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SEVEN THINGS SEVEN THINGS NECESSARY NECESSARY

FOR A FOR A STRONG STRONG CHURCHCHURCH

(Rev 3:1-4) "And to the angel of the (Rev 3:1-4) "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, … "I know your church in Sardis write, … "I know your works, that you have a name that you works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. {2} "Be are alive, but you are dead. {2} "Be watchful, and strengthen the things watchful, and strengthen the things

which remain, that are ready to die, for which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect I have not found your works perfect

before God. {3} "Remember therefore before God. {3} "Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold how you have received and heard; hold

fast and repent. Therefore if you will fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a not watch, I will come upon you as a

thief, and you will not know what hour I thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. {4} "You have a will come upon you. {4} "You have a

few names even in Sardis who have not few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall defiled their garments; and they shall

walk with Me in white, for they are walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.worthy.

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

• To give it direction To give it direction • (Phil 1:9-10) And this I pray, that (Phil 1:9-10) And this I pray, that

your love may abound still more your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all and more in knowledge and all discernment, {10} that you may discernment, {10} that you may approve the things that are approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of and without offense till the day of Christ,Christ,

ZEALZEAL

• To give it life To give it life • (2 Cor 9:1-2) Now concerning the (2 Cor 9:1-2) Now concerning the

ministering to the saints, it is ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; superfluous for me to write to you; {2} for I know your willingness, {2} for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority.stirred up the majority.

LOYALTYLOYALTY

• To give it stability To give it stability • (Mat 6:24) "No one can serve two (Mat 6:24) "No one can serve two

masters; for either he will hate masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.serve God and mammon.

UNITYUNITY• To give it power To give it power • (Eph 4:1-6) … walk worthy of the (Eph 4:1-6) … walk worthy of the

calling with which you were called, calling with which you were called, {2} with all lowliness and gentleness, {2} with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, {3} endeavoring to another in love, {3} endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. {4} There is one body bond of peace. {4} There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; {5} one in one hope of your calling; {5} one Lord, one faith, one baptism; {6} one Lord, one faith, one baptism; {6} one God and Father of all, who is above God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.all, and through all, and in you all.

LOVELOVE

• To give it feeling To give it feeling • (1 Pet 1:22) Since you have (1 Pet 1:22) Since you have

purified your souls in obeying the purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure another fervently with a pure heart,heart,

PURITYPURITY

• To give it beauty To give it beauty • (1 John 3:3) And everyone who (1 John 3:3) And everyone who

has this hope in Him purifies has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.himself, just as He is pure.

PRAYERPRAYER

• To keep it Holy To keep it Holy • (Col 4:12) Epaphras, who is one of (Col 4:12) Epaphras, who is one of

you, a bondservant of Christ, you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.complete in all the will of God.

ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART?

• Are you growing in knowledge?• Are you zealously working?• Are you loyal to the church?• Are you cultivating unity?• Do you love the brethren fervently?• Are you keeping yourself pure?• Are you praying for the church

regularly?

(Rev 3:5) "He who (Rev 3:5) "He who overcomes shall be overcomes shall be

clothed in white clothed in white garments, and I will not garments, and I will not blot out his name from blot out his name from

the Book of Life; but I will the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before confess his name before My Father and before His My Father and before His

angels.angels.