revelation and write a letter to the Church in Peoria. The letters are meant to be both encouraging and challenging, much like the original letters were. Check out the last teaching in the Revelation series to hear the letters in their full context.
