Where are we Where are we going…going…

where have where have we been?we been?

““Blessings Blessings andandCurCur singssings””

Where Where are we are we going…going… where where

have we have we been?been?

•CommissionSmyrSmyr nana-- ““MyrMyr rr hh””

((Bitterness/DeathBitterness/Death))

•The name The name “Smyrna”“Smyrna”

•Commission

•Character

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•““The First and the The First and the Last”Last”•““waswas dead, and dead, and isis alive”alive”

““Blind Blind andandSeeingSeeing””

Where Where are we are we going…going… where where

have we have we been?been?

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•This was aThis was a PERSECUTEDPERSECUTED

church.church.

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The The Person Person DeclaringDeclaring

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The The Point Point DecreedDecreed

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The The Prison Prison DerailmentDerailment

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The The Problem Problem DefinedDefined

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The The Proving Proving DemonstratedDemonstrated

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The The Period Period DeterminedDetermined

JohnsJohns’ Reaction to ’ Reaction to

JesusJesus

JesusJesus' Reaction to ' Reaction to JohnJohn

““At the feet of At the feet of Jesus”Jesus”

• JohnRevelation

1:17• Jairus

Mark 5:22, Luke 8:41

•MaryJohn 11:32

•Mary MagdaleneLuke 7:38

““At the feet of At the feet of Jesus”Jesus”

•He was a Samaritan

Luke 17:16•A Certain

Woman Mark 7:25

•Great MultitudesMatthew

15:30

““Nothing Nothing andandEverythingEverything””

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•This was aThis was a WORKINGWORKING church. church.

Luke 19:10Luke 19:10 – “For the – “For the

Son of Son of man is man is

come to come to seek and seek and to save to save

that which that which was lost.”was lost.” EvangelisEvangelis

mm

Acts 1:3Acts 1:3 – “To – “To whom also he whom also he

shewed himself shewed himself alive after his alive after his

passion by many passion by many infallible proofs, infallible proofs,

being seen of being seen of them forty days, them forty days, and and speaking speaking of the things of the things pertaining to pertaining to the kingdom the kingdom

of Godof God”” EdificatiEdificationon

John 4:34John 4:34 – “Jesus saith unto – “Jesus saith unto them, My meat them, My meat is to dois to do the the

will of him that sent me, will of him that sent me, and and to finish his workto finish his work.”.”

John 17:4John 17:4 – “ – “I have glorified I have glorified thee on the earththee on the earth: : I have I have

finished the workfinished the work which thou which thou gavest me to do.”gavest me to do.”

EvangelismEvangelismEdificationEdification

1st Corinthians 15:581st Corinthians 15:58- - “Therefore, my beloved “Therefore, my beloved

brethren, be ye brethren, be ye stedfaststedfast, , unmoveableunmoveable, , alwaysalways abounding in abounding in the work of the Lordthe work of the Lord, ,

forasmuch as ye know forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not that your labour is not

in vain in the Lord.”in vain in the Lord.”

Hebrews 4:12-13Hebrews 4:12-13 – “For the – “For the word of Godword of God is quick, and is quick, and

powerful, powerful, and sharper than and sharper than any twoedged swordany twoedged sword, , piercing even to the piercing even to the

dividing asunder of soul and dividing asunder of soul and spiritspirit, and of the joints and , and of the joints and marrow, marrow, and is a discerner and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the thoughts and intents

of the heartof the heart. Neither is . Neither is there any creature that is there any creature that is not not manifest in manifest in his his sightsight: :

but all things are naked and but all things are naked and opened opened unto the eyes of unto the eyes of

himhim with whom we have to with whom we have to do.”do.”

Our Lord!Our Lord!

His His EyesEyes 11 Corinthians Corinthians 3:133:13 “ “Every Every man's work man's work shall be shall be made made manifestmanifest: : for for the day shall the day shall declare it, declare it, because it because it shall be shall be revealed by revealed by fire; fire; and the and the firefire shall try shall try every man's every man's work of work of what what sort it issort it is.”.”

1 Corinthians 4:4-51 Corinthians 4:4-5 – “For I know nothing by myself; yet – “For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the

Lord. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until Lord. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come,the Lord come, who both will bring to light the who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make hidden things of darkness, and will make

manifest the counsels of the heartsmanifest the counsels of the hearts: : and then and then shall every man have praise of God.”shall every man have praise of God.”

Romans 14:12Romans 14:12 – “So then – “So then every one of us shall give every one of us shall give

accountaccount of himself to God of himself to God..””

• 2nd Chronicles 20:15 – “And he said, Hearken ye, all

Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king

Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not

afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the

battle is not yours, but God's.”

2nd Corinthians 5:10-112nd Corinthians 5:10-11 – “For we must – “For we must allall appear appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that before the judgment seat of Christ; that every oneevery one

may receive the things done in his body, may receive the things done in his body, according to according to that he hath donethat he hath done, whether it be good or bad. , whether it be good or bad.

Knowing Knowing thereforetherefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made men; but we are made manifest manifest unto God; and I trust unto God; and I trust

also are made also are made manifestmanifest in your consciencesin your consciences.”.”

•Philippians 1:21 – “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is

gain.”•Galatians 2:20 – “I am crucified

with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who

loved me, and gave himself for me.”

•Colossians 1:27Colossians 1:27 – “To whom God would make known what

is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the

Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”

•Romans 8:18Romans 8:18 – “For I reckon that the sufferings of this

present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory

which shall be revealed in us.”

•Romans 11:36 – “For of him, and through him, and to him,

are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.”

•Romans 12:1 – “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the

mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your

reasonable service.”

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•This was a This was a RICHRICH churchchurch..

• 1st Timothy 6:17 – “Charge them that are rich in this worldrich in this world, that

they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living

God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy”

• James 2:5 – “Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith,

and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love

him?”• Luke 12:21 - “So is he that layeth up

treasure for himself, and is not rich rich toward Godtoward God.”

Proverbs 13:7Proverbs 13:7 – – “There is that “There is that

maketh himself maketh himself rich, yet hath rich, yet hath

nothingnothing: there is : there is that maketh that maketh

himself himself poor, yet poor, yet hath great richeshath great riches.”.”

2nd Corinthians 6:102nd Corinthians 6:10 – – “As sorrowful, “As sorrowful, yet yet alway rejoicingalway rejoicing; ; as as poor, yet making poor, yet making

many rich; as many rich; as having nothing, having nothing,

and yet possessing and yet possessing all thingsall things.”.”

2nd Corinthians 8:92nd Corinthians 8:9 “For ye know the “For ye know the grace of our Lord grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, Jesus Christ, that,

though he was rich, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he yet for your sakes he became poor, became poor, that ye that ye through his poverty through his poverty

might be richmight be rich.”.”

Luke 1:53Luke 1:53 – “He – “He hath filled the hath filled the

hungry with good hungry with good things; and the things; and the

rich he hath sent rich he hath sent empty away.”empty away.”

““Blessings Blessings andandCurCur singssings””

Where Where are we are we going…going… where where

have we have we been?been?

““Blind Blind andandSeeingSeeing””

Where Where are we are we going…going… where where

have we have we been?been?

““Nothing Nothing andandEverythingEverything””

Where Where are we are we going…going… where where

have we have we been?been?

•Romans 5:12 – “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered

into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all

have sinned”

• Romans 5:12 – “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for

that all have sinned”• Romans 5:17 – “For if by one man's offence death reigned by

one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall

reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.”

Hebrews 12:15Hebrews 12:15 “Looking diligently lest “Looking diligently lest

any man fail of the any man fail of the grace of God; lest any grace of God; lest any root of bitterness root of bitterness

springing upspringing up trouble trouble you, and thereby many you, and thereby many

be defiled”be defiled”

Luke 4:4Luke 4:4 – “And – “And Jesus answered him, Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, saying, It is written, That man shall not That man shall not live by bread alone, live by bread alone, but by every word but by every word

of Godof God.”.”

Hebrews 5:11Hebrews 5:11 – “Of – “Of whom we have whom we have

many things to say, many things to say, and hard to be and hard to be

uttered, uttered, seeing seeing ye are dull of ye are dull of

hearinghearing.”.”

Matthew 13:15Matthew 13:15 – “For this – “For this people's heart is waxed people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, dull of hearing, and their and their

eyes they have closedeyes they have closed; lest ; lest at any time they should see at any time they should see

with their eyes, and hear with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should with their ears, and should

understand with their heart, understand with their heart, and should be converted, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”and I should heal them.”

Job 41:24Job 41:24 – “His – “His heart is as firm heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as a stone; yea,

as hard as a as hard as a piece of the piece of the

nether nether millstone.”millstone.”

•Commission•Character•Commendation

•Condemnation

•Correction•Call

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•Condemnation

•Correction•Call•Challenge

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•This was aThis was a WORKINGWORKING church. church.

•Commission•Character•Commendation

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•This was a This was a RICHRICH churchchurch..

““Nothing Nothing andandEverythingEverything””

Where Where are we are we going…going… where where

have we have we been?been?