Christ United Methodist Church
in Washington, Indiana
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Pastor Lennie
- The Message
Sardis: A Zombie Church
Revelation 3:1-6Lennie Lawrence, June 21, 2009
Part of the Revelation of John series
“Wake up!” says Jesus. The church at Sardis was filled with walking, talking spiritually dead folks. The Sardis church had a reputation of being alive in the sight of others. Yet, Jesus diagnosed them as being on the edge of spiritual heart failure. Two views; one was from the inside and the other from the outside. Why didn’t they agree?
Earlier: Later: « Unchained Motorcycle Ministry Revelation 3:1-6
3:1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.
“‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. 4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ (ESV)
