Postcards from the Edge | A Letter to Apathetic People | Rev 2:18-29 | Week 5

"Do we have any foodies in the house?  I've changed, dramatically, the way that I've been eating the last couple of months, but for some reason I've become addicted to watching travel food shows, where people go to other countries and eat what I can't eat right now.  My favorite new show is called "Somebody Feed Phil," about a guy named Phil Rosenthal, the creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond."  He travels around and experiences the cuisine from all of these different cities from around the world.  What's really interesting is that he bears a remarkable resemblance to an older Ryan Paulson.  {Shows picture}  

He (Phil) goes and explores all these different cultures and different foods.  I love that too.  If I'm traveling and I go to a city, the first thing I do when I get to my hotel is to open up my favorite app, which is YELP.  I look to see 'what is this city known for?'  A lot of larger cities are known for food or drink.  If I say Chicago, what comes to mind, food-wise?  Pizza.  Hot dogs.  New York?  Pizza.  Seattle?  Coffee.  Philly?  Philly cheese steaks.  Highlands Ranch?  {Laughter. . . . Chick-fil-a}  

Have you ever thought what your city was known for?  Have you ever thought about what your family was known for?  Have you ever thought about what your church was known for?  In the last several weeks, we've been in this series called "Postcards From the Edge," and we've been journeying through Revelations 2 and 3.  These are the seven letters to the seven churches from Jesus through John to the churches and to us.  We've been learning some real unique things about those cities.  Our hope isn't that we have just a bunch of knowledge about these cities, but that we could learn about the city and the church and figure out what does God want to say to the church at South today....?"