verse: Revelation 2-3 A. Older son’s attitude 2:1-7 B. Fear suffering & poverty  2:8-11 C. Give footholds to Satan  2:12-17 D. Tolerate sexual immorality  2:18-29 E. Spiritually dead  3:1-6 F. Stumble in persecution & trial 3:7-13 G. Self-Complacent  3:14-22

verse: Revelation 2:12-17; Ephesians 4:26-27 A. Kept the Faith but Conceded Three Footholds  (v.12-15; Ep 4:26-27) 1. Authority of Satan  v.12-13 2. Idolatry and Immorality v.14 3. Secularization v.15 B. Repent Quickly to Avoid Judgement  (v.16) 1. Spiritual Warfare – Break Dark Powers 2. Physical Warfare – Leave Idols and Lust 3. Mental Warfare – Reject Worldly Defilement C. Listen and Overcome  (v.17) 1. Hidden Manna – Satisfaction and Intimacy with the Lord 2. New Name on White Stone – Reward of Hidden Weapons

verse: Revelation 3:7-13 A. Struggle in the midst of Grace  v.7-10 1. Wavering in the Word of God  v.7-8 2. Wavering in battle  v.9 3. Wavering in trial v.10 B. Hold Fast to the Faith in Hope v.11 C. Obedience Turns defeat into Victory  v.12-13 1. Become the Pillar  v.12a 2. Receive New Name  v.12b 3. Listen to the Words of the Spirit  v.13

verse: Revelation 3:1-6 A. Ministry without life v.1-2 1. No Spirit no obedience 2. Asleep in spirit and about to die B. Hold fast to what was given originally and be awake  v.3 C. Grace and hope in the death v.4-6 1. who have not soiled the garments 2. Last warning and reminder of the Spirit

verse: Revelation 3:14-22 A. Deeds neither cold nor hot v.14-16 1. The Lord searched the Laodicean church: neither cold nor hot  v.14-15 2. The Lord will vomit out the Laodicean church: Lukewarm  v.16 B. Self-Deceptions v.17-18 1. Consider herself rich and perfect  v.17上 2. Do not realize she is wretched and poor  v.17下 3. Make the Lord the source of all things  v.18 C. Take the advice, sit with the Lord  v.19-22 1. Be zealous, and repent v.19 2. Enter the Kingdom of Heaven and sit with the Lord  v.20-21 3. The 7th warning v.22

Revelation 2:18-29 A. All is well, but invokes God’s wrath  v.18-21 B. God cannot tolerate any longer, He will judge her  v.22-23 C. Church, rule together with the Lord!  v.24-29

A. Fear not Smyrna, for I know you  v.8 1. The Lord knows it all 2.The risen Lord understands you B. The Lord knows all the five distresses  v.9-10 1. Poverty 2 Slander 3. Things about to suffer 4.Thrown into prison 5.To the point of death C. Fear not in your distress, satan is limited  v.10 1. “Some of you” : Limited number 2. “Ten days” : Limited time D. The promise in distress: The Crown of Life  v.10-11

A.Full of hard work and toil  v.1-3 1.Work hard  v.2a 2.Cannot tolerate wicked men  v.2b 3.Endure hardship  v.3 B.Restore the first love  v.4-6 1.Do not forsake your first love  v.4 2.Do your first works  v.5 3.Do not indulge in flesh  v.6 C.Heed and receive life  v.7 1.Hear what the Spirit says 2.Receive the fruit of life

Verse: Revelation 1:9-20 1. Revelation of the seven spirits  v.9-11 A. Vessel to receive the revelation v.9 B. Source of the revelation v.10 C. Sending of the revelation v.11 2. Mystery of the seven lampstands v.12-16 A. 7 lampstands are the 7 churches v.12 B. The son of man in the midst of the 7 lampstands v.13-16 3. Mystery of the seven stars v.17-20 A. 7 stars are the 7 angels B. The son of man holds the 7 stars in his right hand