Dr Randall Smith: The 7 Churches – Part 1 – Ephesus

In this compelling and insightful DVD series on the letters of Revelation 2 & 3, which Jesus wrote to the seven churches of Revelation through the quill of John, you’ll feel part of perhaps the most impactful journey into the very life of the early Church – as expounded by guide, Dr Randall Smith.

First of Seven DVDs: EPHESUS. During Apostle Paul’s prolonged stay at Ephesus, God sent an extraordinary revival amidst the mandatory idol and emperor worship that ruled their every-day life. Where acknowledging Jesus as Lord and rejecting Caesar as your god, could cost you your head. Despite the suffering of severe persecution, this provincial capital of Western Asia Minor became the Church’s largest base outside Jerusalem, for the spreading of the gospel to the Western world. After Paul’s beheading, the apostle John took over the spiritual leadership. Then John, due to his testimony of Christ, was banished by Caesar Domitian, to the isle of Patmos, where Jesus appeared to him and dictated as to what he was to write to these believers. Watching this DVD, you’ll be inspired to learn how Jesus addressed the “one” ailment of the church in Ephesus, namely that they “have left their first love”.