A 5-lesson study guide corresponds to the “Christ’s Message to Smyrna” teaching. Each lesson covers a topic that is addressed during the program series, with questions and references supplied to draw you deeper into your own private study of the Scriptures on this subject.

Each study lesson includes:

• Greek Word Definitions
  
• Lesson Synopsis
• Lesson Emphasis
• Lesson Main Points
• Study Questions and Practical Application
  

This Study Guide is suitable for personal or group study.

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Note: DVD and CD series include a printed Study Guide.
Digital Products (USB, Digital Video, and Digital Audio) include a Digital Study Guide (PDF format).

Among the seven churches addressed by Jesus in the book of Revelation, the congregation of Smyrna suffered the worst. This dark and perilous city was the backdrop of intense suffering by the believers in the Early Church. But Jesus was well aware of their faithful works, even in the midst of intense persecution.

In the series, Take a Tour With Rick: Smyrna, Rick Renner walks you through the expansive archaeological sites of ancient Smyrna, a city now known as Izmir, which sits on Turkey’s Aegean coast. Stroll along the Roman Road, the Seaside Port, and the Meles River. Discover the ancient agora, the theater and stadium of Smyrna, and Mount Pagos. There’s so much to see and even more to learn about in this notable city.

This five-part documentary-style visual series is both a feast for the eyes and a wake-up call for the soul. Follow along as Rick explores the rich history of this formidable city and its application to our lives today as overcomers in Christ.

* Images used in these programs have been used with special permission or through a paid license. Please direct general questions regarding attributions or copyright information to social@renner.org. Thank you!

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*     No study guide available for this series

“Christs Message to the Church in Smyrna” is a sobering, eye-opening message for the Church today. In this classic teaching, Rick Renner shares encouraging Bible truths against the backdrop of intense suffering by believers in Early Church history — with application for our lives today.

Among the seven churches addressed by Jesus in the book of Revelation, the congregation in Smyrna suffered the worst. Jesus was intentional about letting the Smyrnaean believers know He was standing by them. He wanted them to know that nothing would prevent His eternal plans for His people from coming to pass, nor would anything remove His eternal rewards from their grasp.

As you walk with the Lord, He is speaking these same encouraging words to you. These teachings will bolster your stand for Christ, strengthen your devotion to Him, and eradicate the fear of death from your life!

Topics in this 5-part series include:

•    Smyrna — A Place of Suffering
•    What Are True Riches?
•    Persecution: How To Overcome It
•    The Story of Polycarp
•    A Message to Overcoming Believers

Series includes (1) Study Guide. Additional copies can be purchased for group study.

Companion Study Guide

A 5-lesson study guide (included with program series purchase) corresponds to “Christ’s Message to Smyrna” teaching. Each lesson covers a topic that is addressed during the program series, with questions and references supplied to draw you deeper into your own private study of the Scriptures on this subject.

Each study lesson includes:

• Greek Word Definitions
  
• Lesson Synopsis
• Lesson Emphasis
• Lesson Main Points
• Study Questions and Practical Application
  

This 44-page Study Guide is suitable for personal or group study.

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Note: DVD and CD series include a printed Study Guide.
Digital Products (USB, Digital Video, and Digital Audio) include a Digital Study Guide (PDF format).

Hurricanes consist of multiple belts of rain and wind that pound the earth in sequence with pauses between each violent phase. When the eye of the storm arrives, the sky may appear bright and clear, giving the illusion that the storm has passed. But the truth is, the fiercest impact of the storm is still approaching. Those who don’t know how to read the signs and patterns of a storm may mistakenly emerge from their place of safety only to face unprotected the full velocity of the storms brutal fury.

In No Room for Compromise: Christ’s Message to Today’s Church, Rick Renner sets forth his most prophetic book to date. With a sobering charge to Christian leadership to stand up for faith in Christ — regardless of the price required to proclaim it in its purest form — Renner’s message is a clarion call: Winds of opposition against the Church are gathering. As pagan influences continue to increase in these last days, Christianity will once again become completely out of sync with the times with its message that Christ alone is the way to the Father.

The Bible is clear that at the end of the age, the spiritual hurricane of persecution that struck the Early Church will once again slam against society with devastating consequences. God has always had His remnant who would not bow to external pressures. In these final hours of the Church Age, He will have a remnant again. Will you be among them?

More on this book:

• In-depth scriptural teaching that makes the New Testament come alive.
• Nearly 400 images — including over 100 shot on location — classic artwork, artifacts, illustrations, and maps.
• A comprehensive, completely indexed reference book.

No Room For Compromise: Jesus’ Message to Today’s Church is Volume Two of the Light in Darkness series. It presents an engaging exploration of the pagan culture of the First Century Church, with an emphasis on the city of Pergamum. Against this historical backdrop, this book highlights Jesus’ message to the church of Pergamum when He appeared in a vision during the apostle Johns imprisonment on Patmos. With superb photographs, many of which were shot on location in Turkey, Renner guides readers through a fascinating, detailed explanation of Jesus’ message to the Pergamene church as he prophetically declares the critical significance of this message to the Church in these last days before Jesus returns. Renner also gives the reader a larger context within which to frame the pivotal moment when Jesus appeared to John on that isolated island, taking the reader through a revealing overview of the first Three Centuries AD in which the infant Church grew amidst much opposition within a pagan world and demonstrated that darkness can never overcome the light, life, and power that the truth of Jesus Christ offers all those who believe.