1. What This Church Needs
Revelation 2:1-7

2. Introduction Organizations Individuals Set goals Make corrections
Told to do so (2 Corinthians 13:5)
What can we do?

3. Converted Members Should be unnecessary point
Isn’t a Christian “converted?” (Acts 3:19)
Haven’t they always changed?
Sadly, not always the case

4. Converted Members . . . Bear the cross daily (Luke 9:23)
Be a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1, 2)
Are lights in darkness (Matthew 6:13; Philippians 2:15)
Are holy (1 Peter 1:15, 16)
Let Christ live in them (Galatians 2:20)

5. Knowledgeable Members
Become Christians by learning
God’s method (John 6:44, 45)
Born again through the Word of God (John 3:3, 5; 1 Peter 1:22-25)

6. Knowledgeable Members
Grow in knowledge
A command (2 Peter 3:18)
Our food (Acts 20:32; Colossians 3:16; 1 Peter 2:2)
Used in exposing false teachers (1 John 4:1; 2 John 9-11)
Enables us to teach others (2 Timothy 2:2)

7. Knowledgeable Members
Our means of approval
Requires diligence (Acts 17:11; 2 Timothy 2:15)
Can’t remain babes (Hebrews 5:11-14)

8. Concerned Members Who love lost souls Who see the urgency
Like Paul (Romans 9:1-3; 10:1)
Like Noah (Genesis 6:3; Hebrews 11:7)
Who see the urgency
Death awaits the sinner (Romans 6:23)
The time is now (John 4:35)
Can’t warm a pew (1 Corinthians 15:58)

9. Uncompromising Members
Cannot yield to error
Paul would not (Galatians 2:5)
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Edmond Burke)

10. Uncompromising Members
Cannot sacrifice truth for unity
Ecumenical concept is wrong
Must unite on truth (Ephesians 4:1-6)
Morality cannot be compromised (James 4:4)
Truth is absolute (2 John 9-11)
“Situation ethics” is no ethics

11. Compatible Members Problems arise due to “contrariness”
Pride is at stake, not truth
Too many Diotrephes (3 John 9)

12. Compatible Members Solve our difficulties
Abraham and Lot did not (Genesis 13:7)
Put others first (Philippians 2:1-4)
Allow ourselves to be defrauded (1 Corinthians 6:7)
Be loving and forgiving (Ephesians 4:32)
Sign of our discipleship (John 13:34, 35)

13. Conclusion What is your relationship with God? His children?
Self-examination is necessary
What is your relationship with God? His children?