Kennesaw Family Life Church

“As we express our gratitude, we MUST NEVER forget that the highest appreciation (or thankfulness) is not to just utter words, but to live by them.” - President John F. Kennedy 

“Let us remember that, as much has been given to us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage (or thankfulness) comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.” - President Theodore Roosevelt

2 Corinthians 9:10-12

10 Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God. 13 Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone. 

1 Chronicles 29:12-14

12 You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all.  

You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all. 13 Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name! 14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much?   

Phillipians 4:5-7

5 Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near! 6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

“How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age.  Thanksgiving opens the doors.  It changes a child’s personality.  A child is resentful, selfish, negative—or thankful.  Thankful children want to give,  they radiate happiness…and they draw people.” - Sir John Templeton

“Self-improvement comes through thankfulness and energy spent trying to help others.” - Sir John Templeton

Proverbs 4:23:

23 Guard your heart with all vigilance,
 for from it are the matters of life.

1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18:

16 Always rejoice, 17 constantly pray, 18 in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

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Revelation 3:7–13

Revelation 3:8

John 14:15–21

Matthew 22:37–40

1 John 3:23–24

Revelation 3:10–12

Revelation 21:1–7

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Message Notes:

Revelation 3:1–6

I. CONDEMNATION: YOU LOOK ALIVE, BUT YOU ARE DEAD

Revelation 3:1b

1b “I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive—but you are dead

Matthew 23:27–28

27 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. 28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Matthew 23:25–26

25 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence! 26 You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too.

II. WARNING: YOU WILL NOT BE READY

Revelation 3:3b

3b Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.

Matthew 25:1–13

1 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, 4 but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 “At midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’ 7 “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. 8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’ 9 “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. 11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’ 12 “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’ 13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.

III. REWARD: OUR NAMES WILL BE FOREVER IN THE BOOK OF LIFE

Revelation 3:4–5

4 “Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.

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19 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.

1 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. 13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

20 “But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.

25 No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the Lord’s sight as Ahab did under the influence of his wife Jezebel.

22 “Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.

24 “But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you 25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. 26 To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations. 27 They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots. 28 They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star! 29 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.

2 Don’t you realize that someday we believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can’t you decide even these little things among yourselves? 3 Don’t you realize that we will judge angels? So you should surely be able to resolve ordinary disputes in this life.

18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.

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Revelation 2:12-17

12 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword: 13 “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. 14 “But I have a 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. 15 In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching. 16 Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 “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. 

I. COMMENDATION: FAITHFUL IN THE MIDST OF PERSECUTION 

Revelation 2:13 

13 “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. 

II. CONDEMNATION: SOME WERE STUMBLING BLOCKS 

Revelation 2:14–15 

14 “But I have a 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. 15 In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching. 

1 Corinthians 8:12–13 

12 And when you sin against other believers by encouraging them to do something they believe is wrong, you are sinning against Christ. 13 So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble. 

Luke 17:1–2 

1 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! 2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin. 

III. WARNING: JESUS WILL WAR AGAINST YOU 

Revelation 2:16 

16 Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 

IV. REWARD: THEY WILL BE GIVEN MANNA FROM HEAVEN & A NEW NAME 

Revelation 2:17 

17 “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.

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Message Notes:

1. Commendation — Jesus will commend them on what they are doing well

2. Condemnation — Jesus will show them an area or areas where they are missing the mark

3. Warning — What will happen if they don’t repent and fix the error

4. Reward — What will happen if they repent and what will be their reward

Revelation 2:8-11

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.

I. COMMENDATION: ENDURING SUFFERING AND POVERTY

Revelation 2:9a

Revelation 2:9b

Acts 5:40-41

Mark 8:34-37

1. Commitment to prayer

2. Commitment to the Word of God

3. Commitment to Sharing the Gospel

4. To expect the Supernatural

5. To embrace suffering for the glory of Christ

- Francis Chan “Letters to the Church”

Luke 6:22-23

II. REWARD: YOU WILL RECEIVE A CROWN OF LIFE

Revelation 2:10b-11

Revelation 21:6-8

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Message Notes:

Revelation 1:9–20

Revelation 2:1–7

I. Commendation - Patient endurance through persecution and false teachers.

Matthew 7:15–16

2 Timothy 4:3–4

II. Condemnation - They lost love

Revelation 2:4

Matthew 22:37–40

III. Warning - The church will be removed

Revelation 2:5

Matthew 13:18–23

IV. Reward-Eternal life in Paradise

Revelation 2:7

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Message Notes:

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

I. THE PROBLEM: UNREPENTANT HEART

2 Corinthians 12:20-21

Hebrews 10:26-29

Romans 6:1-2

Romans 6:12-14

II. THE SOLUTION: EXAMINE YOUR HEART

2 Corinthian 13:5-6

Psalm 139:23-24

2 Timothy 3:16-17

1 John 1:9

III. THE RESULTS: MATURITY

Ephesians 4:14-16

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Notes:

2 Corinthians 12:1-7a

1st Heaven refers to the atmosphere around the earth

2nd Heaven refers to the sun, moon, stars and planets

3rd Heaven refers to paradise or where we hope to go when we leave this life

2 Corinthians 12:7b-10

Luke 6:22-23

I. STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

“It is a heavenly strength given to those who depend on God and call on Him for help.  This grace will be with faithful Christians who allow their personal weaknesses and difficulties (not sinful traits or actions) to become a means of honoring Christ.  The greater our weakness and sufferings for Christ, the more grace God will give to accomplish his purpose.” - The Fire Bible

II. WE HAVE TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS

Romans 12:2

James 1:2-4

Philippians 3:8-9

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Refrenced scripture:

2 Corinthians 8:7-15

2 Corinthians 9:1-5

2 Corinthians 9:6-8

2 Corinthians 9:10-14

Numbers 6:22-26