To automatically fill in the blanks, click the blue check next to the fill-in field. How Compromise Kills Christ The city and culture: Revelation 2:18-29 Thyatira: The message from Jesus: Revelation 2:18-29, 1 Kings 16-2 Kings 9, Exodus 20:1-4, Matthew 6:19-24, James 3:9-12 THE : THE : : : : : : The best way to connect with us is the Connection Card in the bulletin. For the Digital Bulletin, visit myncc.info. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Support Our Ministry If you found this message beneficial and you would like to help continue our ministries, we would be grateful for your support. Go to northcoastchurch.com/give ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DISCUSSION GUIDE These questions are designed to help groups discuss the weekend teaching while building relationships with each other and applying God’s Word to our lives. May 4-5, 2024 | Revelation 2:18-29 WARM UP Do you have a story of someone you thought would never come to Christ who is now worshipping at church or following Him? Did anything challenge or encourage you in this weekend’s message? KNOW IT The church of Thyatira was compromising and compartmentalizing their faith from the rest of their lives. What words stand out to you in Revelation 2:18-29, and what feelings or thoughts do they evoke? Read Matthew 6:19-24. While these verses talk about money, the principle can be applied to any idol (anything we love or rely on in place of God). What would serving two masters look like for a Christian today? Come up with a few signs or ways you could tell someone was serving two masters. Matthew 6:19-24 New International Version (NIV) 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Reflecting on these passages and compromise, why do you think God cares about this so much? Why does it matter for God, for you, and for others? SHARE IT Where are you tempted to not include God in your Monday through Friday? If someone at your workplace or the communities you are a part of were to answer the question, “Who or what is most passionate about?” what do you think they’d say? Do you think their answer would reflect your relationship with God? What do you think are the most common areas or ways Christians compromise today? LIVE IT Chris mentioned some of us don’t need to receive God in our lives this week; we need to kill other “gods” in our lives. How can you “kill” an idol?