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Since we all are beneficiaries of God's grace, secondary issues must not divide us.

THE END TIMES Sermon #12 Revelation 3:14-22 Intro : It has taken us a while, but we have finally arrived at the last of the seven churches of Revelation. A couple of these churches have been good, but a glance at most of these churches reveals some serious problems. The downward slide that began with…

Sin and complacency In this world there are things that are sinful that we see, and some we may not see, or not want to see, and really not want to address. This morning we are addressing what will sin do to the church. (Brownies picture inserted here) Story/Illustration: Special ingredient brownies…

JEZEBEL... This name has never been on the popular list of baby girl names, and for good reason! The name Jezebel carries with it the stigma and personification of evil, wickedness, and immorality. We see Jezebel come to the pages of scripture in the Old Testament in 1 Kings 16:29-33 29 Now Ahab the…

Thyatira: The Church of "tolerance"

Travelling If you were to travel to another country you would be responsible for knowing the customs (in general) as well as the laws of that country wouldn’t you? (Mt16:24; 1Pt3:15; Eph4-6) Have you ever travelled to another country? Had to get a passport, had to research about the country and the culture…

Caring begins within the family of God.

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There is a sense in which the present age is man’s day; he is free to do what he wants within certain limitations. It is also Satan’s day, during which the “god of this age” (2 Cor. 4:4) has been granted certain liberties within the parameters of God’s purposeful, sovereign tolerance. But God will not permit the present state of affairs to continue forever.

City Intel Involved in high end trade ( Acts 16:14 ) Purple linens (very well known for this) Despite being landlocked and not having geographical prominence was still very influential since it specialized in goods for the wealthy. Who has a lot of power setting the culture? the wealthy. Examples of…

We live in a world and a church culture that is filled with tolerance and compromise. Most people think from a limited, worldly perspective, but Jesus holds and pure and full perspective. Furthermore, He stance is firm, pure, and immovable. As His Church we must not tolerate tolerance and we must reject compromise. We do not have to go along with the culture around us. We can hold fast and trust Jesus to sustain us! This message explores the dangers of giving way to temptation and enticement.

Our trust in worldly ways reveals our lack of faith in Christ.

He who stands firm to the end will be saved’ (Mark 13:13), not because salvation is the reward of endurance, but because endurance is the hallmark of the saved. John Stott The Church at Laodecea Revelation 3:14 “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the…

Introduction Tolerance can be a very good attribute. In fact the definition of Tolerance is... tolerance . 1 : capacity to endure pain or hardship : endurance, fortitude, stamina. 2a : sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one's own. b : the act of allowing…

So far we have had some pretty tough letters to read through. These churches were going through some tough stuff loving out their faith. Remember their faith was new, they were all learning how to be a Christian together. We have thousands of years of traditions to help us. They had the apostles teachings…

Application: Believers must hold fast to the truth of God’s Word in a world that has utterly abandoned it. Principle: The Truth of the Gospel is the only hope that can save our world today.

This was a church of tolerance. The penetrating eyes of Christ see us for who we really are. Do not tolerate what God calls sin. Eternal morning is about to dawn and we will reign with Jesus. https://youtu.be/T7phkZCzA3Q

An examination of the church at Thyatira.

Tolerance It is the cry of today -showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. Webster - put up with In some instances this i good - If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Huge a difference from living at…

There are "strong" Christians. There are "weak" Christians. then there are growing Christians.

Introduction Olympic Opening Ceremonies Much has been said and written about it. How are we to think about what happened? What are we to do about what what happened? I couldn’t think of a better place to start than Jesus’ Prayer in John 17 In this prayer we see Jesus pray a lot about the world and his…