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A place where spiritual people go A place where spiritual people go A place to receive teaching, community and fellowship A place where spiritual people go A place to receive teaching, community and fellowship

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  • A place where spiritual people go
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  • A place where spiritual people go
  • A place to receive teaching,

community and fellowship

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  • A place where spiritual people go
  • A place to receive teaching,

community and fellowship

  • Passionate Christ-followers doing

life together

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  • Only good people allowed
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  • Only good people allowed
  • Imperfect people – “full of

hypocrites”

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  • Only good people allowed
  • Imperfect people – “full of

hypocrites”

  • Irrelevant for today
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  • Writer: The Apostle John
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  • Writer: The Apostle John
  • Smyrna: A city found in Turkey

called Izmir

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  • Writer: The Apostle John
  • Smyrna: A city found in Turkey

called Izmir

  • A time of intense persecution
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  • Domitian – A tyrannical emperor

who hated Christians

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  • Domitian – A tyrannical emperor

who hated Christians

  • Polycarp – church father and martyr

for his faith

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  • A literal angel
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  • A literal angel
  • The ethos of the church
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  • Tribulation
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  • Tribulation
  • Poverty
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  • Tribulation
  • Poverty
  • Slander
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  • Tribulation
  • Poverty
  • Slander
  • Suffering
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  • Tribulation
  • Poverty
  • Slander
  • Suffering
  • Possibly death
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  • Do not fear!
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  • Do not fear!

Fear:

  • Turns us into false prophets
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  • Do not fear!

Fear:

  • Turns us into false prophets
  • We can run to God or from Him
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  • Do not fear!

Fear:

  • Turns us into false prophets
  • We can run to God or from Him
  • God uses even the devil’s work

For His good!

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  • Be faithful…no matter what!
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  • Be faithful…no matter what!
  • The best is yet to come!
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  • Passionate followers/disciple makers
  • f Jesus Christ
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  • Passionate followers/disciple makers
  • f Jesus Christ
  • People who take the Bible as their

guide for life

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  • Passionate followers/disciple makers
  • f Jesus Christ
  • People who take the Bible as their

guide for life

  • People who are fearless and

unashamed of their faith

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