Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Study of Revelation - Revelation 2:1-11

Homiletics                                             Study of Revelation
Lesson     4                                           Passage Revelation 2:1-11

Content (List of Topics or Events)
Message to the Angel of the Ephesian Church (Revelation 2:1-7)
a. God knows your deeds, hard work and perseverance (1-3)
b. You have lost first love; repent (4-6)
 c. Listen to what the Spirit says; the victorious will eat from the tree of life. (7)
Message to the Angel of the Smyrna Church  (Revelation 2:8-11)
a. God knows your afflictions, poverty and slander against you; you are rich (8-8)
b. Don’t be afraid of your suffering; life will be given as a victor’s crown (10)
c. Listen to the Spirit; the one who is victorious will not be hurt by the second death (11)



Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Message to the Angel of the Ephesian Church
Revelation 2:1-7
Message to the Angel of the Smyrna Church
Revelation 2:8-11





Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Ephesian and Smyrna deeds and weakness recognized; victorious reward proclaimed

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL God knows us and our situation; the victorious faithful have a reward set aside for them. 

Specific Application Questions
1.
In what ways have you lost your first love; how will you repent and change?
2.
In your suffering, what ways do you need to rely more on the richness of your relationship with God?
3.

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Principles to Remember
1.
God know us the good, bad and ugly
2.
Dependence on God brings victory
3.

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