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Seven Letters To Seven Churches
Contributed by Ed Wood on May 31, 2007 (message contributor)
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1. Ephesus: Loss Of First Love
Contributed on May 31, 2007
Seven Letters to Seven Churches (1st in series).
EPHESUS: LOSS OF FIRST LOVE Revelation 2:1-17 INTRO: Ephesus was a very wealthy and cultured city. It was on a great highway. Travelers going to and from Rome to the east would go through Ephesus. It was a very corrupt city. The cult of Diana was very prominent. They had mingled religion with ...read more
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2. Smyrna: Persecuted Church
Contributed on May 31, 2007
Seven Letters to Seven Churches (2nd in series).
SMYRNA: PERSECUTED CHURCH Revelation 2:8-11 INTRO: The church at Smyrna was a church under pressure, a suffering church, a church under tremendous persecution. The word Smyrna is translated elsewhere at MYRRH. The kings gave to the infant Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh. Myrrh was a ...read more
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3. Pergamos: Satan's Throne
Contributed on May 31, 2007
Seven Letters to Seven Churches (3rd in series).
PERGAMOS: SATAN’S THRONE Revelation 2:12-17 INTRO: Pergamos was a religious city. What distinguished Pergamos was that religion seemed to thrive there. There was an ancient saying that whenever any weird idea was expelled from one place, it would always end up in Pergamos. Pergamos just ...read more
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4. Thyatira: Jezebel's Jewel
Contributed on May 31, 2007
Seven Letters to Seven Churches (4th in series).
THYATIRA: JEZEBEL’S JEWEL Revelation 2:18-29 INTRO: Thyatira was the least important of all the seven cities yet it received the longest letter. It was built in a broad valley, originally as a garrison of soldiers to protect the city of Pergamos. There were many good products that were made ...read more
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5. Sardis: A Corpse And Didn't Know It
Contributed on May 31, 2007
Seven Letters to Seven Churches (5th in series).
SARDIS: A CORPSE AND DIDN’T KNOW IT Revelation 3:1-6 INTRO: Sardis was one of the great cities of the ancient world, the capital city of a great empire. The Greeks referred to it as the greatest of all cities. It was a city of great strength. However, it was a city of the past. It was a city ...read more
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6. Philadelphia: The Church Of The Open Door
Contributed on May 31, 2007
Seven Letters to Seven Churches (6th in series).
PHILADELPHIA: THE CHURCH OF THE OPEN DOOR Revelation 3:7-13 INTRO: The church at Philadelphia was a very special church. It was one of the two churches of the seven that didn’t receive any criticism, condemnation, or blame. In fact, Jesus said that the day will come when all will know that “I ...read more
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7. Laodicea: Apathy And Unconcern
Contributed on May 31, 2007
Seven Letters to Seven Churches (7th in series).
LAODICEA: APATHY AND UNCONCERN Revelation 3:14-22 INTRO: There was in Laodicea, the spirit of indifference, apathy, and unconcern. Reading this letter is like looking into a mirror and seeing our own face–our own time. We are moving into the spirit of the Laodicean age. The word Laodicea ...read more