PHILADELPHIA: THE CHURCH AND FAITHFUL LIVING (7 OF 8)
by Josh Malone
Scripture: Revelations 3:7-13
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Philadelphia: The Church and Faithful Living (7 of 8)
Series: In Our Midst: Jesus and the 7 Churches of Revelation
Josh Malone
Revelations 3:7-13
Summarize Series -- Today a solid, faithful, Christ-Centered church.
There are a lot of problems in the church. No church is perfect. In fact, if you are perfect, please don't come here, we will totally mess you up! We are people who that have been changed by Jesus but we still sin and struggle... but are fighting together for Christ-likeness and to fulfills His mission together to help people trust and follow Christ.
We can get pretty discouraged however when we look at some of what goes on at times in churches. People sometimes fight and argue. They try and hijack Jesus' vision with their on. They can fail to love Jesus and people well like at Ephesus, tolerate sin and false teaching like they did in Thyatira. Churches can really mess up, because while Jesus is perfect, we are not. You can read Rev. 1-3 and start getting a little discouraged by these churches and think, ''Is it possible to be a healthy church? To be a good church?''--- Today we see the answer is YES.
So what does Jesus say to a healthy church? This was a church with people that loved Jesus, but their circumstances were not ideal. They were in a difficult spot and had their on set of discouraging things and fears... in this letter Jesus speaks a word of encouragement and motivation... to help fuel them to further mission
Today, I want to encourage you... and motivate you... to help fuel you to further mission.
Rev. 3:7-13- ''And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: 'The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
[8] '''I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. [9] Behold, I will make those of ...
Series: In Our Midst: Jesus and the 7 Churches of Revelation
Josh Malone
Revelations 3:7-13
Summarize Series -- Today a solid, faithful, Christ-Centered church.
There are a lot of problems in the church. No church is perfect. In fact, if you are perfect, please don't come here, we will totally mess you up! We are people who that have been changed by Jesus but we still sin and struggle... but are fighting together for Christ-likeness and to fulfills His mission together to help people trust and follow Christ.
We can get pretty discouraged however when we look at some of what goes on at times in churches. People sometimes fight and argue. They try and hijack Jesus' vision with their on. They can fail to love Jesus and people well like at Ephesus, tolerate sin and false teaching like they did in Thyatira. Churches can really mess up, because while Jesus is perfect, we are not. You can read Rev. 1-3 and start getting a little discouraged by these churches and think, ''Is it possible to be a healthy church? To be a good church?''--- Today we see the answer is YES.
So what does Jesus say to a healthy church? This was a church with people that loved Jesus, but their circumstances were not ideal. They were in a difficult spot and had their on set of discouraging things and fears... in this letter Jesus speaks a word of encouragement and motivation... to help fuel them to further mission
Today, I want to encourage you... and motivate you... to help fuel you to further mission.
Rev. 3:7-13- ''And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: 'The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
[8] '''I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. [9] Behold, I will make those of ...
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