We come now to my favorite church of the seven churches of Revelation, a church that receives only encouragement from Jesus, the church of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was a small, poor, persecuted church, but Jesus loved her dearly and left before her an open door that nobody could shut.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

Revelation 3: 7-13

Complementary Passage: Isaiah 22: 20-24

SERMON AUDIO

SERMON NOTES

Risk: Giving up because you think you’re too weak to matter

Command: Hold On!

  • Christ and the Church of Philadelphia
    • Christ’s love for the church (verses 8-10)
    • Christ’s command to the church (verse 11)
    • Christ’s encouragement to the church (verse 12)
  • The Open Doors In Front of Us
    • We may think we’re weak like Philadelphia – but Christ will open doors for us to fulfill our God-given vision as a church
    • Our open doors: Rockledge, Fellowship House, the pool, Westminster, even River Ridge
  • The Open Door Ahead of Us
    • The open door into God’s sanctuary (verse 7, Revelation 4: 1-3)
    • Our future home will be glorious! (Revelation 21: 9-27)

 

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