Harvest Baptist Church

REVELATION 2:12-17 HOW TO STAND WITHOUT COMPROMISE

Outline
Pergamos: In Too Deep Religion AD 313-476 I. THE FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS, 12-13 A. Loyal to Gods Purpose, 12 B. Loyal to Gods Precepts, 12 II. THE FALSE CREEDS, 14-15 A. The Doctrine of Balaam, 14 B. The Doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, 15 III. THE FEARFUL CRISIS, 16-17 A. Jesus Warned Them, 16 B. Jesus Wooed Them, 17 KEY TRUTH: Never Become Superstitious Over Ceremony!

Point 1. Whenever you are unstable about your direction, you not only unsteady yourself, you create ____________________ for others.
CONVERSION IN AD 313 Pagan Rome Emperor Senate Imperial Ruler Provincial Governor City Guide Temple Prostitutes Temples to Papal Rome Pope College of Cardinals Archbishop Bishop Priest Nuns Churches

Thesis: The word out of Gods mouth is the tool for overcoming ____________________ confusion. Denitions Pergamos means much ____________________, and the church was married to government authority and elevated to a place of political acceptance ____________________ is the attempt to let Hell and Heaven ride on the same life The name Nicolaitanes means ____________________ of the people Point 2. Gods word is used both for judgment and blessing, and the word of God will have either effect depending upon your ____________________ to it.
Rev. W. Alan Shelby www.facebook.com/hbcbluesprings www.hbcbluesprings.org www.facebook.com/ashelby
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Smyrna: In Need of Relief Point 3. It is possible to live for Christ even where __________ is in charge.
PERGAMOS RELIGION The Doctrine of Balaam Celibate priesthood and nuns Prayers for the dead The cross the symbol of Christianity Priests paid by the state Worship of saints and angels Performing the mass begins Mary worshipped as Queen of Heaven (Jer 7,44) Vesture worn by priests Extreme unction as a sacrament Purgatory invented by Pope Gregory from Origen Prayers offered to Mary

Notes
HOW TO DENY THE FAITH

300 AD 300 AD 300 AD 312 AD 375 AD 394 AD 431 AD 520 AD 526 AD 593 AD 600 AD

1. By never ____________________ it 2. By false _______________ if you believe what Jesus did not teach and refuse to accept what he did 3. By ____________ living 4. By __________________ it

The Result: A Satanic Millennium, 476-1453 A.D.

Point 4. If the Devil can compromise you morally he can ______________ you spiritually. 2 Cor 6:24 Point 5. Ninety-ve percent good and ve percent compromise will give you the ________ result as if you were 100% bad. 1 John 2:15; James 4:4 Point 6. This church cannot be blessed, and neither can your life, if you play footsie with ___________ ideas and do not stand in grace and truth. Rom 1:32; 1 Cor 10:7-8 THREE __________ OF FALSE RELIGION 1. Corruption by sacrice (doctrine of Balaam), 14 2. Corruption by authority (doctrine of Nicolaitanes), 15 3. Corruption by inuence (teaching of Jezebel), 20; Isa 33:14 THREE THINGS YOU NEED FROM CHRIST 1. Hidden manna (supernatural ____________________) 2. A white stone (____________________ because of innocence) 3. A new name (your designation matching your ____________________)

Rev. W. Alan Shelby Harvest Baptist Church 901 NW 19th ST, Blue Springs, MO Sundays 5:00P.M.