The Eternal Purpose Track

The Overcomers

Class Overview

In Revelation 2-3, we see Jesus, as the judge of His church, confronting compromise, selfishness, apathy, indifference, false teaching, false prophecy, and self-satisfaction. His aim is to raise up overcomers—those who love Jesus more than they love themselves; those who are faithful to the Lamb and are willing to die for their faith; those who love the truth with all of their heart and live free from compromise; those who don’t tolerate the ways and works of Jezebel in their sphere of authority; those with a deep and driving hunger for God that overpowers apathy, complacency, indifference, and carelessness; those who live a disciplined lifestyle that helps them maintain their victory until the end; those with a fiery passion for Jesus that consumes self-satisfaction; and those who embrace a crucified self-life and are fully possessed by the Spirit of God. This class, The Overcomers, explores in detail what we must overcome and what Jesus promised to us if we overcome.

1 – The Call to Overcome

Class: The Overcomers

This session provides an overview of Revelation 2-3 and looks at three views of the overcomers, which are: 1) The All Believers View; 2) The Loss of Salvation View; and 3) The Eternal Rewards View.

2 – Foundations for Overcoming

Class: The Overcomers

The session looks at two foundations for properly interpreting the book of Revelation, examines four foundations that will give you the courage to overcome, and emphasizes five foundations for clarity.

3 – Firstborn Sons

Class: The Overcomers

This session looks at the call to overcome in the book of Revelation, the exclusive rights of inheritance that belong to the firstborn son, the difference between children of God and sons of God, and adoption in the first-century.

4 – Training for Reigning

Class: The Overcomers

This session describes how Revelation 2-3 is a precursor to the judgment seat of Christ, provides ten keys to understanding the judgment seat of Christ, and gives details of the Lord's discipline.

5 – Return to Your First Love

Class: The Overcomers

This session looks at Jesus' message to the church of Ephesus, the importance of returning to our first love, the importance of the secret place, and the eternal rewards for maintaining our first love for Jesus throughout our life.

6 – Faithful Until Death

Class: The Overcomers

This session looks at Jesus' message to the church of Smyrna, the importance of remaining faithful to Jesus until the death, the end-time persecution that is coming, and the eternal rewards for being a faithful witness.

7 – A Faithful Witness of Truth

Class: The Overcomers

This session looks at Jesus' message to the church of Pergamos, the need to overcome false teachings that lead to compromise, including hyper-grace, and the eternal rewards for holding fast to the truth.

8 – Overcoming Jezebel

Class: The Overcomers

This session looks at Jesus' message to the church of Thyatira, the connection between Jezebel and the queen of heaven, the need to overcome Jezebel and the queen of heaven, and the eternal rewards for overcoming.

9 – Awakening the Bride

Class: The Overcomers

This session looks at Jesus' message to the church of Sardis, the importance of not relying on our reputation, the need to overcome complacency, apathy, and indifference, and the eternal rewards for waking up and staying awake.

10 – The Priestly Bride

Class: The Overcomers

This session looks at Jesus' message to the church of Philadelphia, the importance of maintaining our victory, and the priestly rewards for overcoming, including dwelling in the holy of holies, dwelling in the new Jerusalem, and ministering to the Lord for all eternity.

11 – The Enthroned Bride

Class: The Overcomers

This session looks at Jesus' message to the church of Laodicea, the importance of overcoming lukewarmness, self-sufficiency, and self-satisfaction, the need to buy three things that Jesus recommended, and the eternal rewards for overcoming lukewarmness.

12 – The Birth of the Man Child

Class: The Overcomers

This session takes an in-depth look at Revelation 12 by examining the two major views of Revelation 12:1-5 and by carefully identifying the five main players in this prophecy, which are the heavenly woman, the dragon, the man-child, the earthly woman, and the rest of her seed.

Bryan Kessler

Vice President

Bryan Kessler is the senior pastor of Restoration Life Church in Marietta, Georgia and the Vice President of Lifeschool International. He spends much of his time writing and teaching about topics related to God’s eternal purpose, the bride of Christ, the overcomers, the way of the cross, and the fullness of Christ.