PHILADELPHIA: LIKE A ROCK (6 OF 7)
Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13
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Title: Philadelphia: Like a Rock (6 Of
7)
Series: This Is Your Captain Speaking
Text: Revelation 3:7-13
Author: James Merritt
Introduction
1. In 1986, Rock Singer, Bob Seger Recorded A
Song Which Became One of His All-Time Favorites.
It Was Entitled, “Like a Rock.” for Years,
Chevrolet Tried to Persuade Seger to Let Them
Use a Part of His Song to Sell Chevy Trucks. He
Finally Agreed and It Was His Song That Launched
One of the Longest and Most Successful
Advertising Campaigns in History.
2. It Ran From 1991 to 2004. You May Remember
It, but for Those of You Who Don’t Here Is A
Sample [Jody-Play Ad]. People Wanted to Think Of
Chevrolet Like a Rock - Always Steady, Always
Dependable, Always Getting the Job Done. That
Song Helped Chevy Sell Eight Million Trucks In
That 13 Year Period.
3. Two Thousand Years Ago There Was A
Church in a City, Called Philadelphia, in Modern
Day Turkey, That Could Have Easily Had That as Its
Theme Song. We Are in a Series of Messages We
Are Calling, “This Is Your Captain Speaking.” We
Are Studying the Seven Letters That Jesus Wrote
To Seven Different Churches in the Book Of
Revelation. Even Though He Wrote Them 2000
Years Ago They Are Still Relevant to the Church
Of Today and Still Relevant to Every Christian,
Because Every Church Is Simply Made up Of
Individual Christians.
4. Philadelphia Was Surrounded by Paganism,
Sexual Immorality and Spiritual Idolatry
Blanketed the City. They Were Under Tremendous
Opposition and Oppression Because of Their
Faithfulness. It Was So Strong That Jesus Even
Refers to It in Verse Nine as the “Synagogue Of
Satan.” Jesus Was So Proud of This Church He Was
Literally Bursting at the Seams.
5. Of All the Letters That Jesus Wrote, I
Believe This Is the One He Enjoyed the Most. Of All
The Seven Churches, I Could Have Joined Back In
That Day I Could Have Easily Moved To
Philadelphia and Joined This Church ...
7)
Series: This Is Your Captain Speaking
Text: Revelation 3:7-13
Author: James Merritt
Introduction
1. In 1986, Rock Singer, Bob Seger Recorded A
Song Which Became One of His All-Time Favorites.
It Was Entitled, “Like a Rock.” for Years,
Chevrolet Tried to Persuade Seger to Let Them
Use a Part of His Song to Sell Chevy Trucks. He
Finally Agreed and It Was His Song That Launched
One of the Longest and Most Successful
Advertising Campaigns in History.
2. It Ran From 1991 to 2004. You May Remember
It, but for Those of You Who Don’t Here Is A
Sample [Jody-Play Ad]. People Wanted to Think Of
Chevrolet Like a Rock - Always Steady, Always
Dependable, Always Getting the Job Done. That
Song Helped Chevy Sell Eight Million Trucks In
That 13 Year Period.
3. Two Thousand Years Ago There Was A
Church in a City, Called Philadelphia, in Modern
Day Turkey, That Could Have Easily Had That as Its
Theme Song. We Are in a Series of Messages We
Are Calling, “This Is Your Captain Speaking.” We
Are Studying the Seven Letters That Jesus Wrote
To Seven Different Churches in the Book Of
Revelation. Even Though He Wrote Them 2000
Years Ago They Are Still Relevant to the Church
Of Today and Still Relevant to Every Christian,
Because Every Church Is Simply Made up Of
Individual Christians.
4. Philadelphia Was Surrounded by Paganism,
Sexual Immorality and Spiritual Idolatry
Blanketed the City. They Were Under Tremendous
Opposition and Oppression Because of Their
Faithfulness. It Was So Strong That Jesus Even
Refers to It in Verse Nine as the “Synagogue Of
Satan.” Jesus Was So Proud of This Church He Was
Literally Bursting at the Seams.
5. Of All the Letters That Jesus Wrote, I
Believe This Is the One He Enjoyed the Most. Of All
The Seven Churches, I Could Have Joined Back In
That Day I Could Have Easily Moved To
Philadelphia and Joined This Church ...
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