Revelation
Recent Revelation
When people learn that Maryanne and I came to NE Ohio to start CVC they sometimes ask, “How do you feel about what Cuyahoga Valley Church has done and has become?” Well, we are humbled and amazed. We are grateful for what Christ has done for us and through us. We always give God glory…
Revelation 3:10 says, “Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.” Some Christians understand this verse as a promise of a pre-tribulation rapture. They believe Jesus is promising to remove…
I want you to hear from someone – an older gentleman, like me – in our church who has accomplished a lot in his life – academically, professionally, and personally. He says that he has long struggled with pride. So, he doesn’t want me to share his name. What I love about his story is…
The unbending faith of the Christians during the first centuries of the church stood out as a shining example to the pagan world. How could anyone stand unflinching in the face of death and claim the crucified Jesus to be God, if the story was a myth? Such absolute trust in an unseen God was…
Few books in the Bible have produced more speculation, more failed predictions, and more strange interpretations than Revelation. Walk into almost any bookstore and you\'ll find shelves of titles claiming to have finally cracked its code — decoding world events, setting dates, or turning John\'s vision into a screenplay for the nightly news. That\'s exactly…
Introduction One of the distinct memories I have as a 12-year-old child was standing in our living room at a large front window at 7707 Cecilia Dr. in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Seeing no cars drive by. Waiting for Mom and Dad to come home. And wondering if the rapture had occurred. Thinking that I had been…
There has been a lot of excitement over the last few weeks at CVC about the fact that in just a few weeks we will begin a sermon series through the entire book of Revelation. We\'re glad — this is one of the most vivid, dramatic, and hope-filled books in Scripture. It\'s also one of…
Introduction The upcoming 40th anniversary of CVC, combined with a recent need to pass a local fire safety examination, brought about some fascinating discoveries in our building. In many of our third-floor offices, we have deep cubby holes that serve as long-term storage. To prepare for the fire inspection, we had to clear them all…
