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What is Important to Jesus?
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What Makes What Makes a Successful a Successful
Church?Church?
Ephesus: Ephesus: the the lostlost--lovelove church church
Revelation 2:4Revelation 2:4
(4) But I have this against (4) But I have this against you, that you have left you, that you have left
your first love.your first love.
Smyrna: Smyrna: the the poor poor churchchurch
Revelation 2:9Revelation 2:9(9) I know your tribulation (9) I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you and your poverty (but you
are rich), and the are rich), and the blasphemy by those who blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue not, but are a synagogue
of Satan.of Satan.
Pergamum: Pergamum: the the false-teaching false-teaching
churchchurch
Revelation 2:14-15Revelation 2:14-15
(14) But I have a few things (14) But I have a few things against you, because you against you, because you have there some who hold have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, …the teaching of Balaam, …
Revelation 2:14-15Revelation 2:14-15
(15) So you also have (15) So you also have some who in the same some who in the same
way hold the teaching of way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.the Nicolaitans.
Thyatira: Thyatira: the the impureimpure church church
Revelation 2:20Revelation 2:20(20) But I have this against (20) But I have this against
you, that you tolerate the you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My she teaches and leads My
bond-servants astraybond-servants astray
Revelation 2:20Revelation 2:20so that they commit acts of so that they commit acts of
immorality and eat things immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.sacrificed to idols.
Sardis: Sardis: the the popularpopular church church
Revelation 3:1Revelation 3:1
(1)… “I know your deeds, (1)… “I know your deeds, that you have a name that you have a name that you are alive, that you are alive,
but you are dead. but you are dead.
Philadelphia: Philadelphia: the the steadfaststeadfast
churchchurch
Revelation 3:8Revelation 3:8(8) I know your deeds. (8) I know your deeds.
Behold, I put before you an Behold, I put before you an open door which no one open door which no one can shut, because you can shut, because you have a little power, and have a little power, and have kept My word, and have kept My word, and
have not denied My name.have not denied My name.
Laodicea: Laodicea: the the wealthywealthy church church
Revelation 3:17Revelation 3:17(17) Because you say, “I am (17) Because you say, “I am
rich, and have become rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not nothing,” and you do not
know that you are wretched know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and and miserable and poor and
blind and naked,blind and naked,
Jesus does Jesus does not judge not judge
success on:success on:
ReputationReputation
Jesus does Jesus does not judge not judge
success on:success on:
WealthWealth
Jesus does Jesus does not judge not judge
success on:success on:
TrendinessTrendiness
Jesus does Jesus does not judge not judge
success on:success on:
NumbersNumbers
What IS What IS Important Important to Jesus?to Jesus?
Love for Love for HimHim
What IS What IS Important Important to Jesus?to Jesus?
PerseverancePerseverance
What IS What IS Important Important to Jesus?to Jesus?
Faithful Faithful teachingteaching
What IS What IS Important Important to Jesus?to Jesus?
PurityPurity
What IS What IS Important Important to Jesus?to Jesus?
A Living A Living FaithFaith
What IS What IS Important Important to Jesus?to Jesus?
EffortEffort
What does What does Jesus think Jesus think about me?about me?