1. Welcome To Our Services This Morning November 28, 2010 "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth" (Jesus of Nazareth from John 4:24) This morning's Scripture reading is... Genesis 1:24-31

3. What is Godliness, To Be Godly? God-ly God ly - having qualities of, appropriate to; appearance, form - like Godly is God likeness - to be like God Eusebeia denotes piety, that which, characterized by a God-ward attitude (Vine's) Colossians 3:17

4. Matthew 6:19-21 Colossians 3:1-2

5. Godly Churches A Godly Church is All About God Smyrna - Rev. 2:9-10 faithful Philadelphia - Rev. 3:8-12 did not deny His name kept His word

6. Ungodly Churches An Ungodly Church is Not All About God Ephesus - Rev. 2:2-6 lost love/zeal for God, others Pergamum - Rev. 2:14-16 loved man's teachings Thyratira - Rev. 2:20-25 tolerant of sin Sardis - Rev. 3:1-3 "closet Christians" - vs. 2-3 Laodicea - Rev. 3:15-19 satisfied, stopped working, loving - vs. 19

7. We Are Made In The Image of God We Are Made Godly!!! He expects us to act like it!!! why people & nations punished? Ungodliness why people & nations blessed? Godliness The Church in Jerusalem - Acts 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, building? no reputation? good, but despised by leaders money? few, shared with needy prominent people? priests, but led by fishermen