Revelation 3:1-6 The Dead Church (The Seven Churches)

  1. Has there ever been a time in your life where you felt more spiritually alive than you do now?
  1. What kinds of things usually rob us of our spiritual vitality?
  1. What are you doing differently now, spiritually, than in the past?
  1. What makes self examination easy to neglect?
  1. What do you need to start doing more?


Revelation 2:18-29: Image and Ministry (The Seven Churches) 

  1. What makes Christians want to imitate the idolatry of the world?
  1. How can a culture of idolatry create a distance between people and God?
  1. Do we act like pride is the worst of all sins?
  1. Why do you think the working class people of Thyatira were susceptible to the pitch of this Jezebel?
  1. What would “Jezebel’s” defense be to these charges?


Hebrews 11:23-29
Moses and Faith in the Face of Risk (Our Journey of Faith)

  1. What is the riskiest thing you have ever done?

 

 

  1. Why do you think we struggle with trusting God fully when He calls us to do something?

 

 

  1. What would your life look like without fear influencing your decisions?

 

 

  1. How does comfort hold us back from stepping out in faith?

 

 

  1. What are ways that we can “see him who is invisible” (v.27) working in your lives?

 

 



Revelation 2:12-17: The World in the Church (The Seven Churches) 

  1. Why do you think the first century church was growing so slowly?
  2. Why do you suspect the modern church today is decreasing in overall attendance?
  3. Why has the church in the Western world experienced so little persecution over the last 200 years compared with the church in Asia, Africa and the Middle East?
  4. If the church in America began to experience more persecution over the next ten years, what might the causes be?
  5. What do you think Jesus feels about modern entertainment in His name, with Him as the product?


Revelation 2:8-11: Smyrna, The Suffering Church (The Seven Churches) 

  1. Does this message to the church in Smyrna sound very encouraging to you? Why or why not?

  1. In what ways are Christians today drawn to a strategic alliance with government? What are the dangers?

  1. Does the persecuted church in other parts of the world occupy much of your attention? Why?

  1. Why do people see death as such a negative thing?