The Setting - Philadelphia was:
o Fraught with earthquakes – built on a fault line
o A worship center for Dionysus – god of wine
o Renamed three times

Jesus is:
o Holy - Refers to the quality of God who is transcendently distinctive, unique, majestic, perfect, and pure.[1]
o True - The word alēthinós appears 28 times in the NT. It is used more often than ἀληθής (alēthḗs) as a divine attribute, describing God Himself (John 17:3; 1 Thess 1:9; Rev 3:7; 6:10; 19:11). The adjective also describes people or things that are genuine, valid, or proper in relation to God (John 1:9; 4:23; 6:32; Heb 8:2; 9:24; 10:22; Rev 19:9). The NT use of this term seems to cover things that have eternal validity and indicates something aligned with eternal truth rather than with earthly acceptability.[2]
o Key Holder

[1] Hon-Lee Kwok, “Holiness,” ed. Douglas Mangum et al., Lexham Theological Wordbook, Lexham Bible Reference Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).
[2] Douglas Mangum, “Truth,” ed. Douglas Mangum et al., Lexham Theological Wordbook, Lexham Bible Reference Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).

· He sees what I do – what I do matters to God
· Am I more concerned with being socially influential than spiritually effective?
· Do my deeds display I have not denied His Name?

· Nominal vs. Actual
· How do you respond to opposition?

· Soon – Quickly, Suddenly
· Who/What’s in your grip?
· Who/What has a grip on you?

· The Promise of Permanence

Giving & Attendance Update
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Giving year to date: 94.7%
Last Sunday weekend attendance: 2,063
Salvations to date: 96 | Baptisms to date: 21