Faithful unto Death

Revelation 2:10c

What does it mean to be “faithful”?

1.      One must continue steadfastly

a.      Acts 2:42

2.      Abide in:

a.       Christ – 1 John 2:24

b.      Word – James 1:25, John 8:31-32

c.       Faith – Colossians 1:23

d.      Love – John 15:9, Hebrews 13:1, Jude 21

3.      Faithful in worship

a.      1 Corinthians 4:2

b.      Car starts 1 out of 6 times?

c.       Refrigerator quits for a day or two

d.      Mail comes every now and then

4.      Endure hardship

a.      Matthew 10:21

b.      Revelation 2:10

c.       Unto death = even if it results in death

5.      Overcome failure

a.      WD-40 named after the 40^th attempt

b.      Thomas Edison – 10,000 experiments to invent a storage battery

c.       Babe Ruth – record 714 home runs, He also struck out 1,333

d.      Peter sank after walking on water

e.      Paul was the chief of sinners

f.        John Mark deserted the work

Conclusion

1.      World measures us by our success

2.      God measures us by our faithfulness