Christ  and  His  Church

Revelation 1: 10 – 20

A.   Christ Expects You To Be at Church on The Lord’s Day       
(Revelation  1:  10;  Hebrews  10:  24 - 25)

B.   Christ Knows The Churches By Name
(Revelation  1:  11,  2:  1 -  4,  8  -  10) 

C.   Christ Walks In The Midst of The Churches
(Revelation  1:  12,  20)

1.    Comfort     (Revelation  1:  13;  Leviticus  8:  6 - 7,  16:  4;        Hebrews  2:  17,  4:  14 - 16) 

2.    Judgment     (Revelation  1:  14;  Hebrews  4:  13)

3.    Authority.    (Revelation  1:  13) 

D.   Christ Provides Leaders For His Church
(Revelation  1:  16,  20;  I Timothy  3:  1  -  7,  5:  17)

E.    Christ Protects His Church
(Revelation  1:  16,  2:  14  -  16)

F.    Christ Comforts His Church
(Revelation  1:  17 -  18)

G.   Christ Entrusts His Church
(Revelation  1:  19)

1. Public Confirmation of Jesus’s Credentials                                (Luke  3: 21)

1. Holy Spirit Physically, Visibly Descends on Christ

2. The Father Publicly, Audibly Declares His Approval

2. Legal Confirmation of Jesus’s Credentials                                  (Luke  2: 23 - 31;  Matthew  1: 16 - 25)

1. Luke’s Genealogy   (Luke  3: 23)

2. Matthew’s Genealogy   (Matthew 1: 18)

3. Moral Confirmation of Jesus’s Credentials                                    (Luke  4: 1 - 2)

1. Satan Tempted Christ to Doubt God’s Love                          (Luke  4:  2 -  4;  Daniel  3: 14 - 18)

2. Satan Tempted Christ to Doubt God’s Plan                    (Luke  4:  5 -  8;  Psalm  2:  8;  Daniel  7: 13 - 14;  Philippians  2:  6 - 11)

3. Satan Tempted Christ to Trust God Presumptuously          (Luke  4:  9 - 12)

• Be Filled with The Holy Spirit      (Luke  4:  1)

• Focus on The Battle      (Luke  4:  2)

• Know The Word    (Luke  4:  4,  8, 12)

• Know Your Adversary     (Luke  4:  9 - 10, 13)