CHURCHES OF REVELATION: 5. THE CHURCH AT SARDIS (Revelation 3:1-6) “Superficial Sardis – The Church of the Living Dead”
1) A PLAGUE! (v14, 16-18) The infection of false teaching: quarrelling, ruining, babbling, infecting, swerving, upsetting 2) A PLEDGE! (v19) God’s firm foundation: invisible & visible 3) A PLEA! (v15, 20-26) Be diligent (v15) Be clean (v20-22), Be quiet (v23) Be humble (v24-26)
1) HIS FAILURE! (Num 20:7-12) Disobedience, unbelief, betrayal, anger, pride, public sin, the spoiling of the type & judgement! How sad! How solemn! 2) HIS FUNERAL! (Deut 34:1-8) Kissed & buried by the Lord. The N.T. epitaph: “….he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.” (Heb 11:27) 3) HIS FUTURE! (Matt 17:1-8) In the Promised…
1. REJOICE! (v1) In the Lord 2. RENOUNCE! (v2-6) All confidence in the flesh 3. RELY! (v7-11) On Christ alone
1. WHAT CONDESCENSION! “‘Twas much that man was made like God before, but that God should be like man is MUCH more.” (John Donne) 2. WHAT CONFIRMATION! That God so loved the world that He sent His Son 3. WHAT CONSOLATION! Jesus said, “……And behold I am with you always, to the end…
The responses of: THE PHARISEES (v1-6) To the healing on the Sabbath THE CROWDS AND THE SPIRITS (v7-12) To the many with diseases He had healed THE DISCIPLES AND THE APOSTLES (v13-19) To the call from Jesus
1. GOD’S PEOPLE OFTEN SINK! I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. 2. GOD’S PEOPLE NEED TO CRY! I am weary with crying out, but as for me, my prayer is to you Oh Lord. 3. GOD’S PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT! My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God, Answer…