Receiving great approval while going through great tribulation describe the essence of the message to the church at Philadelphia from Jesus Christ. To observers of the day it most likely would not have looked like a great church as those in the body as well as corporately together were enduring trials and difficulties. Those circumstances however, rather than breaking them down was serving to refine and purify the lives of each one as they stayed focused on the priorities that mattered to Christ. Faithfulness to Christ and the Word of God did, and does, continue to sustain the people of God. Christ reminded them He has ultimate authority to put before them the open door to the Kingdom and no one, no circumstance can shut them out. No matter how they may have felt or appeared to be weak with little power, the source of their power was in full strength and He kept them safe and secure. Such focus and faithfulness must characterize the church of Jesus Christ in the world today until the Lord comes for His church.
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In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...