don mcclain 1 w. 65th st. church of christ / november 8, 2009
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W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Revelation 3:1-6 (NKJV) 1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, 'These things says He who has the
seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: "I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. 2 Be
watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not
found your works perfect before God. 3
Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come
upon you as a thief, . . .
Don McClain
W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Revelation 3:1-6 (NKJV) . . . and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. 4 You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in
white, for they are worthy. 5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white
garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his
name before My Father and before His angels. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." '
Don McClain
W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Churches can and do die –
A church may appear to be alive but yet be dead –
Dead churches can be resurrected –
Even dead churches can have spiritually alive individuals –
Judgment is coming -
Satan Wants To Kill This ChurchLessons From The Text
Don McClain
W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Persecution – Rev. 2:9,10 False teaching – Acts
20:29,30 Immorality – Rev. 2:20-23 Materialism – Luke 8:14 Division – Mat. 12:25 Discouragement – Num.
32:9 Indifference – Rev. 3:14-
17
John 10:10 (NKJV)
10 The thief does not come
except to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it
more abundantly.
Tactics Used By Satan
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Through false doctrine – Rev. 2:14,15; 2 Pet. 2:1-3
Through immorality – Rev. 2:20-23; 1 Cor. 5:1
Through worldliness – 1 John 2:15-17; Rev. 2:4; Eph. 5:3-5
Lack of discipline – Rev. 2:20; 1 Cor. 5:2-8; 2 Thes. 3:6
Satan Wants To Kill This Church
He Wants To Ruin Our Purity
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What Satan knows – Mat. 12:25’ Mk 3:23-26; Lk 11:17,18
A problem at Corinth – 1 Cor 1:10-13; 11:18
Caused by carnality – 1 Cor 3:1-4; cf. James 4:1-4
We MUST endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit – Eph. 4:1-6; Ps. 133:1; John 17:20,21
Satan Wants To Kill This Church
He wants to destroy our unity
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The importance of harmony – Phili 2:1-4; Acts 4:32-37; Phili 1:27
What Satan wants – contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults; - 2 Cor 12:20; cf. Eph. 4:31; James 3:14-16
Satan Wants To Kill This Church
He wants to disrupt our harmony
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W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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There is the hope of the gospel that keeps us going – Eph. 1:18; Col. 1:5,23;
Satan also wants to steal our goals of growth & success in the kingdom – Phili 4:13; (Satan wants our motto to be “No we can’t”)
Satan Wants To Kill This Church
He wants to steal our hope
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W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Satan does not want us bearing fruit – Mat. 13:18-23; John 15:1-8
Satan wants us to focus on our failures, disabilities, and difficulties – Num. 13:27-14:4
Satan wants others to be our excuse for not doing what we ought to be doing – 2 Cor. 10:12; Mat. 18:7
Satan Wants To Kill This ChurchHe wants to discourage us from our work
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He wants to ruin our purity -
He wants to destroy our unity -
He wants to disrupt our harmony -
He wants to steal our hope -
He wants to discourage us from our work -
Satan Wants To Kill This Church
John 10:10 (NKJV)
10 The thief does not
come except to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy. I have come
that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
Don McClain
W. 65th St. church of Christ / November 8, 2009
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Let us be: A Holy people –
A united people –
Working together in harmony –
Trusting in the Lord – looking forward -
Encouraging one another -
Satan Wants To Kill This Church
John 10:10 (NKJV)
10 The thief does not
come except to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy. I have come
that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
Don McClain