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We quickly forget in this day and age that our God is holy. For some reason we come to the belief that because God is loving, He should be all accepting, and allow anyone into heaven. We forget that narrow is the path that leads to heaven, and broad is the road that leads to destruction. Our God is loving…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Why Judges? If you’ve ever read Judges, you know why I’m asking that question! There are parts of the Bible that are difficult and even offend modern sensibilities. There are verses that frequently end up on t-shirts and coffee mugs and people…

12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is : and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful…

Treaty and Compromise Nahash - ‘snake’ a metaphor for Satan “ Make a treaty ” -people will often sacrifice liberty in exchange for a sense of security . - voluntary servitude to an earthly master [ e.g. surveillance, transportation security] [ e.g. addiction, social/tribal identity, cause orientation,…

We see in the word of God different cases of compromise.... We are going to take a look at how Pharaoh tried to compromise with Moses in regard to the children of Israel. In the process of things, God was showing a demonstration of his power and deliverance to Pharaoh through plagues upon egypt. When…

INTRODUCTION Good morning, dear friends and fellow believers. Concluding our July topic of “Be Alert and Cautious to Discern Deception”. Today, we look at an important topic – "The Cost of Compromise." Compromise, though often portrayed as a virtue Marriage In First Cor. 6 - taking a brother to court…

Even subtle compromise betrays the goodness of God and endangers our legacy

Revelation 2:18 (ESV) 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: Thyatira, the smallest of the seven cities but one that receives the longest of the seven messages. It was about forty miles southeast of Pergamum Pagan worship was associated with trade guilds in that each guild had its guardian…

Full obedience to the Lord brings victory, but compromise leads to ruin.

What do we lose when we compromise with God's will in order to make peace with men?

Personal pride and ambition obscure the beauty of godly unity.

Sign seeking reveals doubt in the power of God's spoken Word.

God uses pain to motivate repentance and reliance upon deliverers.

Fear is often a liar whom God determines to silence

While our attention is often on the details, God ultimately works in the bigger picture.

God uses the obscure, disables and common for His purpose.

Disobedience came 1 generatoin after the death of Joshua and led to severe discipline.

Many years ago, there were some soldiers who were fighting a forest fire. They were fighting it but had become surrounded by flames. Just then a plane flew over them flying very low to the ground and dropped notes that were weighted down onto the area where the soldiers were located. The note stated…

Ephesus-Cold othordoxy; Smyrna-Suffering under persecution; Pergamum-Cheap grace These are rough synopsis of where we have been. Craig Keener in his commentary, NIV Application Commentary , summarizes this way, “Ephesians Christians were tempted by rigidity and lovelessness, Smyrnean Christians by persecution,…

Intro: Before we get into our passage today, I want you to remember that God is punishing Israel for her harlotry, her rebellion and her refusal to properly respond to the principles and guidelines that He has given to her. About 115 years before these events take place, the Prophet Isaiah said, in……

There are three purposes or reasons for the ten plagues: 1. To punish Egypt ( Genesis 12:3 ) 2. To bring about Israel’s freedom in a unique and miraculous way that could only be accomplished by God. (Thereby having the right to be Israel’s God.) 3. To show the foolishness of idolatry ( Exodus 12:12 ,…

A Worldly Church Revelation 2:12–17 (ESV) 12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 “ ‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful…

So today we are taking a pause from our study of the Armor of God. There is something that God has really been dealing with me about, and I can’t not talk about it. To start of I need to apologize to the congregation for something that you all are unaware of. If you had not noticed there has been allot…

Every one of these ten plagues are truly just that—plagues. Within this record are many things which have happened before on a small and limited scale, but now they are happening in a way which is above and beyond the natural. Each of these is a supernatural act of God whereby He is displaying His power…

Introduction Today we are continuing our studies into the Seven Churches in Revelation. We’d looked at the various ways to examine these churches: Historically Practically Chronologically The best use for us today is looking at them in the practical sense. In that the characteristics of these churches…