PREVIOUS MESSAGES

Pastor Dave Abbatacola “Distorted Worship” (Malachi 2:1-6) I Worship can’t happen if you’re not listening (v. 2) 2 Worship can’t happen if you don’t set your heart (v. 2, Col. 3:1) 3 Worship can’t happen if there’s no awe of God (v. 5, Acts 2:43)

Pastor Dave Abbatacola “I Get No Respect!” (Malachi 1:6-14) I. Not honoring His Lordship (v. 6a) II. Not respecting His Law (v. 6b-13) III. No fear in His Presence (v. 14)

Pastor Dave Abbatacola “Futile & Burdensome Faith” (Malachi 1:1-5) Introduction: book is a Question – Answer – Rebuke (“disputation”) 1:2 “But you ask…” “how has God loved us?” 1:6 “But you ask…” 1:7 “But you ask…” “how have we despised God?” 2:14 “You ask…why?” “why has God rejected us?” 2:17 “You ask…how?” “how have we wearied God?” 3:7 “But you ask…” “how shall we return?” 3:8 “But you ask…” “how have we robbed God?” 3:13 “Yet you ask…” “what have we said…?” I. God’s Love Toward Israel (1:1-5) A. Historical Love B. Holy Love

Pastor Dave Abbatacola “The Church that Made Jesus Sick” (Revelation 3:14-22) I. Christ’s Message for an Unhealthy Church A. their loss of purpose (v.16) B. their loss of perspective (v. 17) C. their loss of power (v. 20) II. Christ’s Message of Hope for the Church

Pastor Dave Abbatacola “Christ Encourages His Church” (Revelation 3:7-13) I Positive Affirmations a) the right message (vs. 8, 10) b) the right mission (vs. 7-8) II Motivating Promises a) relating to Earth b) relating to Heaven

Pastor Dave Abbatacola “Christ Examines His Church” (Revelation 3:1-6) I Accepting the Authority of Christ (vs. 1-2, 3b) II Applying the Word of Christ (vs. 3a) III Accountable in the Body of Christ (vs. 4-6)

Pastor Dave Abbatacola “Christ Disciplines His Church” (Revelation 2:18-29) 1 the Person of Christ (v. 18) 2 the Praise for the Church (v. 19) 3 the Problem in the Church (v. 20-25) 4 the Promises for the Church (v. 26-29)

Pastor Dave Abbatacola “Christ Judges His Church” (Revelation 2:12-17) 1 where the church is located (vs. 12-13) 2 what the church tolerated (vs. 14-15) 3 what Christ communicated (vs. 16) 4 how the church is motivated (vs. 17)