Part of the series on "The Seven Churches of Asia."

2. Corruption in the Church Thoughts on the Seven Churches

3. The Spoken Word Christ knew: Their works Their love Their service Their faith Their patience

4. The Commendation Their Commendation (verse 19) “Your latter works exceed your first.”

5. The Rebuke “But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.” (Revelation 2.20 ESV)

6. The Solution “Only hold fast what you have until I come.” (verse 25)

7. The Consequence “Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.” (Revelation 2.22-23 ESV)

8. The Promise A powerful reward to a powerful people. (Revelation 2.26-28)

9. Corruption? Has corruption been tolerated? Individuals? Congregational?

10. Individual Corruption? Worldly beyond godly? Have you become worldly beyond godly? Have the pleasures of the world overtaken the pleasure of God?

11. Congregational Corruption? What are we tolerating? Does the Lord give us time to repent? Should we repent and begin a new in His grace?

12. Corruption in the Church Thoughts on the Seven Churches