Hidden Manna, a White Stone and a New Name

Hidden Manna, a White Stone, and a New Name

Revelation 2:12-17

Take-Home Truth: Perseverance without compromise leads to eternal rewards greater than anything we can comprehend in this world.

Christ-Connection: Jesus persevered by being faithful through suffering and death so that we could persevere and spend eternity at His table.

Hook: (Ice-breaker question. Get the group talking!)

1. Describe a time in your life where you compromised the truth. 

 Engage: (Observe the passage and engage with the text)

2. As a group, read  Revelation 2:12-17 together aloud. Make observations. Discuss and unpack these verses together.
3. Do you agree that we live in a city “where Satan has his throne” and false prophets are among us? Revelation (2:13-15).

4. What does the hidden manna, white stone, and new name mean to you?

 Reflect: (Reflect upon the key take-aways from the sermon)

5. How are we like the church of Pergamum? How are we allowing false prophets to entice us to compromise and chip away at our faith? 
6. How do we recognize the false prophets in our midst and the enticements that cause us to compromise and chip away at our commitment to Christ?
7. In the face of these challenges, how can we remain faithful witnesses and avoid falling prey to the winds of the culture?

 Respond: (Apply the truths of God’s Word to your heart, affections, and actions)

8. Richard said: “When Christianity costs nothing, it means nothing.” What is it costing Hope Point to follow Christ as a body? 

9. What is it costing me?