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Baker City Church of the Nazarene
Pergamum
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Baker City Church of the Nazarene
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Series: Seven Letters
Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17
Pergamum
Series: The Seven Letters
Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17
Jesus never called us to ____________ Christianity. He called us to _________________ Christianity.
"To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword." (v12)
Christ's word is ____________ than Caesar's sword.
Jesus says, "I know ____________ you live." (v13)
Compromise rarely ____________ itself. It usually arrives disguised as ____________.
Two churches, two ditches:
Ephesus kept its ____________ but lost its ____________.
Pergamum kept its ____________ but let go of ____________.
"You have people there who hold to the teaching of Balaam... who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality." (v14)
·Balaam's strategy: don't attack Israel from the _________________. Get them to compromise from the _________________.
Destructive compromise is almost never called ________________. It's usually called ________________.
"Repent therefore!" (v16)
Repentance is not primarily about ____________. It is about ________________.
"To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it." (v17)
Jesus offers ____________ manna and a ____________ stone.
On the stone is written a ____________ — known only to ____________.
1 John 1:9 — the pattern for dealing with compromise:
• _________________________________
• _________________________________
·_________________________________
The church in Pergamum didn't ____________ their faith - they ____________ it. They didn't ______________ compromise - they ________________ it.
Series: Seven Letters
Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17
Pergamum
Series: The Seven Letters
Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17
Jesus never called us to ____________ Christianity. He called us to _________________ Christianity.
"To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword." (v12)
Christ's word is ____________ than Caesar's sword.
Jesus says, "I know ____________ you live." (v13)
Compromise rarely ____________ itself. It usually arrives disguised as ____________.
Two churches, two ditches:
Ephesus kept its ____________ but lost its ____________.
Pergamum kept its ____________ but let go of ____________.
"You have people there who hold to the teaching of Balaam... who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality." (v14)
·Balaam's strategy: don't attack Israel from the _________________. Get them to compromise from the _________________.
Destructive compromise is almost never called ________________. It's usually called ________________.
"Repent therefore!" (v16)
Repentance is not primarily about ____________. It is about ________________.
"To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it." (v17)
Jesus offers ____________ manna and a ____________ stone.
On the stone is written a ____________ — known only to ____________.
1 John 1:9 — the pattern for dealing with compromise:
• _________________________________
• _________________________________
·_________________________________
The church in Pergamum didn't ____________ their faith - they ____________ it. They didn't ______________ compromise - they ________________ it.
Start talking:
• What's a small compromise you made recently that seemed harmless at the time — a white lie, a joke you laughed at, a corner you cut?
• Have you ever gone along with something just to avoid being "that person" in the room? What happened?
• What stood out to you most from this week's message?
Start Thinking:
• Read Revelation 2:12-17.
• Why do you think Jesus opens by describing himself as the one with the "sharp, double-edged sword," especially in a city that was the seat of Roman power?
• Jesus says, "I know where you live — where Satan has his throne." How does it change things to know Jesus isn't surprised by your hardest environment?
• The church in Pergamum stood firm under persecution but tolerated compromise from within. Which is harder for you to resist — external pressure or an "acceptable" compromise?
• Why do you think Jesus pairs a warning (v16) with a promise (v17) rather than choosing one or the other?
Start Sharing:
• Balaam's teaching wasn't presented as rebellion — it was presented as reasonable, practical wisdom. Where do you see compromise dressed up as "wisdom" or "common sense" in our culture today?
• The message contrasted Ephesus (truth without love) and Pergamum (love without truth). Which ditch do you tend to lean toward personally?
• What's your version of Pergamum right now — a place, relationship, or season where following Jesus fully would cost you something?
• The white stone carries a "new name known only to the one who receives it." How does being fully known by God compare to the kind of belonging the world offers?
Start Praying:
• For eyes to recognize compromise before it hardens into habit.
• For courage to hold both truth and love, without losing either.
• For our church to be quick to name and confess sin rather than let it sit.
• For those in our body facing real pressure to compromise their faith at work, school, or home.
Start Doing:
• Read 1 John 1:9. Is there something you've been minimizing instead of confessing? Bring it into the light this week.
• Name one "reasonable" compromise you've made peace with. What would it look like to turn from it?
• Pastor's question: "What's our Pergamum?" Discuss this as a group — where has our church, collectively, gotten comfortable with something we used to call by its right name?
• How can your small group help each other stay accountable when compromise starts to look like wisdom?
Challenge for the Week:
Ask yourself this question every morning: "Am I going along with something today because it's right, or because it's easier?" Each day read Revelation 2:12-17 and pray, "Jesus, you know exactly where I live.
Give me the courage to stand my ground."
• What's a small compromise you made recently that seemed harmless at the time — a white lie, a joke you laughed at, a corner you cut?
• Have you ever gone along with something just to avoid being "that person" in the room? What happened?
• What stood out to you most from this week's message?
Start Thinking:
• Read Revelation 2:12-17.
• Why do you think Jesus opens by describing himself as the one with the "sharp, double-edged sword," especially in a city that was the seat of Roman power?
• Jesus says, "I know where you live — where Satan has his throne." How does it change things to know Jesus isn't surprised by your hardest environment?
• The church in Pergamum stood firm under persecution but tolerated compromise from within. Which is harder for you to resist — external pressure or an "acceptable" compromise?
• Why do you think Jesus pairs a warning (v16) with a promise (v17) rather than choosing one or the other?
Start Sharing:
• Balaam's teaching wasn't presented as rebellion — it was presented as reasonable, practical wisdom. Where do you see compromise dressed up as "wisdom" or "common sense" in our culture today?
• The message contrasted Ephesus (truth without love) and Pergamum (love without truth). Which ditch do you tend to lean toward personally?
• What's your version of Pergamum right now — a place, relationship, or season where following Jesus fully would cost you something?
• The white stone carries a "new name known only to the one who receives it." How does being fully known by God compare to the kind of belonging the world offers?
Start Praying:
• For eyes to recognize compromise before it hardens into habit.
• For courage to hold both truth and love, without losing either.
• For our church to be quick to name and confess sin rather than let it sit.
• For those in our body facing real pressure to compromise their faith at work, school, or home.
Start Doing:
• Read 1 John 1:9. Is there something you've been minimizing instead of confessing? Bring it into the light this week.
• Name one "reasonable" compromise you've made peace with. What would it look like to turn from it?
• Pastor's question: "What's our Pergamum?" Discuss this as a group — where has our church, collectively, gotten comfortable with something we used to call by its right name?
• How can your small group help each other stay accountable when compromise starts to look like wisdom?
Challenge for the Week:
Ask yourself this question every morning: "Am I going along with something today because it's right, or because it's easier?" Each day read Revelation 2:12-17 and pray, "Jesus, you know exactly where I live.
Give me the courage to stand my ground."