Comeback 1 - Review
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· 5 viewsThe church needs reset to her original state in order to fulfill her original mission.
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The church needs to be reset to her original state in order to fulfill her original mission.
The church needs to be reset to her original state in order to fulfill her original mission.
10 It was the Lord’s Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast.
11 It said, “Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12 When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands.
13 And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest.
14 His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire.
15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves.
16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.
Review = LOOK Back
Review = LOOK Back
Ephesian Church Assessed by God
Ephesian Church Assessed by God
1 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands:
2 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.
3 You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.
4 “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!
5 Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.
Assessment = Performance Evaluation
Assessment = Performance Evaluation
Self-Assessment = How YOU See You
Self-Assessment = How YOU See You
Self-assessment should lead to self-denial, not self-deception.
Self-assessment should lead to self-denial, not self-deception.
God-Assessment = How GOD Sees You
God-Assessment = How GOD Sees You
Reassess in God’s Light
Reassess in God’s Light
6 Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’
Comeback 1 - Review
Comeback 1 - Review