Dear Church Pt 3

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum.  This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword…”  Rev. 2:12 NLT

 “I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me.  You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city.”  Rev. 2:13 NLT

 “But I have few complaints against you.  You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel.  He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.”  Rev. 2:14 NLT

 “In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching.” 

Rev. 2:15 NLT

 “Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.”  Rev. 2:16 NLT

 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.  To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven.  And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.”  Rev. 2:17 NLT

“…This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword…”  Rev. 2:12b NLT

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum…I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me.  You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city.”  Rev. 2:12a &13

#1: Acknowledge the Problem.

“But I have few complaints against you…”  Rev. 2:14a NLT

“You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel.  He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.”  Rev. 2:14b NLT

“In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching.” 

Rev. 2:15 NLT

#2: Accept the Prescription.

“Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.”  Rev. 2:16 NLT

Repent of your sin.

Jesus is better at saving, than you and I are at sinning.

#3: Anticipate the Prize.

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.”  Rev. 2:17a NLT

“To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven.”  Rev. 2:17b NLT

“And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.”  Rev. 2:17c NLT