Ephesus

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Ephesus

• Rev. 21-7
• 2 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus
  write These things saith he that holdeth the
  seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the
  midst of the seven golden candlesticks
• 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy
  patience, and how thou canst not bear them which
  are evil and thou hast tried them which say they
  are apostles, and are not, and hast found them
  liars
• 3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my
  name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

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• 4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee,
  because thou hast left thy first love.

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• 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen,
  and repent, and do the first works or else I
  will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy
  candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
• 6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds
  of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
• 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
  Spirit saith unto the churches To him that
  overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of
  life, which is in the midst of the paradise of
  God.

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• God wants a PURE CHURCH that
• Is Zealous for Him! Titus 211-14

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A Pure Church
25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ
also loved the church, and gave himself for it.
26. That he might sanctify and cleanse it with
the washing of water by the word. Ephesians
525-26
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A Pure Church
That he might present it to himself a glorious
church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such
thing but that it should be holy and without
blemish. Ephesians 527
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Pure
A
Church
The Church Is the people Purchased with His
blood Acts 2028 Pure no defilement,
not contaminated, clean, chaste,
immaculate Impurity is a danger for the
church James 127 pure religion Clean
unspotted from the world
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Pure
A
Church
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Pure
Preach
Doctrine
Doctrine what is taught Acts 242 apostles
doctrine Pro.305 every word of God is
pure Ps.119150 Thy word is very pure Gods
word will make us pure Jn.153 You are already
clean because of the word which .
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Possible to corrupt the word
2 Cor.217 7 For we are not as many, which
corrupt the word of God but as of sincerity, but
as of God, in the sight of God speak we in
Christ. 2 Tim.43-4 will not endure sound
doctrine
But speak thou the things which become sound
doctrine Titus 21
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• Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou
  hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in
  Christ Jesus. 2 Tim.113
• Sound
• Healthy, be well
• To be uncorrupt
• True in doctrine

A Pure Church
Preach Pure Doctrine
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Pure
A
Church
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Pure
Live
Lives

• Think right - Phil. 48 8 Finally, brethren,
  whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are
  honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
  things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
  whatsoever things are of good report if there be
  any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on
  these things.
• Talk right - 1Pet.310 For he that will love
  life, and see good days, let him refrain his
  tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no
  guile
• Do Right Ourselves 2 Cor. 71 Having
  therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us
  cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the
  flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear
  of God

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Heaven Is Pure Rev.2118 18 And the building
of the wall of it was of jasper and the city
was pure gold, like unto clear glass. Rev. 221
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life,
clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne
of God and of the Lamb. Rev. 2127 Revelation
2127King James Version (KJV) 27 And there shall
in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or
maketh a lie but they which are written in the
Lamb's book of life.

• Rev.2118 the city was pure gold
• Rev.221 pure river of water of life
• Rev.2127 Not enter that defiles

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Possible to Be Defiled
By the world James 127 keep unspotted 1
Jn.216 lust of the flesh By a Divided
heart Mt. 624 cannot serve two
masters Partial service to God
½ Honest
½ Godly
½ Pure
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Pure
Live
Lives
Reading the Word Thy word have I hid in mine
heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Ps.11911 Doer of the Word But be ye
doers of the word Jas.122
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Pure
A
Church
That Has Great Love, filled with Zeal ..Working
with motivation of love For the Master!
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Pure
Practice
Love
Christian Love 1 Jn.420-21 Love God love
brother If a man say, I love God, and
hateth his brother, he is a liar for he that
loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can
he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he
who loveth God love his brother also. Jn.1335
badge of discipleship Love Enemies Matt.544
love your enemies
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Pure love is Endangered by
Selfishness Phil.24 look not every man on his
own things, but every man also on the things of
others. Hypocrisy Rm.129 Let love be without
hypocrisy 1 Pet.122 Unfeigned sincere love
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How Sweet How Heavenly
Be kindly affectioned one to another with
brotherly love in honour preferring one
another Rom.1210 Love one another with
brotherly affection. ESV
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Yesterday

• A young lady came into the store and
• Was buying a few things. She told us
• That she and her husband were getting
• A divorce. They have been living to-
• Gether for a little over 6 years!. They
• Have 4 or 5 children and expecting
• Another one. Mark and I talked with her..
• And told her we would pray for her.

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• I hope things will change for her and
• For her family. It is stressful and hurtful
• To all that is involved. Their love had
• Grown cold

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• God loved the church at Ephesus.
• How long they had been in Jesus
• Christ I dont know. But their love
• For Christ was not what it was at
• The beginning.
• God tells them to Remember,
• Repent and do something immediately
• About it.

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I have somewhat against thee

• What about us at ONeal?
• What about each of us personally?
• Has our fire for the Lord become cold
• And no longer love Him as we once did.

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• Ephesus was in danger of having
• Their candlestick removed!

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Become a Christian Today

• Hear the word. Rom. 1017
• Believe in Jesus. John 824
• Repent. Acts 1730,31
• Confess. Matt. 1032,33
• Be baptized. I Pet. 321
• Live faithfully. I Cor. 1558

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Are you an erring childof God?

• Repent. Acts 822
• Confess. I John 19
• Pray. James 516