Easley Church of God

Easley Church of God

Sermons from Easley Church of God - Pastor Steve Knight

  1. Sep 23

    Revelation 3

    SMYRNA—the persecuted church. Revelation 2:8 1.    Faithfulness in suffering. a.    Revelation 2:9 b.    What looks like loss on earth can actually be riches in heaven. c.     Don't measure God's blessing by the absence of difficulty. 2.    Faithfulness under pressure. a.    Revelation 2:10  b.    The question isn't, “Will following Christ ever cost me?” but “Will I remain faithful when it does?” 3.    Faithfulness to the end. a.    Revelation 2:10b …Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. b.    Smyrna's reward was the crown of life. c.     Smyrna teaches us that faithfulness is not measured by how easy the journey is, but by whether we finish the journey. d.    Revelation 2:11 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death."' PERGAMOS—The compromising church. Revelation 2:12 1.    Stand faithfully in a Godless culture. a.    Revelation 2:13 b.    Isaiah 14:12-13  c.     God hasn't called the church to escape the culture but to win the culture with the Gospel. 2.    Don’t compromise God’s truth. a.    Revelation 2:14, 15 b.    A pattern of compromise can become a practice of compromise. 3.    Repent and return to Biblical Truth. a.    Revelation 2:16 b.    Grace doesn't give us permission to compromise holiness. c.     Your REAL belief is what will determine your behavior. d.    Revelation 2:17  e.    The white stone then speaks of our FREEDOM and our citizenship of heaven.

  2. Sep 16

    Revelation 2

    WHAT IS THE COMMON MESSAGE TO ALL THE CHURCHES: 1.    An honest assessment — “I know…” a.    Jesus evaluates every church according to what He sees, not merely what the church sees in itself. b.    Jesus doesn’t merely evaluate the church’s reputation; He evaluates its reality. 2.    A spiritual invitation — “He who has an ear…” a.    Every church needs to listen to every message. b.    Every church needs to apply every message. 3.    A challenge to overcome — “To him who overcomes…” a.    The goal isn’t simply information—it is transformation. b.    The Christian life isn’t passive, we must hear, then respond to overcome. c.     Jesus isn’t simply writing a report about seven churches. He is confronting individual believers in those churches. d.    The message comes corporately, but the response is personal. 4.    An eternal promise is given – “I will give…” a.    Notice the connection to your Revelation 1:18: Jesus says, “I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” CHURCH AT EPHESUS: 1.    Christ’s commendation.  a.    Revelation 2:1–3 b.    They were a working, persevering, and doctrinally sound church.  2.    Christ’s confrontation a.    Revelation 2:4  b.    Their service to Christ had become disconnected from their affection for Christ. c.     You can still be doing church while no longer being the church Christ wants you to be. 3.    Christ’s correction. a.    Revelation 2:5–7  b.    Jesus doesn't simply identify the problem—He gives them the way back. c.     There is a connection between love and obedience. d.    1 John 5:5  e.    Repentance leads to promise—I will give to eat from the tree of life—which is restoration!

  3. Sep 9

    Revelation 1

    THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST 1.     The purpose of the Revelation. a.     Revelation 1:1-3 b.     The word Revelation is the Greek word apokalypsis means to take away the covering or to unveil. c.     Apokalypsis unites the past revelation of God in Christ, the present illumination of believers, and the futureunveiling of glory. d.     1 John 3:2  2.     The promise of the Revelation. a.     Revelation 1:4-8 b.     John moves from the revelation of Christ to the identity of Christ. c.     Jesus is the faithful witness: He tells us what is true. d.     Jesus is the firstborn from the dead: He conquered death. e.     Jesus is the ruler over the kings of the earth: Revelation begins with Christ already being King. f.      To Him loved us and has washed us from our sins in His own blood: This is about what Jesus has already donefor us. 3.     The place of the Revelation. a.     Revelation 1:9-11 b.     John was isolated from people, but he was not isolated from God. c.     John didn’t encounter Jesus while running from God. He encountered Him while worshiping God. d.     Before we try to understand what Revelation shows us, we need to listen to what Jesus says to us. 4.     The Person of the Revelation. a.     Revelation 1:12-16  5.     The Power of the Revelation.  a.     Revelation 1:17-18 b.     The same John who leaned against Jesus at the Last Supper now falls before Him. c.     Jesus laid His hand upon John and gave these huge truths:  I am the first and the last. (Jesus is eternal)   I am He who lives (He begins with LIFE) I was dead, and behold, (He physically died, but…) I am alive forevermore. (Shout of victory)  I have the keys (key = authority) of death (Over physical death) and of Hades. (Realm of the dead) 6.     The plan of the Revelation. a.     Revelation 1:19-20 b.     The things you have seen—Chapter 1. John’s vision of the glorified Christ. c.     The things which are—Chapters 2-3. The seven churches, the existing church age and the spiritual condition of Christ’s churches. d.     The things that will take place after this—Chapters 4-22. The future prophetic events.

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Sermons from Easley Church of God - Pastor Steve Knight