Today is Sunday, 2023.01.01 -- Church Assessment
Question: How would you assess your church?
In 2017, I did a study on Biblical Assessment and discovered a pattern in Jesus' assessment of the seven churches in Revelation 2-3.
For the most part, Jesus followed a similar pattern in each of the letters. Generally, there were six elements to His assessment:
The authority of the assessor
An acknowledgment of some good things
A condemnation of some negative things
A plan of action
A consequence for failing to complete the plan of action
A promise / reward
There were some exceptions. For example, there were two churches with no condemnation and there was one church with nothing good said about it.
My observations were previously posted. However, I felt God saying I should post them again. So, the plan is to post one of the seven letter each Sunday for the next seven weeks.
Then, I plan to post for the first time, the letter I wrote to the church in America. The letter is much longer than the ones Jesus wrote. I attempted to address every possible "sacred cow." However, I am sure I missed a few.
I look forward to your feedback!