Preparing the Church for End Times

Preparing the Church for
End Times
The Characteristics of the First Church
A Praying & Fasting Church (Act 2:42, 4:24-26)
A Loving & Fellowshipping Church (Acts 2:1, 42, 5:12)
A Powerful & Bold Church (Holy Spirt powered)
(Acts 4:13, 29, 31, 33)
A Prophetic & Word based Church (Acts 2:42, 5:42)
A Persecuted & Suffering Church (Acts 5:18, 41, 8:1-3,
Acts 12)
A Faithful & United Church (in Heart and Mind) Acts
(4:32, 5:29)
A Purposeful & Prepared Church
- Sharing, Caring, Healing, Performing Miracles,
Evangelising (Acts 3:7,8, 4:32-35, 5:12)
Seven
Churches
in Turkey
(Asia
Minor)
Church in Ephesus (Rev 2: 1-11)
The Church in Ephesus
(Meaning: The Desired one)
- Theologically (Doctrinally) sound
- A hard working Church
- Patiently enduring Church
- Lost its FIRST LOVE
 Lost the love for People
 Lost the love for God
- Spirit of Religion
Church in Smyrna (Rev 2:8-11)
The Church in Smyrna
(Meaning: Myrrh/Death or Sweet Smelling)
- A suffering Church
- A persecuted Church
- A poor Church
- Dead to the world, alive in Christ
- A Spirit of Intimidation
- True riches belong to them who
overcome!
Church in Pergamum (Rev 2:12-17)
The Church in Pergamum
(Meaning: Improper/Mixed Marriage)
- A Loyal Church
- Dwells in Satan’s city (old capital)
- Tolerates teaching of Balaam
(Seduction through deception &
Immorality)
- Church that marries the World
- Socially oriented Church
- A Spirit of compromise
Church in Thyatira (Rev 2:18-29)
The Church in Thyatira
(Meaning: Graveyard or Continuous sacrifice)
- A loving & serving Church
- A patiently enduring Church
- Tolerates the spirit of Jezebel (1 Kings
16:29-33 Idolatry, Immorality)
- Tolerates false teaching and prophets
- Allows false doctrine (entry for sin)
- Controlling and Manipulating Spirit
Church in Sardis (Rev 3:1-6)
The Church in Sardis
(Meaning: Escaping ones/Remnant)
- A Church that had a reputable history
- Had an appearance of being alive!
- A sleeping Church
- A dead Church (Spiritually dead)
- A Spirit of Tradition
Church in Philadelphia (Rev 3:7-13)
The Church in Philadelphia
(Meaning: Brotherly love)
- A Church of little strength
- An obedient Church
- A Church that fulfils the great
commission (Math 28:18-20)
- A Spirit of Inferiority
- Those who endure will be pillars in the
Temple of God (in new Jerusalem)
Church in Laodicea (Rev 3:14-22)
The Church in Laodicea
(Meaning: People rule/Judgement of people)
- A lukewarm Church (neither hot nor
cold)
- An apostate Church (Satan dwells)
- A counterfeit Church (Cult)
- A church that is rich & proud (worldly)
- A Spirit of Pride
- Referred to as a wretched, miserable,
poor, blind and naked Church
Jesus gives another chance for those
who repent and come back to HIM
He who has ears let him hear what the
Spirit is saying!