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YOU ARE DEAD / REVELATION 3:1-2

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(KJV) Revelation 3:1-2
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

YOU ARE DEAD / REVELATION 3:1-2

The church in Sardis was spiritually lifeless, with only a few of its members remining faithful to the true message of Christ. Outwardly, it appeared alive and active and had a reputation of success and spirituality; but the church was relying on past experiences. It may have had what seemed to be effective ministries and a dynamic form of worship, but not the true purity and power of the Holy Spirit. The church’s reputation may have fooled a lot of people, but Jesus saw the inner lives and hearts of the people. He saw a form of religion, but not true spiritual life (2 Timothy 3:5). There must have still been a glimmer of hope and life if the church turned from their own way and back to God, obeying what He had shown them in the past (Revelation 3:2-3), The condition of the church in Sardis should prompt churches and individual Christians today to ask: Are we coasting spiritually and relying on our image, traditions and past experiences, or are we genuinely alive and growing spiritually?

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  1. I WILL GIVE THE MORNING STAR / REVELATION 2:28
  2. HOLD ON … UNTIL I COME / REVELATION 2:25
  3. THE REST OF YOU / REVELATION 2:24
  4. A MALE CHILD / REVELATION 12:5
  5. WHO OBEY GOD’S COMMANDMENTS / REVELATION 14:12
  6. A MARK / REVELATION 13:16
  7. REFUSED TO WORSHIP THE IMAGE TO BE KILLED / REVELATION 13:15
  8. WORSHIP THE FIRST BEAST / REVELATION
  9. DRAGON … BOUND HIM FOR A THOUSAND YEARS / REVELATION 20:2
  10. THE GREAT TRIBULATION / REVELATION 7:14
  11. THE DEVIL … THE LAKE OF BURNING SULFUR / REVELATION 20:10
  12. SURROUNDED THE CAMP OF GOD’S PEOPLE / REVELATION 20:9
  13. DECEIVE THE NATIONS / REVELATION 20:8
  14. SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7
  15. SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14
  16. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  17. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  18. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  19. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  20. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
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I WILL GIVE THE MORNING STAR / REVELATION 2:28

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(KJV) Revelation 2:28 And I will give him the morning star.

I WILL GIVE THE MORNING STAR / REVELATION 2:28

This phrase likely refers to the sun – the star that brings the morning – as a symbol of Christ Himself, the “sun of righteousness” (Malachi 4:2), who brings us into God’s light of eternal life. The Prophet Malachi also refers to this sun as having “healing in its wings” (in its rays). So, by giving His faithful people “the Morning Star,” Jesus says He will give Himself in a new and deeper way that brings healing, restoration and all the promises and benefits of life in God’s radiant light.

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  1. HOLD ON … UNTIL I COME / REVELATION 2:25
  2. THE REST OF YOU / REVELATION 2:24
  3. A MALE CHILD / REVELATION 12:5
  4. WHO OBEY GOD’S COMMANDMENTS / REVELATION 14:12
  5. A MARK / REVELATION 13:16
  6. REFUSED TO WORSHIP THE IMAGE TO BE KILLED / REVELATION 13:15
  7. WORSHIP THE FIRST BEAST / REVELATION
  8. DRAGON … BOUND HIM FOR A THOUSAND YEARS / REVELATION 20:2
  9. THE GREAT TRIBULATION / REVELATION 7:14
  10. THE DEVIL … THE LAKE OF BURNING SULFUR / REVELATION 20:10
  11. SURROUNDED THE CAMP OF GOD’S PEOPLE / REVELATION 20:9
  12. DECEIVE THE NATIONS / REVELATION 20:8
  13. SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7
  14. SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14
  15. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  16. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  17. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  18. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  19. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
  20. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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HOLD ON … UNTIL I COME / REVELATION 2:25

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(KJV) Revelation 2:25

But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.

HOLD ON … UNTIL I COME / REVELATION 2:25

Christ’s words “until I come” and “to the end” (Revelation 2:26) make it clear that His messages, warning and promises to the seven churches apply also to all churches until the end of time as we know it.

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  1. THE REST OF YOU / REVELATION 2:24
  2. A MALE CHILD / REVELATION 12:5
  3. WHO OBEY GOD’S COMMANDMENTS / REVELATION 14:12
  4. A MARK / REVELATION 13:16
  5. REFUSED TO WORSHIP THE IMAGE TO BE KILLED / REVELATION 13:15
  6. WORSHIP THE FIRST BEAST / REVELATION
  7. DRAGON … BOUND HIM FOR A THOUSAND YEARS / REVELATION 20:2
  8. THE GREAT TRIBULATION / REVELATION 7:14
  9. THE DEVIL … THE LAKE OF BURNING SULFUR / REVELATION 20:10
  10. SURROUNDED THE CAMP OF GOD’S PEOPLE / REVELATION 20:9
  11. DECEIVE THE NATIONS / REVELATION 20:8
  12. SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7
  13. SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14
  14. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  15. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  16. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  17. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  18. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
  19. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48

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(KJV) Luke 12:47-48

And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48

Just as there will be degrees of reward in heaven (1 Corinthians 15:41-42), so there will also be degrees of punishment in hell. Those who are eternally lost and condemned spiritually will somehow experience different levels of punishment according to how they handled or disregarded their God-given privileges and responsibilities in life (Matthew 23:14; Hebrews 10:29).

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  1. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  2. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  3. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  4. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  5. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  6. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  7. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  8. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  9. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  10. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  11. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  12. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
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THE REST OF YOU / REVELATION 2:24

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(KJV) Revelation 2:24
But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.

THE REST OF YOU / REVELATION 2:24

There were those in the churches who had remained true to Christ’s Word and standards. God knows them and promises that they will rule with Him over the nations (Revelation 2:26). “Satan’s so-called deep secrets” may refer to the false teaching that claims to possess special knowledge that is necessary for spiritual salvation. One brand of this deceptive philosophy says that in order to fully experience God’s grace and salvation and to defeat Satan, a person must enter the devils’ domain – into the depths of sin – and become acquainted with all kinds of evil beliefs and lifestyles.  

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  1. A MALE CHILD / REVELATION 12:5
  2. WHO OBEY GOD’S COMMANDMENTS / REVELATION 14:12
  3. A MARK / REVELATION 13:16
  4. REFUSED TO WORSHIP THE IMAGE TO BE KILLED / REVELATION 13:15
  5. WORSHIP THE FIRST BEAST / REVELATION
  6. DRAGON … BOUND HIM FOR A THOUSAND YEARS / REVELATION 20:2
  7. THE GREAT TRIBULATION / REVELATION 7:14
  8. THE DEVIL … THE LAKE OF BURNING SULFUR / REVELATION 20:10
  9. SURROUNDED THE CAMP OF GOD’S PEOPLE / REVELATION 20:9
  10. DECEIVE THE NATIONS / REVELATION 20:8
  11. SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7
  12. SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14
  13. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  14. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  15. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  16. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  17. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
  18. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:16
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16

To have the mind of Christ means being able to understand His will (His plans and desires based on His character and purposes) and His plan to restore people to a personal relationship with God (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). It means seeing and evaluating things from God’s perspective, adopting His values, loving what He loves and hating what He hates (1 Corinthians 2:15; Hebrews 1:9). It means understand God’s holiness (purity, perfection, completeness of character and separation from evil) and sin’s awfulness. Having the mind of Christ also means possessing and attitude of humility, servanthood and selflessness that put the needs of others and their best interest above our own – just as Christ did in giving His life to save us (Philippians 2:3-8). For this reason, receiving the Spirit and following the Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:12) cause a Christian’s values and worldview to become extremely different from the ways and wisdom of this world. We must “have the mind of Christ” in order to effectively live for Him.

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  1. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  2. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  3. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  4. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  5. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  6. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  7. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
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WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:13
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13

Though Paul is writing about the God-initiated, Spirit-directed nature of his preaching, (1 Corinthians 2:9-13 suggest the steps by which the Holy Spirit also inspired the writing of Scripture (God’s written Word).

Step 1: God desired to communicate His wisdom to humankind (1 Corinthians 2:7-9). This wisdom concerned His plans and purpose to restore us to a personal relationship with Himself through the life, death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 2:2, 5).

Step 2: It is only through the Holy spirit that God’s truth and wisdom are revealed to humanity (1 Corinthians 2:10). The Spirit knows God’s thoughts fully (1 Corinthians 2:11) as He too is God.

Step 3: God’s revelation was given to chosen believers through the presence of the Spirit within them (1 Corinthians 2:12; Romans 8:11, 15).

Step 4: The writers of Scripture recorded the words taught by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:13). The Spirit not only directed the writers’ thoughts, but also the very choice of the words they used (Exodus 24:4; Isaiah 51:16; Jeremiah 1:9; Jeremiah 36:28, 32; Ezekiel 2:7; Matthew 4:4) so that they communicated exactly what God wanted. At the same time, the Spirit’s guidance in expressing God’s truth was not mechanical or impersonal; rather, the Spirit used each writer’s vocabulary and individual style.

Step 5: Believers can understand God-inspired Scripture as they examine its content through the help and insight of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:14-16).

The Spirit of God inspired both the thoughts and language of Scripture. Not a single writer used a false word or phrase. the Holy Spirit protected God’s Word from all error and untruth.

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  1. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  2. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  3. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  4. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  5. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  6. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
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THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:12
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12

God’s Spirit knows all things and fully understands the nature and depth of God’s plans. In the proper time and way, He will reveal and shine His light upon (1 Corinthians 2:10-16) the things that God has prepared for those who truly love Him (1 Corinthians 2:9). As we read and study the Bible, the Holy Spirit can enlighten our understanding of the truth. The Spirit also gives Christ’s faithful followers a strong assurance of the divine origin of the Bible (John 16:13; Ephesians 1:17).

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  1. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  2. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  3. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  4. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  5. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
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A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:4

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4

Because of Paul’s humility and reliance on the Holy Spirit, powerful works of the Spirit characterized his ministry.

  1. As evidence of the Holy Spirit’s power (1 Corinthians 1:18, 24), Paul’s preaching included how the Holy Spirit does the following: (a)Exposes people’s sin and convinces them of their need to get right with God through faith in the risen Christ (1 Corinthians chapters 5-6; John 16:8; Acts 2:36-41. (b) Transforms lives (1 Corinthians 1:26-27; Acts 4:13). (c) Brings spiritual purity, wholeness and purpose to the believer’s life (1 Corinthians 5:3-5). (d) Manifests His power through signs and miracles (Acts 2:29-33; 4:29-30; 5:12; 14:3; 2 Corinthians 12:12).
  2. Several other New Testament passages point out how the preaching of the message about Jesus was accompanied by a special power of the Holy Spirit: Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:19; Acts 28:3-6; Romans 15:19; 1 Corinthians 4:20; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Hebrews 2:4.
  3. All Christ’s followers – not only ministers – should pray that through their service for the Lord. (a) Individuals will come to know Jesus and be spiritually saved (Acts 2:41; 11:21, 24; 14:1). (b) New followers of Jesus I’ll be filled with the Holy Spirits (Acts 2:4; 4:31; 8:17; 19:6). (c) Evil spirits will be forced out of people’s lives (Acts 5:16; 8:7; 16:18). (d) the sick will be healed (Acts 3:6; 4:29-30: 14:10). (d) People will become true disciples (disciplined followers and learners) of Christ who obey His commands and live by His standards and teachings (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 11:23, 26).

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  1. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  2. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  3. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  4. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  5. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:1
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1

Paul’s preaching was not based on eloquent speech, popular appeal or the latest human “wisdom,” either in the world or the church. Instead, he concentrated on the central truth of the gospel – the “good news” of forgiveness, new life and an eternal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ. He was well aware of his human and individual limitations. For this reason, relied not on himself, but on the message of Christ and on the power of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:4). By doing this, people’s attention was drawn to God so their faith would be based on His authority and power.

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  1. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  2. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  3. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  4. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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