REVIVAL

3 NIGHT
rd
REMEMBERING YOUR FIRST LOVE

EPHESUS
BE OVERCOMER THROUGH SUFFERING
ESTABLISHING LOYALTY
HOLDING ON TO YOUR HOLINESS & PURITY
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 (1) Ephesus (Revelation 2:1-7) –
the church that had forsaken its first love (2:4).
(2) Smyrna (Revelation 2:8-11) –
the church that would suffer persecution (2:10).
(3) Pergamum (Revelation 2:12-17) –
Sa Diyos ka ba o sa Kaaway
(4) Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-29) –
the church that had a false prophetess (2:20).
(5) Sardis (Revelation 3:1-6) –
the church that had fallen asleep (3:2).
(6) Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13) –
the church that had endured patiently (3:10).
(7) Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-22) - the church with the
lukewarm faith (3:16).
 ' “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The
words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars. “‘I know your works. You have the
reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and
strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not
found your works complete in the sight of my God.
Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it,
and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a
thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come
against you. ' Revelation 3:1-3
“wake up” means to start paying
attention to their need of
salvation, to stop being careless
about their heart’s condition
before God.
 ' “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness,
the beginning of God’s creation. “‘I know your works:
you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were
either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and
neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need
nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable,
poor, blind, and naked. ' Revelation 3:14-17
 Christ’s desire for fellowship with His
lukewarm church in Laodicea. The church
is nominally Christian, but Christ Himself
has been locked out. Rather than turn His
back on them, He knocks, seeking
someone to acknowledge the church’s
need and open the door. 
'I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you
may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe
yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen,
and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. Those
whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and
repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears
my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat
with him, and he with me. The one who conquers, I will grant
him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat
down with my Father on his throne. ' Revelation 3:18-21
 Jesus emphasizes their “lukewarm,” apathetic nature three
times. As a result of their inconsistency to spiritual things,
Jesus would have nothing to do with them. He would “spit them
out,” as the people of Laodicea would spit out the tepid water
that flowed from the underground aqueducts to their city. With
their apathy came a spiritual blindness; they claimed to be
rich, blessed, and self-sufficient. Perhaps they were rich in
material things. But, spiritually, the Laodiceans were in a
wretched, pitiful condition, made all the worse in that they
could not see their need. This was a church filled with self-
deceived hypocrites.
The church at Laodicea
had become apathetic in
their love for Christ.
Their material wealth had no eternal benefit, so
Jesus commands them to come to Him for true,
spiritual riches (see Isaiah 55:1-2).
Only Christ can supply an everlasting
inheritance, clothe us in righteousness, and
heal our spiritual blindness.
 Jesus then notes His concern for His church in
Laodicea: “Those whom I LOVE I REBUKE and
DISCIPLINE. So be earnest, and repent. Here I
am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears
my voice and opens the door, I will come in and
eat with him, and he with me” (
Revelation 3:19-20).
 He would share a meal with
them, a Middle Eastern word
picture speaking of closeness of
relationship.
His rebuke is not born of animosity but of
love. “The Lord disciplines those he
loves” (Hebrews 12:6).
The desired response to God’s reproof
was fervent change and true repentance.
 Jesus then makes a promise to the believers in
Laodicea: “To him who overcomes, I will give the
right to sit with me on my throne, just as I
overcame and sat down with my Father on his
throne” (Revelation 3:21).
The “overcomer” refers to any believer, and the
promise is that he will share Christ’s future
kingdom.
 ' “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The
words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David,
who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open
door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but
little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not
denied my name. Behold, I will make those of the synagogue
of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—
behold, I will make them come and bow down before your
feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. Revelation 3:7-
9
 'I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so
that no one may seize your crown. The one who
conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple
of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will
write on him the name of my God, and the
name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem,
which comes down from my God out of heaven,
and my own new name. ' Revelation 3:11-12
The message of Jesus to
CHURCH OF SARDIS?
ATTENTION!
WAKE UP!
STAND FIRM!
 GISING KABATAAN!
GISING MGA TAGA SAN
ISIDRO!
MAGING HANDA SA PAG
DATING NG ATING HARI!
BE LIKE EAGLES
 The message of Jesus to
CHURCH OF
LAODECIA?
-Those whom I LOVE –
I REBUKE and DISCIPLINE
 Proverbs 13:24
He who spares the rod hates his
son, but he who loves him
disciplines him diligently.
Pastor’s are the Representative of
Jesus today
Those whom I LOVE –
I REBUKE and
DISCIPLINE
It’s not being Judgmental
 James 3:1
Not many of you should become
teachers, my fellow believers, because
you know that WE WHO TEACH
WILL BE JUDGED MORE
STRICTLY.
 Our Job as PastorsActs 20:28

28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the

flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God,
which he bought with His own blood.
 Our Job as PastorsActs 20:28

28 Keepwatch over yourselves and all the flock

of which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God,
which he bought with his own blood.
 Ang panginoon ang aking pastol
Hindi na ako mangangailangan
Lumakad man ako sa gitna ng
kadiliman
Siya ang susubaybay sa aking daan
 Tahakin ko man ang landas ng
panganib
Ako'y wala nang katatakutan
Tungkod niya't pamalo sa ki'y
umaaliw
Lungkot ma'y kanyang papawiin
 Kaharap ko man ang aking kaaway
Kanyang pinangako ako'y iingatan
Kabutihan at awa niya'y kakamtan
Sa lahat ng araw sa lahat ng araw
Pupurihin ko sya magpakaylan pa man
 Tahakin ko man ang landas ng
panganib
Ako'y wala nang katatakutan
Tungkod nya't pamalo sa ki'y
umaaliw
Lungkot ma'y kanyang papawiin
 Ang panginoon ang aking pastol
Hindi na ako mangangailangan
Lumakad man ako sa gitna ng
kadiliman
Siya ang susubaybay sa aking daan
The message of Jesus to CHURCH
OF PHILADELPHIA?
1. NAPAKA SIMPLELANG NINYO AND YET YOU
HAVE KEPT MY WORD AND HAVE NOT
DENIED MY NAME
2. UNG MGA UMAALIPUSTA SA INYONG
MAKAMUNDO THEY WILL LEARN THAT I
HAVE LOVED YOU
The message of Jesus to CHURCH
OF PHILADELPHIA?
3. MALAPIT NA AKONG DUMATING!
4. KAPITLANG KUNG ANO ANG
PINANGHAHAWAKAN NINYO
NGAYON, MAY NAGHIHINTAY SA
IYONG KORONA!
HUWAG NINYON HAYAANG MAAGAW!
WALANG MATUTULOG
WALANG TATALIKOD
KAPIT LANG
 TANGAPIN NG MAY
PAGMAMAHAL ANG
REBUKE O DISIPLINA NG
MGA LINGKOD NG DIYOS
BUKSAN O MAGBUKAS
NG SIMBAHAN PARA SA
MGA HINDI PA
NAKAKAKILALA SA
DIYOS
 DAHIL MALAPIT NG
DUMATING ANG ATING
HARI NA SI HESUS
 PAG HARAP NATIN SA
ATING PANGINOONG
HESUS, ANO ANG
MAILALATAG MONG
GINAWA MO PARA SA
KANYANG MINISTERYO?
 KUNG MERON NA,
IPAGPATULOY MO AT
PALAGUIN MO.
KUNG WALA PA,
IPANALANGIN MO AT
SIMULAN MO NA
 The Church's First Love

Revelation 2:1-7

The church at Ephesus is a busy church, occupied

with the difficult task of being the church in the
Roman Empire. But in being busy with the good,
hard work of the gospel, they had left something
behind that was supposed to be their very center.
Their FIRST LOVE.
 The Church's Struggle
Revelation 2:8-11

The church at Smyrna is suffering under the

affliction of poverty and persecution - conditions
that come as a direct result of bearing faithful
witness to the gospel. The pressing question for
the church today is whether we are still capable
of faithful witness.
 The Church's Teaching
Verses12-17

The church at Pergamum is struggling with the

question of truth: what teaching should Christians
follow? The church has gotten itself into a lot of
trouble over the centuries by claiming sole possession
of absolute truth. There is a better way to think about
the truth of our faith.
 The Church's Tension
Verses18-29

The Christian church at Thyatira has a pretty big

problem. On the face of it, it looks like their problem
is an inability to keep certain sinful practices outside
the four walls of the church. In reality, however, the
problem is much more complex, and it’s something
that still challenges the church today.
 The Church's Life
Revelation 3:1-6

The church in Sardis is dying. It looks alive,

but it has almost no real life left in it. Today,
at a time of undeniable decline in the
Christian church in the United States, what
does it take for the church to live again?
 The Church's Hope
Revelation 3:7-13

The church at Philadelphia is remaining faithful,

even amid great hardship, so they are given a hopeful
promise. The church, then and now, must take care
not to imagine that our hope entails the destruction of
our enemies, but rather, that it is nothing less than the
coming of God's kingdom.
 The Church's Temptation
Revelation 3:14-22

The last of the seven letters of Revelation is

directed at the church at Laodicea and it's a
doozy. Christians in that city felt self-sufficient,
but in reality they were anything but. The things
they thought made them strong were actually
their weaknesses.