Sermons on Christian Living (Page 3)
Sardis – The Dead Church
Sardis was the capital of the Lydian Empire, and very wealthy. Sardis was conquered by Alexander the Great in 334 BC, and 129 BC was given to the Romans by the last Greek king of the area. Sardis was very cosmopolitan, including with its religion. Under Roman rule it was a religious mixing pot, adopting the Roman pagan religion as well as others, including Judaism and Christianity.The Synagogue, which was supposed to be a holy place of worship to the…
Thyatira – The Corrupt Church
Revelation 2:18-29 Chapter 1:19 is the outline of Revelation. Chapters 4-5 and 6-19 happen at the same time. Thyatira represents the dark ages church of 590 A.D. to 1517 A.D. Thyatira means “Continual Sacrifice” Jesus’ characteristics: Jesus mentions two: Son of God, and eyes of fire & feet of brass. Jesus is coming with judgement Commendation: Jesus is happy with their works, faith and love for Jesus Correction: Idol worship and sexual immorality. Exhortation: To those not following the system…
Ephesus – The loveless church
Revelation 2:1-7 Luke 10 – Mary vs Martha Report Card – 7 criteria The church in Ephesus was a strong church 2. The Apostolic church period, where the apostles were still leading the churches 3. Jesus is standing in the midst of the 7 lampstands and is holding the 7 stars. Jesus is walking amongst the 7 churches, and observing, and holding in His hand the 7 leaders of the churches 4. Commendations: a. Didn’t tolerate nonsense …
Praise – Psalms
The Bible dedicates 150 chapters exclusively to praise. To Praise means to extol or lift someone up. The Bible has many different words for Praise. There are many ways to praise – in a gathering, by yourself, with music, without music, raising hands, not raising hands, just sharing good news with someone. Praise is happy. God is worthy of our praise. God desires our praise. God inhabits our praise.
Drawing closer to Jesus
Mark 10:28 Jesus was making His way to Jerusalem Jesus foretold His death and resurrection, for the third time Arguing about sitting at Jesus’ right and left hand What it means to be great Blind Bartimeaus 3 examples for us to follow The Disciples The disciples sacrificed to follow Jesus What is God asking you to sacrifice up to better follow Him? Blind Bartimeaus Nothing should stop us from crying out to Jesus The world…
Servant Leadership
Mark 9:30-50 Jesus is purposefully making His way to the cross. Jesus wanted to teach his disciples what was going to happen to Him, but they didn’t understand. The disciples were arguing who would be the greatest. “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” True leaders must be servants. You should serve everyone, including those who can’t repay Sin is drastic. Cut it off before it causes you harm in this life,…
Encouraging Exhortation
1 Corinthians 15:58“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable,always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 5 Aspects: 1) The Perspective2) The People3) The Position4) The Perseverance5) The Promise Perspective: the Corinthians and all believers should be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord in light of the truth that Jesus is risen from the dead and that one day all believers will rise from the…
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