A Letter to the seven churches in asia Revelations 1, 2 A Letter to the seven churches in asia

Revelations 1 11 – saying, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, …

Revelations 1 3 – Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, & heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near;

2 Tim 3:16,17 All Scripture is inspired by God and Profitable for Teaching Reproof correction

2 Tim 3:16,17 All Scripture is inspired by God and So that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work

How many have read the Bible multiple times How many of you have attended hundreds if not thousands of Bible studies?

Study TIME IS NO LONGER NEEDED!!! I know what I need to know and I don’t need to worry about taking on the world and/or Satan! I am GOOD and prepared!

Revelations 1 3 – Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, & heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near;

Ch 2: to the church at Ephesus: I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance And that you cannot tolerate evil men And you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, who are not, and you found them to be false

But, you have left your first love Remember from where you have fallen Repent Do the deeds you did at first

Mtt 7: 15-23 scariest verses in the bible Not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven Many will say we prophesied and cast out demons but I will say to them, “I never knew you, depart from me, you who practice lawlessness

I Samuel 15:22 Samuel said, “Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice.” Two actions: a) sacrifice b) obedience One is physical and one is from the heart

Revelations 2: 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches To him who overcomes, - I will give to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.

Repentance They have left their first love But if they can handle the rebuke, REPENT, and move back to their original MOTIVATION – Then their relationship and future will be restored.

Summary: To find the right motivation – they must find a relationship with Christ AND from that they will fulfill Christ’s expectation found in the lives of the sheep (not the goats) and the doubling of the talents left to His servants (5 or 3 or even 1)