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Series on Revelation I The Vision D The Perseverance 5 The Thoughtless Church Text: 3:1-6 Introduction Sardis was the capital of the Roman province of Lydia. It was another church on the Roman postal route in Asia Minor. It was the capital where the celebrated Croesus, proverbial for his wealth, reigned. It was taken by
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Series on Revelation I The Vision D The Perseverance 4 The Tolerant Church Text:2:18-29 Introduction As we have seen the seven-fold description given us of Christ in chapter 1 is the key to these seven messages. The partial description beginning each message is seen to fit into the particular condition of the Church spoken to.
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Series on Revelation I The Vision D The Perseverance 3 The Troubled Church Text: 2:12-17 Introduction This is a most encouraging letter to a troubled church. In many cases when there is a problem Jesus says to the churches that He will take some action against them if they fail to correct the difficulty or
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Series on Revelation I The Vision D The Perseverance 2 The Tried Church Text: 2:8-11 Introduction The Ephesians, who had many things but lacked the vital thing, were wooed with the promise of life itself, which is only through touch with Jesus Himself. Smyrna in its suffering is cheered with the prospect of suffering no
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Series on Revelation I The Vision D The Perseverance 1 The Toiling Church Text: 2:1-7 Introduction We start with a letter to the church at Ephesus. From a Biblical standpoint the church in Ephesus is the first and most important of the churches in Revelation. The city was the consular capitol of Asia Minor. From
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Series on Revelation I The Vision C The Person Text: 1:9-20 Introduction The main body of this text is in verses 12-20 where John describes his vision of Jesus. I hope you remember that this is the beloved apostle. This is the lad that laid his head on Jesus’ breast. This is one who saw,
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Series on Revelation I The Vision B The Pretext Text:1:4-8 Introduction In our first study we saw that the Book of Revelation has a basic message to God’s people-of every age. Beginning with the aged Apostle John fettered as a felon to the rocky Isle of Patmos down through the ages God’s people have-been comforted
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Series on Revelation I The Vision A The Prophecy Text: 1:1-3 Introduction The value and usefulness of this book can hardly be overestimated in our present day. Notice that the title is singular and that although the editors of many Bibles have called it the Revelation of St.John the Divine, it is in reality a
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OUTLINE OF REVELATION I The Vision A The Prophecy 1:1-3B The Pretext 1:4-8C The Person 1:9-20D The Perseverance1 The Toiling Church 2:1-72 The Tried Church 2:8-113 The Troubled Church 2:12-174 The Tolerant Church 2:18-295 The Thoughtless Church 3:1-66 The Trembling Church 3:7-137 The Thriving Church 3:14-22 II The Viewpoint A Cycle One, The Sovereign, Scroll,
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Series on Colossians III Miscellaneous Matters Text: 4:7-18 Introduction As we look at the end of Paul’s ministry in His second letter to Timothy we discover him still serving, as he puts it, as a herald, and Apostle and teacher of the gospel. He will lose his life in the service of Christ, but his
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Series on Colossians II The Man in Christ C Concerns Text: 4:2-6 Introduction The consuming passion of Paul was the gospel. It not only issued in the salvation of men but above all the glorification of God, our Savior. As he reminds us in Romans 1:16 he was not “ashamed of the gospel, because it
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Series on Colossians II The Man in Christ B Conduct 3 Function Text: 3:22-4:1 Introduction Living in the southern United States after many years in the north we have become better acquainted with the bitterness that characterized the war between the states in the nineteenth century. Since Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863,
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Series on Colossians II The Man in Christ B Conduct 2 Family Text: 3:18-21 Introduction If you have watched any royal weddings lately you may perhaps have noticed that even in those iconic circumstances the couple have chosen to remove the word obey from the wife’s vow. Many people do it. It would be hard
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Series on Colossians II The Man in Christ B Conduct 1 Fellowship Text: 3:12-17 Introduction In popular literature the Jewish people are often described as the “Chosen People.” Here the Colossian believers are called chosen people. This is a total shift from the Old Testament perspective. The chosen ones were only Israel, but now Jews
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Series on Colossians II The Man in Christ A Challenge Text: 3:1-11 Introduction When you go to work or school or the supermarket, are you aware that you may be surrounded by dead people. Of course all the signs of physical life are present. Their hearts and their brains are working and if you gave
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