The Seven Churches of Revelation, Part 4

THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF REVELATION
Pergamum
July 9, 2023 | By Josh Via

Compromise is when we accommodate our Christian beliefs and practices to align with or at least harmonize with whatever the culture holds dear. It might seem harmless, but compromise is a cancer that threatens Christ’s church in 2023, just as it did the church at Pergamum.

SETLIST

Freedom
Jesus Culture

King of Kings
Hillsong Worship

The Heart of Worship
Seacoast Music

Give Me Jesus
UPPERROOM

MESSAGE NOTES

Revelation 2:12
​​“And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword.'”

Hebrews 4:12
“For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

Act 1: Commendation

Revelation 2:13
“I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.”

Act 2: Correction

Revelation 2:14
“But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.”

Revelation 2:15
“So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.”

Alisa Childers
“Let’s remember as we pursue Christ to keep a sharp mind, a soft heart, and a thick skin.”

Act 3: Solution

Revelation 2:16
“Therefore REPENT. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.”

Tim Keller
“It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you. Strong faith in a weak branch is fatally inferior to weak faith in a strong branch.”

John Owen
“Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you.”

Act 4: Promise

Revelation 2:17
“To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.”

Act 5: Choice