Sermon Outline & Small Group Discussion Guide
Date: February 22, 2026
Text: Revelation 2:12-17
Main Idea:We must be in the world but not of the world.
Synopsis: In Christ’s letter to the church in Pergamum, recorded in Book of Revelation 2:12–17, we see a church commended for holding fast to Jesus in a city saturated with idolatry, yet rebuked for tolerating compromise within. Surrounded by false worship and cultural pressure, they lived where “Satan’s throne” was, and some even died for Christ. Yet others quietly assimilated, following false teaching like Israel in the days of Balaam. The message is clear: we must live in the world but not be of it. Christ calls his church to courageous distinctiveness, communal repentance, and enduring faith with the promise of eternal reward.
Text: Revelation 2:12-17
Main Idea:We must be in the world but not of the world.
Synopsis: In Christ’s letter to the church in Pergamum, recorded in Book of Revelation 2:12–17, we see a church commended for holding fast to Jesus in a city saturated with idolatry, yet rebuked for tolerating compromise within. Surrounded by false worship and cultural pressure, they lived where “Satan’s throne” was, and some even died for Christ. Yet others quietly assimilated, following false teaching like Israel in the days of Balaam. The message is clear: we must live in the world but not be of it. Christ calls his church to courageous distinctiveness, communal repentance, and enduring faith with the promise of eternal reward.
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