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Date: June 29 - July 5

This Week's Lesson:You Are In One Of The Churches

Scripture related to the lesson: Revelation 1: 1-20

 :4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.

:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom  and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet.

:11 Saying I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia, unto Ephesus and unto Smyrna, and unto pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

:17 And when I saw him I fell at his feed as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

:18 I am he that liveth and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks, The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

Dear readers, what I want you to see this week is; where you stand with Jesus Christ. No one can tell you where you stand, but Jesus Christ. And since Jesus knows all things he told us plainly where we stand and what we have to do, if we want to live with him in His Kingdom. Jesus gave it to John and told him to write it in a book and send it to the seven churches in Asia. Those seven churches represent the seven spirits that are before the throne of God. (that means if people could be separated into groups, there would be seven groups in all the earth) The churches are laid out plainly in chapter 2 and chapter 3 of Revelation. What I'm asking is: you read chapter 2 and 3 and be honest with yourself and see what church you are in. If you don't recognize yourself the first time you read it, read it a second time and a third until you know: this is me, and I must do the things Jesus is telling me to do. Do not let anyone tell you, you are not in one of the churches; you are. Jesus wants us to know exactly what we are doing wrong and change before it's too late. Jesus loves us and knows us. He knows that sometime we think we are doing everything right, not knowing we are missing things we should be doing or not doing them exactly right. Jesus is showing us these things, letting us know exactly what we are doing wrong; and by finding yourself in the churches and correcting what you are doing wrong, or are not doing at all you can be certain you are doing what Jesus wants us to do, and living the way He wants us to live.

          Thank you for stopping by; by the Grace of God, I'll see you next week.

Your brother in Christ; Joseph J. Haugabrook