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LETTERS TOSEVEN CHURCHES  \nDOUGLASCONNELLY  \n\n| 8 STUDIES  \u003Cbr>FOR INDIVIDUALS  \u003Cbr>OR GROUPS   |\n| --- |\n\nLife  \nBuilder  \nStudy  \nINTER-VARSITY PRESS  \n36 Causton Street,London SW1P 4ST,EnglandEmail:ivp@ivpbooks.comWebsite:www.ivpbooks.com  \nDouglas Connelly,2017,2018  \nDouglas Connelly has asserted his right under the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act,1988,to be identified as Author ofthis work.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrievalsystem,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise,without the prior permission of the publisheror the Copyright Licensing Agency  \nAll Scripture quotations,unless otherwise indicated,are taken from THE HOLY BIBLE,NEW INTERNATIONALVERSION®,NIV®.Copyright ◎1973,1978,1984,2011by Biblica,Inc.TM Used by permission of Zondervan.All rights reserved worldwide.www.zondervan.com.The 'NIV and 'New International Version'are trademarksregistered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica,Inc.TM  \nWhile any stories in this book are true,some names and identifying informationin this book have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals involved.  \nOriginally published in the United States of America in the LifeGuide⑧Bible Studies seriesin 2017 by InterVarsity Press,Downers Grove,IllinoisFirst published in Great Britain in 2018  \nBritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nISBN:978-1-78359-706-2  \neBook ISBN:978-1-78359-707-9  \nPrinted and bound in Great Britain by Ashford Colour Press Ltd,Gosport,Hampshire  \nInter-Varsity Press publishes Christian books that are true to the Bible and that communicatethe gospel,develop discipleship and strengthen the church for its mission in the world.  \nIVP originated within the Inter-Varsity Fellowship,now the Universities and Colleges ChristianFellowship,a student movement connecting Chrstian Unions in universities and collegesthroughout Great Britain,and a member movement ofthe International Fellowship ofEvangelical Students.Website:www.ucf.org.uk.That historic association is maintained,and all senior IVP staff and committee members subscribe to the UCCF Basis of Faith.  \nContents  \nGetting the Most Out of Seven Letters to Seven Churches  \n1 The Lord Who SpeaksRevelation 1:9-20 —__9  \n2 Lost LoveRevelation 2:1-713  \n3 The Attractivenessof SufferingRevelation 2:8-1117  \n4 Defending Truth ina Culture of LiesRevelation 2:12-1721  \n5 Finding a Moral Compass Revelation 2:18-29  \n26  \n6 Reviving a Dead ChurchRevelation 3:1-6  \n30  \n7 Find Us FaithfulRevelation 3:7-13 —_—— 35  \n8 The Church That MakesJesus SickRevelation 3:14-2240  \nLeader's Notes44  \nTheSeven Cities of Revelation  \n# Getting the Most Out ofSeven Letters to Seven Churches\n\nWhat ifJesus would write a letter to your church?What wouldhe say about your leaders and 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