SERVICE IN BRGY. ALALUM EVERY 3RD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH (Alalum Bible Christian Fellowship). A DEDICATED CHURCH Rev. 3:7-13 A Review LOCATION DESCRIPTION LESSON
EPHESUS Loveless church Love must be practiced.
SMYRNA Persecuted church Be faithful even to the
point of death. PERGAMUM Compromising church Renounce false teachings. THYATIRA Corrupt church Stop idolatry and sexual immorality. SARDIS Dead church Wake up and strengthen what remains. The City of Philadelphia 25 miles south of Sardis
S O U R C E : NIV Bible Dictionary by J. D. Douglas & M. C.
Tenney The City of Philadelphia 25 miles south of Sardis A Lydian city founded by Attalus II Philadelphus. The king was named from his devotion to his brother Eumenes. Placed right above the fault, Philadelphia was tormented by 20 years of recurrent earthquakes after the disaster of 17. S O U R C E : NIV Bible Dictionary by J. D. Douglas & M. C. Tenney The City of Philadelphia The district was an area of vine growing and wine production and therefore was a center for the worship of Dionysus, god of wine & fertility. A Christian witness, in spite of Muslim invasion & pressure, was maintained in Philadelphia through medieval and into modern times. S O U R C E : NIV Bible Dictionary by J. D. Douglas & M. C. Tenney 1. The Lord’s COMMENDATION to a Dedicated Church (vv. 7- 10) Sa kabila ng kanilang kaunting kakayahan o kapangyarihan:
ØTINUPAD nila ang mga salita niCristo
(Jn. 14:21). ØHINDI nila itinakwil ang Kanyang pangalan (Mar. 8:38; Luk. 12:19) ØGINANAP nila ang utos ni Cristo na magtiyaga (Heb. 12:1). 1. The Lord’s COMMENDATION to a Dedicated Church (vv. 7- 10) ANG MGA PANGAKO NI CRISTO:
ØAng kanilang mga katunggali sa
pananampalataya ay luluhod sa kanilang harapan (Fil. 2:10, 11). ØIingatan sila sa oras ng pagsubok na dadating sa buong daigdig. 1. The Lord’s CHALLENGE to a Dedicated Church (vv. 11-13) Ingatan ang mga katangiang taglay sa kasalukuyan. Magtagumpay hanggang sa muli Niyang pagdating SERMON SENTENCE Christ is dedicated to protect and honor His dedicated churches.
Si Cristo ay laan na pag-ingatan at
parangalan ang mga iglesyang nagtatapat sa Kanya. CHALLENGE
The History of VIRGIL A. STEWART In Capturing and Exposing the Great "Western Land Pirate" and His Gang, In Connexion With the Evidence; Also of the Trials, Confessions, and Execution of A Number of Murrell's Associates In the State of Mississippi During the Summer of 1835