But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

1 Peter 2:9-10

Scripture reading: Revelation 2:1-7

Sunday morning message by Pastor Danny Groening. Part 1 in series 'the 7 churches of revelation'