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18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 “ ‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 20 But I have this…

Confronting the Spirit of Jezebel: Breaking the Chains of Control in Relationships Primary Scripture Reading: 20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and…

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’re introduced to Jezebel in the Old Testament in 1 Kings 16:29-33 This Queen Jezebel... Was a murderer……

Revelation 2:18-29

The Seven Cs Introducing the 7 Cs to look out for in each letter: Church Christ Commendation Conviction Correction Call Conquerors Church This is Thyatira. It means daughter, and was probably named this when a ruler was away and found out his wife had given birth to a daughter back home. It was not very…

24 Elders Listed 4 times in the Book of Revelation. Revelation 4:4 (KJV 1900) 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats : and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting , clothed in white raiment ; and they had on their heads crowns of gold . Revelation 4:10–11 (KJV 1900) 10 The…

Closely related to God’s omnipresence is the attribute of omniscience. God knows everything we do because wherever we go, He is already there. He knows why we do what we do because He sees our true motives even more clearly than we ourselves do. This is the truth of divine omniscience. Psalm 147:5 says…

The Lamp We are lamps of the Holy Spirit in our world - both individually and corporately. Exodus 27:20-21 Exodus 27:20 "And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. 21 In the tabernacle of meeting, outside…

Intro: Today we continue on our journey as we look at the seven cities and the seven churches that all received letters from Christ. Background The city’s name means “continual sacrifice” South East of Pergamum Founded as a military buffer city or watch tower on the road from the east heading towards…

Ephesus-Cold othordoxy; Smyrna-Suffering under persecution; Pergamum-Cheap grace These are rough synopsis of where we have been. Craig Keener in his commentary, NIV Application Commentary , summarizes this way, “Ephesians Christians were tempted by rigidity and lovelessness, Smyrnean Christians by persecution,…

Jesus’ outline of Revelation: What was seen: Jesus Glorified - Revelation 1:9-20 . What is: the Seven Churches - Revelation 2-3 . What will be: Jesus’ judgement in the seven seals, trumpets and bowls. Revelation 4-22 . Revelation 2:18 . 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words…

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads…

The Churches of Revelation The Church That Compromised week 2 Introduction Thyatira was noted for its numerous guilds (roughly the equivalent of today’s labor unions). Thyatira’s main industry was the production of wool and dyed goods (especially purple goods). The pressure faced by the Christians in…

The Churches of Revelation The Church That Compromised Revelation 2:18–29 (ESV) 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 “ ‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and…

We’re coming to the wrap up of our Casket Empty Series. This series has been fast. I do want to encourage you, to take the time for a more in depth study with our mid-week Bible Study on Zoom, you can do a study with a partner, as a family, or on your own. We still have a few books available that will…

THE BEAST FROM OUT OF THE SEA Revelation 13:1–10 Back To The Future—Sermon #31 Intro : In our last study we met the Antichrist. We tried to consider what the Bible says about this coming world ruler who is called the “ Man of Sin ”; the “Son of Perdition”. The Antichrist gives us an opportunity to see…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

Chapter 1 - An overview of Revelation 1-3 , but also the entire book of Revelation. We are looking to break down Rev 1:1-8 today. Rev 1:1 - It’s the Revelation of Jesus Christ to John and to us through John. ++Written in the mid 90’s AD. ++The is the 1st word, but it should be a “A” showing that the…

Joh (in a vision from Jesus) expects a mindset worthy of the Master, rooted in his own obedience and suffering.E

Thyatira Church Before we get started I want to address the shooting that occurred recently in Buffalo, New York. This was a terrible tragedy. One that apart from sin would have never occurred. However, we do live in a world that in soaked in the devastation of sin. Our politicians have attempted to…

18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: 19 “I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. 20 Nevertheless I have a few…

Every week after I preach I think, “Man, I should have mentioned that,” or “I wish I would have hit that point harder and made it more clear.” There’s never time enough to say everything I want to say, but I really should have said more about one phrase in verse 5 of Revelation 1 . Revelation 1:5 (NIV)…

Psalm 38:17–20 (ESV) 17 For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever before me. 18 I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin. 19 But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty, and many are those who hate me wrongfully. 20 Those who render me evil for good accuse me because I follow after good. Revelation…

Psalm 38:12–16 (ESV) 12 Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long. 13 But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, like a mute man who does not open his mouth. 14 I have become like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no…

For the last several weeks we have been covering the End Times. We have talked about prophecies that have been fulfilled, we have look at events that have been foretold by the sun, moon, and stars, and last week we covered the rapture of the church. How many of you like to travel? You makes plans for…