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Pray for Ben Calderon (Conway, Arkansas) Carlos and Priscila Rodriguez; Oct. 1, 2017

Pray for Ben Calderon (Conway, Arkansas)

You have put gladness in my heart. . . Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. . . You have put gladness in my heart. . . (Psalms 4:5, 7 NKJV)

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy, because of Your truth. . . . But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD! (Psalms 115:1, 18 NKJV)

“I Know Your Works, Pergamos & Thyatira” Revelation 2:12-29

Pergamos Lestat (Jan Mehlich) put it under GFDL and Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 by Jan Mehlich

Thyatira ferrelljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/murex-is-not-the-only-source-of-purple Acts 16:14

Pergamos 2:12-17 Thyatira 2:18-29 Commended for faith II. Commended for great faith A. Pergamos 1. your works made more difficult by where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is v13a 2. you hold fast . . . v13b a. the battle in this culture was holding fast... meant they could not even pretend to accept other gods even if that meant death, which it did for Antipas (and others, Rev. 17:6). b. all the Romans required was that their gods be acknowledged but they would not tolerate this intolerance c. we know little else about him but that doesn’t stop men from filling in the gaps (Deut. 29:29) i. legends exist about his occupation ii. human tradition says John appointed him to be the bishop of Pergamos, even though that contradicts what the Bible teaches about every church having bishops/elders. iii. The Catholic Church made April 11 a feast day in his memory—this is what happens when man begins inventing his own holy days. B. Thyatira 1. works, love, service, faith, patience (perseverance = endure) 2. works have grown and because this is commended, it indicates they were growing in many ways

http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/apr.php Colossians 2:23

Pergamos 2:12-17 Thyatira 2:18-29 Commended for faith Rebuked for failures Warned Encouraged (Eph. 5:11) (Phinehas, Num. 25) II. Commended for great faith A. Pergamos 1. your works made more difficult by where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is v13a 2. you hold fast . . . v13b a. the battle in this culture was holding fast... meant they could not even pretend to accept other gods even if that meant death, which it did for Antipas (and others, Rev. 17:6). b. all the Romans required was that their gods be acknowledged but they would not tolerate this intolerance c. we know little else about him but that doesn’t stop men from filling in the gaps (Deut. 29:29) i. legends exist about his occupation ii. human tradition says John appointed him to be the bishop of Pergamos, even though that contradicts what the Bible teaches about every church having bishops/elders. iii. The Catholic Church made April 11 a feast day in his memory—this is what happens when man begins inventing his own holy days. B. Thyatira 1. works, love, service, faith, patience (perseverance = endure) 2. works have grown and because this is commended, it indicates they were growing in many ways

“I Know Your Works, Pergamos & Thyatira” Revelation 2:12-29

“I Know Your Works, (your name)” God knows your sins. God offers forgiveness— Mk. 16:16 believe, baptized Rev. 3:20 re-open your life to Him, confess your sin to God