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Sermon Details:
Pastor George Bradford preached this sermon on November 5, 2018.
Sermon Outline:
See:
- Their faithfulness (v13)
- The difficulty they faced (v13)
- The challenge they encountered (v14-15)
- The extent to which their faithfulness went (v13)
- Their failure (v14-15)
- They were compromising behaviorally
- They were compromising morally
- Compromise was not just the sin of a few people
- Their fate (v16-17)
- Either they will experience the edge of Christ’s sword in judgement
- Or those who listen to Jesus and repent and refuse to compromise:
- They will be given hidden manna – spiritual food
- They will be given a white stone – entrance into eternal life
- They will receive a new name
Scripture Passage:
Revelation 2:12-17 (ESV)
12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword.
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. 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. 15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. 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.’