The Health of the Church

When Jesus Comes to Church

David Hall

Part of Revelation Part I—When Jesus Comes to Church

September 16, 2022

The Health of the Church

Today we find Jesus evaluating the health of the church in Thyatira. And who better to conduct a spiritual physical than the Great Physician, the one who created each of us and knows everything about us. There are four qualities listed at the very beginning of this discourse that Jesus knows about the church in Thyatira, qualities that mark the health of a church.

I.

Reveal Answer

A. As Christians we should be

by our love.

B. Our church should be a

place for people to run to when they need help, a place where they know they will be

and cared for.

C. “We may impress people with our

, but we connect with people through our

.” —Craig Groeschel

II.

Reveal Answer

A. Jesus was concerned about what the people of Thyatira were

to.

B. We can’t have

hearing and hear only what we want to hear or

only what we want to obey.

C. For our faith to grow consistently and constantly we need to have an ear to hear what the

is saying.

III.

Reveal Answer

A. Faith and love are

through acts of service.

B. We experience more

,

, and

when our focus is on other people.

C. As a church we should be up to new challenges and opportunities, a place where we are

and

.

IV.

Reveal Answer

A. The challenge for the faithful in the church: Don’t

your

.

B. It becomes easier to persevere when we have a

in mind. (Philippians 3:14)

C. We want to be a church that is doing

than we did at first, we want to continue to

.