Church at Thyatira

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• Before Christ corrected them, he first had a encouragement:

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Revelation 2:18–19 (NIV): “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God…19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.”

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A growing church

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• Not realizing that what God has done is simply a set up for what He’s yet to do!

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• Luke 12:48–to whom much is given, much is required

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Revelation 2:20–22 (NIV): “Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways.”

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A Comprising Church

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James 1:14–16 (NLT): Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. 15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. 16 So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.

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Isaiah 5:20–21, 24 (NIV): Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight…24 for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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• If I don’t teach, or say anything, we as a church are tolerating Jezebel.

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2 Timothy 4:3–4 (NIV): For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

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2 Timothy 3:1–5 (NLT): You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!

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2 Peter 2:1–2 (NLT): But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their evil teaching and shameful immorality. And because of these teachers, the way of truth will be slandered.

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1 Timothy 6:20–21 (NIV): Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 21 which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.

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Revelation 2:21–22 (NIV): “I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways.”

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Victorious Church

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Revelation 2:26–29 (NIV): “To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’ —just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star. 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

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• Jesus received authority because he submitted to the Father—not my will but yours

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James 4:7 (NIV): Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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