1. Welcome!
Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones
Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

2. The 7 Churches: Pattern
Authority key: from chapter one Good: identification of positive works Bad: identification of failings Admonition: command to the church Closing Key: from last two chapters

3. The 7 Churches: Thyatira
Authority key: These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass (1:14)

4. The 7 Churches: Thyatira
The Good: - Works of love, service and patience

5. The 7 Churches: Thyatira
The Bad:
They allow a “Jezebel” to be a member of their fellowship
She calls herself a prophetess and causes immorality

6. The 7 Churches: Thyatira
Admonition:
Hold fast to what you have till I come

7. The 7 Churches: Thyatira
Closing key: He who overcomes will have the rod of iron (Revelation 12:5)

8. The 7 Churches: Sardis
Authority key: These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars (1:16)

9. The 7 Churches: Sardis
The Good: - (nothing)

10. The 7 Churches: Sardis
The Bad:
You are dead

11. The 7 Churches: Sardis Admonition: Be watchful Strengthen what remains
Repent

12. The 7 Churches: Sardis
Closing key: He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life (20:12)

13. The 7 Churches: Philadelphia
Authority key: These things says He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David (1:18)

14. The 7 Churches: Philadelphia
The Good:
Their works
Their (little) strength
Keeping His word
Not denying Him

15. The 7 Churches: Philadelphia
The Bad:
(nothing)

16. The 7 Churches: Philadelphia
Admonition:
Hold fast what you have

17. The 7 Churches: Philadelphia
Closing key: He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. And I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven (21:2,10)

18. Welcome!
Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones
Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

19. Psalm 66:1-2 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth
Psalm 66:1-2 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His name; make His praise glorious.
Hymns
Invitation -

20. I Peter 3:1-8 “without a word….”

21. The Eight Cow Wife

22. A Simple Truth
People often sink to expectations People can rise to meet expectations too

23. Applications
Christians “rise” to God’s expectations I Peter 2:5-10 Even rising to “perfection” Matthew 5:48 James 1:4, 3:2

24. Applications
Christians rise to other’s expectations In relationships Colossians 3:18-4:1 In fellowship Colossians 1:28

25. How is This Possible?
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection Colossians 3:12-14

26. How is This Possible?
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection Colossians 3:12-14

27. Conclusions
We can raise one another up With faithful expectations With the bond of love With patience, kindness and humility

29. God Has A Plan for You
If you hear and believe If you confess your belief If you repent from your sins If you will be baptized in water