where are we going… where have we been?
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Where are we going… where have we been?. Eph e sus. P e rgamos. Sardis. 90-200 A.D. 325-500 A.D. 1000-1500 A.D. Smyrna. Thyatira. 200-325 A.D. 500-1000 A.D. England. John Wycliffe. Bohemia. John Huss. Italy. Jerome Savonarola. G e rmany. Martin Luther. Swiss. Ulrich Zwingli. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Where are we Where are we going…going…
where have where have we been?we been?
EphEpheesussus90-90-200 200 A.D.A.D.SmyrSmyrnana200-200-325 325 A.D.A.D.
PPeergargamosmos325-325-
500 500 A.D.A.D.
ThyatiThyatirara500-500-
1000 1000 A.D.A.D.
SardiSardiss1000-1000-
1500 1500 A.D.A.D.
EnglaEnglandnd John WycliffeJohn WycliffeBoheBohemiamia John HussJohn Huss
ItalyItalyJerome Jerome
SavonarolaSavonarolaGGeermrmanyany Martin LutherMartin LutherSwisSwisss Ulrich ZwingliUlrich ZwingliGeneGene
vavaScotScotss
John CalvinJohn CalvinJohn KnoxJohn Knox
EphEpheessusus ““Montanists”Montanists”SmyrSmyrnana ““Novatians”Novatians”
PPeergargamosmos ““Donatists”Donatists”
ThyatThyatiraira ““Paulicians”Paulicians”SardiSardiss
Sardis- “Faithful Sardis- “Faithful Few”Few”
Cathari, Bogomils, Cathari, Bogomils, Abigenses, Abigenses, Waldenses, Waldenses, Henricians, Henricians, Bulgarians,Bulgarians,Petrobusians, Petrobusians,
Arnoldists, Lollards, Arnoldists, Lollards, HussitesHussites““Ana Baptist”Ana Baptist”
John John WycliffWycliff
ee
Lollards = “Babblers”
The Roman Catholic The Roman Catholic Church on Wycliffe:Church on Wycliffe:““Wycliffe, by thus Wycliffe, by thus
translating the Bible translating the Bible made it property of the made it property of the masses and common to masses and common to
all and EVEN WOMEN who all and EVEN WOMEN who were able to read”were able to read”
•Psalms 12:6-7Psalms 12:6-7 – “ – “The The words of the LORD are pure words of the LORD are pure
wordswords: as silver tried in a : as silver tried in a furnace of earth, furnace of earth, purified purified seven timesseven times. Thou shalt . Thou shalt keep keep themthem, O LORD, , O LORD, thou thou shalt preserve them shalt preserve them from this generation from this generation for for
everever”.”.
The Wycliffe Bible The Wycliffe Bible (1382)(1382)The Tyndale Bible The Tyndale Bible (1525)(1525)The Coverdale Bible The Coverdale Bible (1535)(1535)The Matthew Bible The Matthew Bible (1537)(1537)The Great Bible (1539)The Great Bible (1539)
The Bishop’s Bible The Bishop’s Bible (1539)(1539)
The Geneva Bible (1525)The Geneva Bible (1525)
The King James Bible The King James Bible (1611)(1611)
““SSeevveentnthh andandSSeettlttleedd””
Where Where are we are we going…going… where where
have we have we been?been?
PhiladPhiladeellphiaphia
““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””
Where Where are we are we going…going… where where
have we have we been?been?
PhiladPhiladeellphiaphia
EphEpheesussus90-90-200 200 A.D.A.D.SmyrSmyrnana200-200-325 325 A.D.A.D.
PPeergargamosmos325-325-
500 500 A.D.A.D.
ThyatThyatiraira500-500-
1000 1000 A.D.A.D.
SardiSardiss1000-1000-
1500 1500 A.D.A.D.
PhiladelPhiladelphiaphia1500-1500-1900 1900 A.D.A.D.
“ “Faithful Few”-Faithful Few”-1600-20081600-2008SSepeparatists, aratists,
NorrisitNorrisitees, s, DisDispepensationalists,nsationalists,FundamentalistsFundamentalists
““Baptist”Baptist”
EphEpheesususs
““Fully Fully Purposed”Purposed”SmyrnSmyrn
aa““Bitterness/Bitterness/
Death”Death”PPeergargamosmos
““Much Much Marriage”Marriage”ThyatirThyatir
aa““Odor of Odor of Affliction”Affliction”
SardisSardis ““Red Ones”Red Ones”PhiladelPhiladel
phiaphia““Brotherly Brotherly
Love”Love”
““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””
Where Where are we are we going…going… where where
have we have we been?been?
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•Commission•Character•Commendation
•Condemnation
•Correction•Call•Challenge
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Colossians 1:12-13Colossians 1:12-13 – “Giving – “Giving thanks unto the Father, thanks unto the Father,
which hath made us meet which hath made us meet to be partakers of the to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints inheritance of the saints in in light: Who hath light: Who hath
delivered us from the delivered us from the power of darknesspower of darkness, and , and hath translated us into the hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son”kingdom of his dear Son”
Hebrews 11:10Hebrews 11:10 – “For he looked for a – “For he looked for a city which hath foundations, city which hath foundations, whose whose
builder and maker is Godbuilder and maker is God”.”.2 Corinthians 4:17-182 Corinthians 4:17-18 – –
“For our light affliction, which is “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a but for a moment, worketh for us a
far more exceeding and eternal far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not weight of glory; While we look not
at the things which are seen, but at at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: the things which are not seen: for for the things which are seen are the things which are seen are
temporal; but the things which temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternalare not seen are eternal”.”.
1st John 2:15 –1st John 2:15 – “ “Love Love not the world, not the world,
neither the things neither the things that are in the that are in the
worldworld. If any man . If any man love the world, the love the world, the
love of the Father is love of the Father is not in him”.not in him”.
““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””
Where Where are we are we going…going… where where
have we have we been?been?
PhiladPhiladeellphiaphia
EphEpheesussus90-90-200 200 A.D.A.D.SmyrSmyrnana200-200-325 325 A.D.A.D.
PPeergargamosmos325-325-
500 500 A.D.A.D.
ThyatThyatiraira500-500-
1000 1000 A.D.A.D.
SardiSardiss1000-1000-
1500 1500 A.D.A.D.
PhiladelPhiladelphiaphia1500-1500-1900 1900 A.D.A.D.
Revelation 3:7 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These
things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of Davidkey of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and
shutteth, and no man openeth;”
Acts 13:22Acts 13:22 – “And when – “And when he had removed him, he he had removed him, he
raised up unto them raised up unto them David to be their king; David to be their king; to whom also he gave to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I testimony, and said, I have found have found David the David the
son of Jesse, a man after son of Jesse, a man after mine own heartmine own heart, which , which shall fulfil all my will.”shall fulfil all my will.”
• John 1:1John 1:1 – “In the – “In the beginning was the Word, beginning was the Word, and the Word was with and the Word was with God, and God, and the Word was the Word was
GodGod.”.”
Revelation 3:7 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These
things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of Davidkey of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and
shutteth, and no man openeth;”
Falling In Love with the Word
of God
•Acts 10:34Acts 10:34 – “Then – “Then Peter opened his Peter opened his
mouth, and said, Of mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive a truth I perceive
that God is no that God is no respecter of respecter of
personspersons””
““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””
Where Where are we are we going…going… where where
have we have we been?been?
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Revelation 3:7 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These
things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of Davidkey of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and
shutteth, and no man openeth;”
EnglandEngland (During the (During the Philadelphia Church PeriodPhiladelphia Church Period) )
::- Owns - Owns 1/41/4thth of the worlds of the worlds land mass.land mass.
- Over - Over 700, 000700, 000 people people were British subjects.were British subjects.
- - British AuthorityBritish Authority Kings Kings and Queensand Queens
““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””
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Genesis 9:27Genesis 9:27 – – “God shall enlarge “God shall enlarge
JaphethJapheth, and he , and he shall dwell in the shall dwell in the
tents of Shem; and tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be Canaan shall be
his servant”.his servant”.
America the beautiful
John Clark-
AnaBaptist-
Rhode Island
America the beautiful greatest country in the world- pg 19
““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””
Where Where are we are we going…going… where where
have we have we been?been?
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Revelation 3:7 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These
things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of Davidkey of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and
shutteth, and no man openeth;”
““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””
Where Where are we are we going…going… where where
have we have we been?been?
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Count Zinzendorf (1700-1760)
Richard Baxter
(1615-1691)““I preach… I preach… never sure to never sure to
preach preach again… as a again… as a
dying man, to dying man, to dying men”dying men”
Jonathan Edwards (1703-
1758)
““Sinners Sinners in the in the
Hand of Hand of an Angry an Angry
God”God”
•Colossians 3:1-3Colossians 3:1-3 – “If ye – “If ye then be risen with Christ, then be risen with Christ, seek those seek those things which things which are aboveare above, where Christ , where Christ
sitteth on sitteth on the right hand the right hand of Godof God. Set your . Set your affectionaffection on things aboveon things above, not on , not on
things on the earth. For ye things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God”.hid with Christ in God”.
Jonathan Edwards (1703-
1758)
““Sinners Sinners in the in the
Hand of Hand of an Angry an Angry
God”God”
John Wesley (1703-1791)
•250,000 miles on
Horseback.• Preached
42,000 Sermons.
• Wrote 233 Books.
George Whitfield
(1714-1770)
Whitfield Franklin
““Lord Jesus, I Lord Jesus, I am weary in am weary in
thy work, but thy work, but not of thy not of thy work. If I work. If I
have not yet have not yet finished my finished my
course let me course let me go and speak go and speak for Thee once for Thee once more in the more in the fields, seal fields, seal
the truth, and the truth, and come home come home
to die”to die”
(1718-1747)
William Carey
Peter ParkerPeter Parker
Samuel Nott
Adoniram Judson(1788-1850)
““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””
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have we have we been?been?
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William Carey
Robert Moffat
David Livingstone
John Geddie
““Brotherly Love Brotherly Love andandPhiladelphian PowerPhiladelphian Power””
Where Where are we are we going…going… where where
have we have we been?been?
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