Sermons on Church Discipline
Thyatira: The Tolerant Church
In Revelation 2, we read the letter from Jesus to the church in Thyatira, where it was difficult to make a living without belonging to a guild, and guild membership was intimately related to the worship of the patron god of the guild. This put many Christians in an awkward position, and some compromised.
Fighting the Good Fight
In 1 Timothy 1:18-20, Paul admonishes Timothy to prepare for spiritual warfare and exercise discipline in the church.