Oakwood Church
Christ is For You - Revelation 3:7-13
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Jesus has done or promises four things to the church at Philadelphia:
1. He has given them the kingdom
2. He will vindicate them
3. He will protect them
4. He is coming back for them
1. He has given them the kingdom
2. He will vindicate them
3. He will protect them
4. He is coming back for them
1. He has given them the kingdom
Revelation 3:8
I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
Revelation 3:8
I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
2. He will vindicate them
Revelation 3:9
I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars — I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
Revelation 3:9
I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars — I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
3. He will protect them
Revelation 3:10
Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.
Revelation 3:10
Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.
divine reciprocity - the God of the universe reacts and responds to what we do
4. He is coming back for them
Revelation 3:11
I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
Revelation 3:11
I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
Closing encouragement from Jesus...
Revelation 3:12
The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.
Revelation 3:12
The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.