Enemies of Our Spiritual Life

Breaking the Code
Enemies of Our Spiritual Life

I. Introduction

A. Rome is going to ultimately win!

II. Enemies of Our Spiritual Life

A. Spiritual

1. Revelation 2:18-29 (NLT)

2. To work in one of those fields, you had to join a Trade .

a. They had to who they were going to serve—God—or the marketplace.

3. “Adultery” in the Bible is oftentimes a metaphor that means being to God.

4. A faction of people in the church who were promoting teaching.

5. “You can’t really to care for you fully. So, you better look out for yourself.”

6. John says this is so serious that the of God is coming because of it!

7. He’s talking about those who follow Jezebel’s ways and become her “” children.

8. Are you going to rationalize it—or are you going to face the ?

9. Revelation 2:26 (NLT) “To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, to them I will give authority over all the nations.“

10. Revelation 2:28b (NLT) “And I will also give them the morning star!”

11. Revelation 22:16 (NLT) “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star.”

12. This is the promise of Jesus to give to you!

13. You will have for all of eternity!

B. Spiritual

1. Revelation 3:1-6 (NLT)

2. Revelation 3:3 (NLT) “Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.”

3. He’s telling us to live in such a way that when He does return, we’ll be .

III. What Is It That Makes a Church Alive?

A. A church is alive when it has a heart for !

B. A church is alive when it has a heart for people and a heart for the !

C. A church is alive when it has a heart for .

IV. Conclusion