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The church in Thyatira was loving, faithful, and growing. Jesus still had a problem with them.

This is Week 4 of our Seven Letters series through Revelation. Jesus turns His gaze on Thyatira—a church doing a lot right. But their tolerance of a false teacher named Jezebel was quietly unraveling everything. The core question Jesus asks them is the same one He's asking the modern church: have we confused love with tolerance?

Whether you've quietly let something destructive linger in your own life, or you've been told that tolerance is the highest virtue, this message will reshape how you see both love and sin.

In this message you'll discover:

— Why what you tolerate eventually becomes what shapes you

— The difference between loving people and celebrating what's destroying them

— How false teaching subtly twists God's Word and how to recognize it

— Why the sin you're tolerating today will cost you more than you ever wanted to pay

Jesse DeYoung

July 12^th, 2026

// Bible References: Revelation 2:18-29, 1 Kings 16, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Genesis 4, Lamentations 3:22-23

// Community Question: What is something you find yourself coming back to again and again because it brings you comfort, joy, or peace?

// Discussion Questions

1. Jesus commended the church in Thyatira for their love, faith, service, and perseverance, yet He still confronted what they were tolerating. What does this reveal about God's definition of spiritual maturity? How can we be growing in our faith while still allowing areas of compromise to take root?

2. Read Revelation 2:20-23. Jesus confronts the church not because of how they treated people, but because of what they were willing to tolerate. What does this passage teach us about the difference between loving people and affirming what God calls sin? Why is that distinction important for the Church today?

3. Read Revelation 2:20-23. Jesus rebukes the church for tolerating false teaching. Why do you think sound doctrine matters so much to Jesus? According to this passage, what are the consequences of allowing false teaching to go unchallenged?

4. Jesse compared sin to a tiger that never stops being dangerous, even when it begins to feel familiar. Why is it often easier to recognize sin in someone else's life than in our own? How can we remain sensitive to the Holy Spirit's conviction instead of becoming comfortable with compromise?

// Challenge: Sin can become familiar before we realize it has become dangerous. What is something in your life that you’ve learned to manage, excuse, or make peace with that Jesus may be inviting you to address?