What Makes a Successful Church

What Makes What Makes a Successful a Successful

Church?Church?

Ephesus: Ephesus: the the lostlost--lovelove church church

Revelation 2:4Revelation 2:4

(4) But I have this against (4) But I have this against you, that you have left you, that you have left

your first love.your first love.

Smyrna: Smyrna: the the poor poor churchchurch

Revelation 2:9Revelation 2:9(9) I know your tribulation (9) I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you and your poverty (but you

are rich), and the are rich), and the blasphemy by those who blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue not, but are a synagogue

of Satan.of Satan.

Pergamum: Pergamum: the the false-teaching false-teaching

churchchurch

Revelation 2:14-15Revelation 2:14-15

(14) But I have a few things (14) But I have a few things against you, because you against you, because you have there some who hold have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, …the teaching of Balaam, …

Revelation 2:14-15Revelation 2:14-15

(15) So you also have (15) So you also have some who in the same some who in the same

way hold the teaching of way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.the Nicolaitans.

Thyatira: Thyatira: the the impureimpure church church

Revelation 2:20Revelation 2:20(20) But I have this against (20) But I have this against

you, that you tolerate the you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My she teaches and leads My

bond-servants astraybond-servants astray

Revelation 2:20Revelation 2:20so that they commit acts of so that they commit acts of

immorality and eat things immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.sacrificed to idols.

Sardis: Sardis: the the popularpopular church church

Revelation 3:1Revelation 3:1

(1)… “I know your deeds, (1)… “I know your deeds, that you have a name that you have a name that you are alive, that you are alive,

but you are dead. but you are dead.

Philadelphia: Philadelphia: the the steadfaststeadfast

churchchurch

Revelation 3:8Revelation 3:8(8) I know your deeds. (8) I know your deeds.

Behold, I put before you an Behold, I put before you an open door which no one open door which no one can shut, because you can shut, because you have a little power, and have a little power, and have kept My word, and have kept My word, and

have not denied My name.have not denied My name.

Laodicea: Laodicea: the the wealthywealthy church church

Revelation 3:17Revelation 3:17(17) Because you say, “I am (17) Because you say, “I am

rich, and have become rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not nothing,” and you do not

know that you are wretched know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and and miserable and poor and

blind and naked,blind and naked,

Jesus does Jesus does not judge not judge

success on:success on:

ReputationReputation



WealthWealth



TrendinessTrendiness



NumbersNumbers

What IS What IS Important Important to Jesus?to Jesus?

Love for Love for HimHim


PerseverancePerseverance


Faithful Faithful teachingteaching


PurityPurity


A Living A Living FaithFaith


EffortEffort

What does What does Jesus think Jesus think about me?about me?

What Makes a Successful Church

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