1. Don McClain 1 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009

2. 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

3. 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

4.  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

5.  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

6.  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

7.  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

8.  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

9.  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

10.  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

11.  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

12. 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

13. Don McClain 13 W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009