Lessons From Seven Churches

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Qualities Necessary For A Church To Please The
  Lord
• Revelation 2 3

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Letter Addressed To Seven Churches

• John is the writer. Revelation 11-2
• Words are from the Lord. Revelation 117-19
• Awesome credentials. Revelation 15-8

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Seven Churches Received A Divine Report Card

• Two churches receive commendation.
• Smyrna (28-11) Philadelphia (37-13).
• Two churches received condemnation.
• Sardis (31-6) Laodicea (314-22).
• Three churches received a mixed report of
  commendation and condemnation.
• Ephesus (21-7), Pergamum (212-17) Thyatira
  (218-29).

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Seven Churches Received A Divine Report Card

• I KNOW is found in all seven.
• Revelation 21 29 212 219 31 315

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Works.
• Ephesus. Revelation 22-3 and you have
  persevered and have patience, and have labored
  for My name's sake and have not become weary.
  NKJV
• Thyatira. Revelation 219
• Word taught by every Christian. (Acts 84
  Matthew 2818-19 2 Timothy 22)

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Keep the church morally pure.
• Ephesus. Revelation 22
• Thyatira. Revelation 220
• Sardis. Revelation 34
• Discipline must be practiced. (2 Thessalonians
  36, 14-15)
• To save the erring Christian. (1 Corinthians
  51-7cf. 2 Corinthians 26)
• Little leaven leavens the whole lump. (1
  Corinthians 56)

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Identify and correct false teachers.
• Ephesus. Revelation 22
• Pergamum. Revelation 214-15
• Philadelphia. Revelation 38
• False teachers will come. 2 Peter 21 cf.
  Galatians 16-9
• Divine standard of truth. John 1717 2 Timothy
  316-17 Jude 3 cf. Romans 1617
• Need for godly elders. Acts 2028-31
• Danger from within. Acts 2030
• Watch. Acts 2031

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Perseverance.
• Ephesus. Revelation 22-3
• Pergamum. Revelation 213
• Devil a worthy adversary. 1 Peter 58
• Must count the cost. Luke 1425-28 Matthew
  1034-39
• No place to quit. cf. Hebrews 1132-38

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Keep the passion.
• Ephesus. Revelation 24 Thou didst leave thy
  first love.
• Background.
• Faith in Christ. Ephesians 115
• Endured with boldness the teaching of the gospel.
  Acts 198
• Publicly and from house to house. Acts 2020
• Heard Paul in school of Tyrannus for 2 years.
  Acts 199-10
• Investigated and exposed false teachers. Acts
  1913-20 cf. Revelation 22
• Word spread from them. Acts 1920
• Fatal error. Revelation 25

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Maintain love for one another.
• Thyatira. Revelation 219
• Importance. John 1334-35 1 Corinthians 13

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Keep a strong faith.
• Thyatira. Revelation 219
• Necessity of faith. Hebrews 116
• Working faith. James 226

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Stay alive.
• Sardis. Revelation 31
• Lord views as living, dying, or dead. cf. 1
  Corinthians 1130

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How Does The Lord View Us?

• Quality of worship. John 424
• Thirst for truth. Matthew 56
• Young people and knowledge of truth.Proverbs
  226 Judges 210 Hosea 46
• Teaching. 2 Timothy 42-4 Acts 2020, 27
• Attitude toward each other. cf. Galatians 61

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Lessons From Seven Churches

• Works
• Moral purity.
• Identifying false teaching.
• Perseverance.
• Passion.
• Love.
• Strong faith.
• Stay alive.