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Don McClain 1 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Revelation 3:1-6 (NKJV) 1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, 'These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: "I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. 3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief,... Don McClain 2 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Revelation 3:1-6 (NKJV)... and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. 4 You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. 5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." ' Don McClain 3 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Churches can and do die – A church may appear to be alive but yet be dead – Dead churches can be resurrected – Even dead churches can have spiritually alive individuals – Judgment is coming - Don McClain 4 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Persecution – Rev. 2:9,10 False teaching – Acts 20:29,30 Immorality – Rev. 2:20-23 Materialism – Luke 8:14 Division – Mat. 12:25 Discouragement – Num. 32:9 Indifference – Rev. 3:14-17 Don McClain 5 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Through false doctrine – Rev. 2:14,15; 2 Pet. 2:1-3 Through immorality – Rev. 2:20-23; 1 Cor. 5:1 Through worldliness – 1 John 2:15-17; Rev. 2:4; Eph. 5:3-5 Lack of discipline – Rev. 2:20; 1 Cor. 5:2-8; 2 Thes. 3:6 Don McClain 6 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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What Satan knows – Mat. 12:25’ Mk 3:23-26; Lk 11:17,18 A problem at Corinth – A problem at Corinth – 1 Cor 1:10-13; 11:18 Caused by carnality – Caused by carnality – 1 Cor 3:1-4; cf. James 4:1-4 We MUST endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit – We MUST endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit – Eph. 4:1-6; Ps. 133:1; John 17:20,21 Don McClain 7 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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The importance of harmony – Phili 2:1-4; Acts 4:32-37; Phili 1:27 What Satan wants – What Satan wants – contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults; - 2 Cor 12:20; cf. Eph. 4:31; James 3:14-16 Don McClain 8 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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There is the hope of the gospel that keeps us going – Eph. 1:18; Col. 1:5,23; Satan also wants to steal our goals of growth & success in the kingdom – Satan also wants to steal our goals of growth & success in the kingdom – Phili 4:13; (Satan wants our motto to be “No we can’t”) Don McClain 9 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Satan does not want us bearing fruit – Satan does not want us bearing fruit – Mat. 13:18-23; John 15:1-8 Satan wants us to focus on our failures, disabilities, and difficulties – Num. 13:27-14:4 Satan wants others to be our excuse for not doing what we ought to be doing – Satan wants others to be our excuse for not doing what we ought to be doing – 2 Cor. 10:12; Mat. 18:7 Don McClain 10 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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He wants to ruin our purity - He wants to destroy our unity - He wants to disrupt our harmony - He wants to steal our hope - He wants to discourage us from our work - Don McClain 11 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Let us be: A Holy people – A united people – Working together in harmony – Trusting in the Lord – looking forward - Encouraging one another - Don McClain 12 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Don McClain 13 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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