Sermon Notes for 8-5-2020
Letter to the Church of Philadelphia
Rev. 3:7-13
Text of letter:
"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open: (Rev 3:7 NLT)
"I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me. (Rev 3:8 NLT)
Look, I will force those who belong to Satan's synagogue--those liars who say they are Jews but are not--to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love. (Rev 3:9 NLT)
"Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world. (Rev 3:10 NLT)
I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown. (Rev 3:11 NLT)
All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God--the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name. (Rev 3:12 NLT)
"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. (Rev 3:13 NLT)
Jesus says the church in Philadelphia had the W____________ of God and the T______________ of Jesus.
Jacob's L____________ was his C____.
The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip. (Gen 32:31 NLT)
Jesus tells the church to H___________ onto what you have, so that no one will T____________ away their crown.
Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown. (Rev 3:11 NLT)
Jesus prayed that we be kept S____________ from the W_________, not taken from it.
I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. (Jhn 17:15 NLT)
WHAT IS THE CROWN?
L__________ (God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. (Jas 1:12 NLT))
R________________ (And now the prize awaits me--the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing. (2Ti 4:8 NLT))
N____________ E_____________ G___________ and H______________
And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor. (1Pe 5:4 NLT)
