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Page 1: The Death Of A Church Revelation 3:1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars, says
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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church

Revelation 3:1Revelation 3:1

"And to the angel of "And to the angel of the church in Sardisthe church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of write: He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars, says this: 'I God, and the seven stars, says this: 'I know your deeds, that you have a name know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, that you are alive, but you are dead.but you are dead.

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The Death Of ChurchThe Death Of Church From Not Strengthening From Not Strengthening

The Church The Church

Revelation 3:2Revelation 3:2 ''Wake up, and strengthen the things Wake up, and strengthen the things

that remainthat remain, which were about to die; for I , which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. the sight of My God.

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The Death Of ChurchThe Death Of Church From Not Strengthening From Not Strengthening

The Church The Church

Acts 20:32Acts 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to And now, brethren, I commend you to

God, and God, and to the word of his grace, to the word of his grace, which is able to build you upwhich is able to build you up, and to , and to give you an inheritance among all them give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. which are sanctified.

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The Death Of ChurchThe Death Of Church From Not Strengthening From Not Strengthening

The Church The Church

2 Timothy 4:22 Timothy 4:2 Preach the wordPreach the word; be instant in season, ; be instant in season,

out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. all longsuffering and doctrine.

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The Death Of ChurchThe Death Of Church From Not Strengthening From Not Strengthening

The Church The Church

Titus 1:13Titus 1:13 This witness is true. This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke Wherefore rebuke

them sharply, that they may be sound them sharply, that they may be sound in the faithin the faith; ;

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church From Not Going Through From Not Going Through

The Open Doors The Open Doors

Revelation 3:8Revelation 3:8 'I know your deeds. Behold, 'I know your deeds. Behold, I have put I have put

before you an open door which no one before you an open door which no one can shutcan shut, because you have a little power, , because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not and have kept My word, and have not denied My name. (NASB)denied My name. (NASB)

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church From Not Going Through From Not Going Through

The Open Doors The Open Doors

Colossians 4:3Colossians 4:3 praying at the same time for us as well, praying at the same time for us as well, that that

God may open up to us a door for the God may open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christmystery of Christ, for which I have also , for which I have also been imprisoned; (NASB)been imprisoned; (NASB)

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The Death Of ChurchThe Death Of Church By Being Lukewarm By Being Lukewarm

Because Of Physical Wealth Because Of Physical Wealth

Revelation 3:15-17Revelation 3:15-17 'I know your deeds, that you 'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I would that you were are neither cold nor hot; I would that you were cold or hot. cold or hot. 'So because you are lukewarm, 'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouthMy mouth. . 'Because you say, "I am rich, and 'Because you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of have become wealthy, and have need of nothingnothing," ," and you do not know that you are and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind wretched and miserable and poor and blind and nakedand naked, (NASB), (NASB)

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The Death Of ChurchThe Death Of Church By Being Lukewarm By Being Lukewarm

Because Of Physical Wealth Because Of Physical Wealth

Revelation 3:18-19Revelation 3:18-19 I advise you to buy from I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fireMe gold refined by fire, , that you may become that you may become richrich, and , and white garmentswhite garments, that you may clothe , that you may clothe yourself, and [that] the shame of your nakedness yourself, and [that] the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may seeyour eyes, that you may see. 'Those whom I . 'Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; be zealous love, I reprove and discipline; be zealous therefore, and therefore, and repentrepent. (NASB). (NASB)

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A ChurchFrom Leaving The First WorksFrom Leaving The First Works

Revelation 2:4-5Revelation 2:4-5 Yet I hold this against you: Yet I hold this against you: You have You have

forsaken your first loveforsaken your first love. Remember the . Remember the height from which you have fallen! height from which you have fallen! Repent Repent and do the things you did at first. If you and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its placeremove your lampstand from its place. .

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A ChurchFrom Leaving The First WorksFrom Leaving The First Works

John 14:15John 14:15 If you love me, keep my If you love me, keep my commandmentscommandments..

1 John 2:3-41 John 2:3-4 And by this we know that And by this we know that we we

have come to know Him, if we keep His have come to know Him, if we keep His commandmentscommandments. The one who says, "I . The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; (NASB)truth is not in him; (NASB)

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church From False Doctrine From False Doctrine

Revelation 2:14-16Revelation 2:14-16 'But I have a few things against you, 'But I have a few things against you,

because because you have there some who hold you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaamthe teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching , who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit [acts of] immorality.idols, and to commit [acts of] immorality.

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church From False Doctrine From False Doctrine

Revelation 2:14-16Revelation 2:14-16 'Thus you also have some who in the 'Thus you also have some who in the

same way hold the teaching of the same way hold the teaching of the NicolaitansNicolaitans. . 'Repent therefore'Repent therefore; or else I ; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My war against them with the sword of My mouth. mouth.

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church From False Doctrine From False Doctrine

2 Peter 2:1-22 Peter 2:1-2 But false prophets also But false prophets also arose among the people, just as arose among the people, just as there will there will also be false teachers among you, who also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive will secretly introduce destructive heresiesheresies, even denying the Master who , even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. themselves. And many will follow their And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be malignedof the truth will be maligned; ;

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church From False Doctrine From False Doctrine

Galatians 5:7-9Galatians 5:7-9 You were running well; who hindered You were running well; who hindered

you from obeying the truth?you from obeying the truth? This This persuasion [did] not [come] from Him who persuasion [did] not [come] from Him who calls you. calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole A little leaven leavens the whole lump [of dough.]lump [of dough.] (NASB) (NASB)

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church Through Public Sin Through Public Sin

Not Repented Of Not Repented Of

Revelation 2:20-21Revelation 2:20-21

'But I have [this] against you, that 'But I have [this] against you, that you tolerate you tolerate the woman Jezebelthe woman Jezebel, who calls herself a , who calls herself a prophetess, and prophetess, and she teaches and leads My she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray, so that they commit bond-servants astray, so that they commit [acts of] immorality and eat things sacrificed [acts of] immorality and eat things sacrificed to idolsto idols. 'And I gave her time to repent; and she . 'And I gave her time to repent; and she does not want to repent of her immorality. does not want to repent of her immorality.

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church Through Public Sin Through Public Sin

Not Repented Of Not Repented Of

1 Corinthians 5:1-21 Corinthians 5:1-2

It is actually reported that It is actually reported that there is immorality there is immorality among youamong you, and immorality of such a kind as , and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father's wife. someone has his father's wife. And you have And you have become arrogant, and have not mourned become arrogant, and have not mourned instead, in order that the one who had done instead, in order that the one who had done this deed might be removed from your midstthis deed might be removed from your midst. .

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The Death Of A ChurchThe Death Of A Church Through Public Sin Through Public Sin

Not Repented Of Not Repented Of

1 Corinthians 5:61 Corinthians 5:6

Your boasting is not good. Your boasting is not good. Do you not Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump [of dough]?whole lump [of dough]? (NASB) (NASB)

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