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The messages to the churches is a revelation of what the church would go experience through history, and also a reflection of individual spiritual experience and God’s responses to both.
1. In Review: One key to understanding these messages to the churches is to look at 3 things: a. What does it say about God? b. What does it reveal about us? c. What is the problem and God’s Solution?
2. Read Revelation 3:1-6 – the Sardis church a. What does it tell you about God?
3. What does it tell you about us?
4. What are the problems with this church?
5. How do you relate to these types of problems?
6. What is the solution to the problems? V. 3
7. What does each message to each church end with “he who overcomes”?
8. Read Revelation 3:7-13 – the Philadelphia church. a. What does it say about God?
9. What is the problem with this church???
10. What is the promise to this church from God? V. 11
11. What does this church tell us about humanity?
12. Read Revelation 3:14-22 – the Laodicean church – the last church a. What does it tell you about God?
13. What is the problem with the Laodicean church? Why?
14. What does this church show you about human nature?
15. What is the solution to the problem? V. 20
16. Is it hard to open the door? To sit and eat together? Why?
17. Why does God mention “works” in every single church?
18. What have you learned about yourself from studying these seven churches? How will it help you?
19. What do you learn from this summary of the 7 Churches: Church God Knows Problems Ephesus works,labor, Left 1st love Patience liars
Smyrna works, tribulation, blasphemers Poverty
Pergamos works, where you Balaams Live, holding on
Thyatira works, charity, Jezebel Service, faith
Sardis works Dead
Philadelphia works
Laodicea works lukewarm, deceived Talk a good talk
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