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(NLT) — 8 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna.
This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive: 9 “I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich!
I know the blasphemy of those opposing you.
They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan. 10 Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer.
The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you.
You will suffer for ten days.
But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.
11 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.
Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.
MAIN POINT- The question, “who am I?” Matters more than the question, “Why is this happening?”
“Tonight I’m talking to those who are not quitters… ”
“Those who may know about struggle…”
“I want to speak to someone tonight who maybe is tiered…”
KEY- When we go through struggles one of the first questions we ask is, “Why is this happening”
ILLUSTRATION- Scary maze kid, “Why would you do that…”
POINT- Why does not matter.
KEY- Those who ask why to every tragedy in their life will spend their whole life analyzing their past instead of walking in their future.
CHALLENGE/ MAIN POINT- When you are experiencing struggles and trials don’t ask, “WHY is this happening?”
Instead ask, “WHO am I?”
KEY- This is not intuitive, but it puts your focus back on what it needs to be on.
POINT- The enemy is trying to figure out who you are.
DEFINE- The word test in this passage that comes from the greek word “peirazo” which means, to put to the test in order to ascertain the nature of someone specifically on their imperfections and faults.
This same word is used for the word temptation, trap or attempt to trap, accusation, and at times even devil.
QUESTION- So who are you?
Not who you want to be, not the you a year from now.
Who are you right now?
KEY- God was pulling their focus back on what matters.
The church in Smyrna was struggling in life, this is likely because many of the people who lived in the town of Smyrna were not giving the believers jobs or doing business with them.
This is because Smyrna was the home of a temple to the Roman emperor Tiberius and was a center of the Roman imperial religion.
People were afraid of offending the Romans so they would have nothing to do with the Christians.
KEY- But God was pulling their focus back on what matters.
CHALLENGE- Stop looking back over the wreckage of your life and start looking from the wreckage of the cross.
QUESTION- So who are you?
Not who you want to be, not the you a year from now.
Who are you right now?
Look at Daniel eating the write stuff for 10 days…
The church in Smyrna was clearly a church that was doing some things right, as it was only 1 of 2, of the 7 churches that received no critique from Christ in the letters to the churches.
(NLT) — A psalm of David. 1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord?
Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? 2 Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
3 Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends.
4 Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts.
5 Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent.
Such people will stand firm forever.
^^^This was the church of Smyrna… The only way you can be this is if you are found in Christ and have true repentance.
(NLT) — 1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
POINT- Who you are matters.
The church in Smyrna was clearly a church that was doing some things right, as it was only 1 of 2, of the 7 churches that received no critique from Christ in the letters to the churches.
(NLT) — 9 “I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich!
I know the blasphemy of those opposing you.
They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan.
QUESTION- Are you rich?
(NLT) — A psalm of David. 1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord?
Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? 2 Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
3 Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends.
4 Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts.
5 Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent.
Such people will stand firm forever.
KEY POINT- Who you are can change, for the better and for the worse.
Repent and change so you can be rich.
(NLT) — 9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
^^^This was the church of Smyrna… The only way you can be this is if you are found in Christ and have true repentance.
QUESTION- Are you rich?
(NLT) — 1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
If you are a child of God you are rich.
If you are redeemed you are rich.
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