Last Letters to the Church - Part 4 - Dear Corrupted Church

Last Letters to the Church - Part 4 - Dear Corrupted Church

July 12, 2026 Pastor Jermaine Vaughn Revelation 2:18-29 THE LETTERS * Christ Characteristic * Commendations * Criticisms * Corrections/Commands * Challenge and Promise Revelation 2:18 NKJV Revelation 2:19 NKJV Revelation 2:20 NKJV COMPROMISE IS THE DOORWAY TO CORRUPTION CORRUPTION: * The act of making something morally depraved. * The process of changing the original purpose of something to one that is debased. * Decay * Missue of power What we do "for" Christ is not more important than who we become "in" Christ. MARK OF CORRUPTION * Absence of Conviction * Lack of Repentance * Lack of Accountability * Perverse Righteousness 1 Timothy 4:1-2 NKJV 2 Timothy 4:3-4 NKJV Revelation 2:21 NKJV Revelation 2:22, 23 NKJV Revelation 2:24, 25 NKJV HOLD ON TO JESUS Revelation 2:26-27 NKJV Revelation 2:28 NKJV Revelation 2:29 NKJV RECOGNIZING AND AVOIDING CORRUPTION Inspect the fruit Be a Berean Test all things by the Spirit Biblical Teaching No Compromise

Last Letters to the Church - Part 3 - Dear Compromising Church

July 5, 2026 Pastor Jermaine Vaughn Revelation 1:1, 19 NKJV THE LETTERS * Christ Charateristic * Commendations * Criticisms * Corrections/Commands * Challnege and Promise Revelation 2:12-17 Revelation 2:12 NKJV Hebrews 4:12 NIV Revelation 2:13 NKJV Revelation 2:14, 15 NKJV COMPROMISE: Behavior in oppositon of what you believe to be true and/or living in contradiction to your core values. REASONS FOR COMPROMISE * Self-Esteem * Big Heart * Fear of Conflict RESPONDING TO COMPROMISE * PRE-DECIDE * BE UNASHAMED 1 Timothy 4:1-2 NKJV DANGERS OF COMPROMISE * It never occurs quickly * It always lowers the original standards * It is seldom offensive * It eventually leads you to accept what you once rejected WHO ARE YOU? Revelation 2:16 NKJV Revelation 2:17 NKJV

Special Speaker - Josh Stamps

June 28, 2026 Special Speaker - Josh Stamps

As for Me and My House - Legacy that Lasts

June 21, 2026 Pastor Jermaine Vaughn Malachi 4:5-6 ESV YOU WILL LEAVE A LEGACY * Proverbs 13:22 NKJV * Deuteronomy 6:5-9 NIV * Genesis 12:1-3 * Genesis 49:28-29 NIV IN ORDER TO LIVE AND LEAVE A GODLY LEGACY YOU MUST... 1. VISION 2. INVEST 3. MODEL 4. TRAIN 5. GUIDE 6. PROTECT 7. STEWARD 8. SUPPORT 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 NIV

Last Letters to the Church - Part 2 - Letter to the Persecuted Church

June 14, 2026 Pastor Jermaine Vaughn * Revelation 1:1 NKJV * Revelation 1:19 NKJV John is instructed to write: 1. The things HE SAW (The vision of the glorified Christ) 2. The things WHICH ARE (The state of the Church) 3. The things that SHALL BE (The future events) STRUCTURE OF THE LETTERS * Christ Characteristics * Commendations * Criticisms * Correction/Command * Challenge * Promise * Revelation 2:8 NKJV * John 15:20 NKJV PERSECUTION IS PROMISED * Revelation 2:9 NKJV * Matthew 10:28 NKJV * Revelation 2:10 NKJV WILL YOU PASS THE TEST? PRE-DECIDE HAVE YOU DECIDED? * James 1:2-4, 12 NKJV * Revelation 2:11 NKJV * 1 John 5:4-5 NKJV * 1 Peter 1:6-9 NKJV