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  • Hold Fast What You Have Series

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 15,809 views

    From the church of Thyatira we learn that we fall from grace when we allow any other authority than Jesus Christ to rule in our lives, and His church is weakened by rebellion against His established church leadership.

    If there’s one thing we’ve learned as we’ve studied the first three churches of Revelation, it’s that there’s nothing new under the sun. As we’ve taken the time to look so far at these churches, we can see that no matter what we as a church are going through at this point in history – whatever it ...read more

  • Watch Out! Series

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
    based on 47 ratings
     | 13,139 views

    The church of Sardis reminds us of the imminence of Christ’s return, and calls us to be found ready at all times.

    I read a story this week, from an old Reader’s Digest, about a cat was run over by a car. The cat belonged to 4-year-old Billy, and before he could find out about his cat’s death, his mother quickly disposed of the remains. After a few days, though, Billy finally asked about the cat. “Billy, the ...read more

  • Knock, Knock. Who's There? Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,949 views

    This is on the church in Laodicea.

    Don’t you love knock, knock jokes? Ahajokes.com has hundreds of them. Knock Knock/Who’s there?/Aardvark!/Aardvark who?/Aardvark a hundred miles for one of your smiles! Knock Knock/Who’s there?/Abe!/Abe who?/Abe C D E F G H...! Knock-knock joke are fun, especially when you are sleep ...read more

  • Comfort For Difficult Times Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Apr 25, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,578 views

    This is on the Letter to Smyrna.

    This is the only mention in the Bible about the Church of Smyrna. Smyrna was very close to Ephesus, which we looked at last week. Paul likely started the church while he was in Ephesus for three years. Acts 19:10 says, “This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the ...read more

  • How Should We Respond To Pressures? Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on May 1, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,023 views

    This about the letter to the Church in Pergamum.

    We hear a lot in our day about pressure. We have pressure here. We have pressure there. Pressure, pressure, everywhere pressure. We talk about pressure with the weather. One thing I have noticed is that when we have low pressure, we get hurricanes. High pressure brings a clear, sunny ...read more

  • Keeping Up Appearances Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on May 6, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,753 views

    This is about the letter to Thyatira.

    There is a British comedy show called Keeping Up Appearances. (Give brief overview of the show.) Things aren’t always as they appear. The middle church of the seven is a church where things weren’t as they appeared. Read Revelation 2:18-29. One thing that is fascinating about this letter is ...read more

  • A Tale Of Seven Churches: Pergamum Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 5, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 8,824 views

    This is the third in an eight part series on the seven churches of the Revelation

    It was the third of seven. The city of Pergamum, or Pergamos as it is called by some translations (It’s the same name simply the masculine and feminine forms) didn’t have the beauty of Smyrna nor the commerce of Ephesus however it was still a great city in it’s own right, a city of culture and ...read more

  • A Tale Of Seven Churches: Sardis Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,923 views

    This is part six of an eight part message on the seven churches of Asia.

    So, where were we? Oh yeah, Sardis. We’ve looked at Ephesus, Pergamum, Smyrna and Thyatira and now we are on Sardis, which is the fifth of the seven churches that the letter in the Revelation was addressed to. If we pull up our trusty map we discover that Sardis was located in what we know as ...read more

  • We're Stuck!

    Contributed by Kenneth Stright on Jan 28, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,272 views

    What happens when the church is ’stuck’? Do we have a word from God to direct us into the future. Explore the state of the church in Laodecia and see if we can’t learn how to be the church today.

    Psalm 96: (Sing to the Lord a new song) Revelation 3: 14-19 (poor Laodicea) WE’RE STUCK! As a teenager I often played the old vinyl music albums of the day and, as they got a little worn, they also got stuck – I’d hear the same few words and the same few notes of maddening music over and over ...read more

  • Thyatira: 'tis The Gift To Be Simple Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,209 views

    True simplicity is a focus on the fundamentals of love, faith, service, and patient endurance. Getting caught up in theological guesses or emotional highs diverts us from "this one thing I do".

    Some things are so simple they are hard to understand! Some things are so direct and obvious that we don’t want to accept them as they are. We want to make them complicated. Have you ever tried to describe to someone how to tie a shoestring? It seems simple until you start to teach it. Left ...read more

  • Ephesus

    Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,369 views

    What God expects from a church is often different from what the Church thinks he expects. This was true at Ephesus and is true at many other churches.

    Rev 2:1-7 Introduction: -Seven Golden Candlesticks are the seven churches. -Seven stars are their ministers -Why only seven of the churches – why not Troas, Miletus, Colosse, or Hieropolis? -These seven letters contain messages valuable to our church. Let us identify what God loves about these ...read more

  • Smyrna

    Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,579 views

    The message to the Church at Smyrna 4 Commendations

    Rev. 2:8-11 The church was commended for 4 things 1. They stood strong under terrible tribulation (thlipsin) = crushing affliction -They were faithful to Christ despite all the ridicule, mockery, abuse, cursing, loss of property, possible imprisonment and martyrdom. -Ways of martyrdom o Prison ...read more

  • The Careless Church Series

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,329 views

    The church in Ephesus

    The Careless Church Rev 2:1-7 Muynak was once a thriving port on the Aral Sea, but today it sits on the edge of a bitter, salty desert. Sand dunes are strewn with the rusted, hollow hulls of a fishing fleet that once sailed high above on the surface of Central Asia’s fountain of life. Things ...read more

  • The Crowned Church Series

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,099 views

    Smyrna

    Smyrna: The Crowned Church Rev 2:8-11 Herman Lange, a German Christian who was executed by the Nazis during World War II. In his cell on the night before he was to be killed, Lange wrote a note to his parents. He said two feelings occupied his mind: "I am, first, in a joyous mood, and second, ...read more

  • The Compromising Church Series

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,309 views

    Pergamum

    Pergamum: The Compromising Church Rev 2:12-17 One of biggest questions that I have struggled with since becoming a minister, and even before, is how wrong can a church be, and still be right? Some would say that is a simple question to answer, a church cannot be wrong at all! This week I got a ...read more