Oasis Church at The Wharf
"To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:"
Revelation 2:1
Revelation 2:1-7 NKJV
I) To the angel
II) Of the church
A) It is what Jesus said He would build in Matthew 16:18
B) It began in Acts 2
C) The church is universal in the Spirit of Christ
D) The church is practically and visibly local
E) The church is all inclusive
Matthew 16:8 NKJV
III) Jesus is Lord of the Church
IV) His message to the church in Ephesus
A) The Positives
B) The Problem
- The danger of familiarity and routine
- The danger of performance-based acceptance
- The danger of outward conformity instead of inward transformation
I Corinthians 13:1-8 NKJV
C) The prescription
D) The promise
Revelation 2:5, 7 NKJV