SEVEN STARS & SEVEN CHURCHES, PART 2: INGREDIENTS OF A “SUCCESSFUL CHURCH” TEXT: Rev. 2:8-11, 3:7-13
SUMMARY: A church that is successful in God's eyes has characteristics that are likely to be completely out of place to those whose standards are shaped by this world: truthfulness, poverty, and adversity.
I. A SUCCESSFUL CHURCH IS CHARACTERIZED BY TRUTHFULNESS. A. They were Sincere. B. They were Determined.
II. A “SUCCESSFUL” CHURCH IS CHARACTERIZED BY POVERTY. A. Poverty & Christian Persecution. B. Poverty and Christian Calling. C. Poverty and a Christian Attitude.
III. A “SUCCESSFUL” CHURCH IS CHARACTERIZED BY ADVERSITY. A. These Churches were suffering. C. A Missing Ingredient Today?
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