Sermons About Sardis
The Church of Sardis: Blood Washing
Sardis has religious people who compare themselves to others and then fill themselves with religious pride. “Well, sure I have committed some sins but my neighbor Frank doesn’t even go to church. I go to church therefore God loves me more than Frank.” Religion separates people into two groups. Good people and bad people. The bible separates them in two groups, too. Bad people and Jesus.
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The Church of Sardis: Revelation 3:1-6
This church’s strength is its greatest weakness. This church has the reputation of being alive. However, this reputation has caused them to take their eyes off of Jesus and look to themselves. Jesus calls them to remember the message they received and heard. They were dead in their sins until Jesus came and lived a perfect life and shed his precious blood on their behalf on a roman cross to wash away their sins and clothe them in clean garments of his righteousness. He is the one who is alive and we only live, if we live, through him. All boasting must be in him and in what he has accomplished on the cross. This letter is a call for the church which bears the name Christian to need, love, and treasure Christ. We need to wake up from our delusional self-reliance, and remember when Jesus was our only hope. Remember that you are dead and you need Jesus and the Holy Spirit, which he alone can give, to make you alive.
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Letter to the Church in Sardis
Sardis was one of the oldest and most important cities in Asia Minor. It was a centre for trade and so was exposed to many cultures and beliefs. The city was believed to be impregnable and the people were proud and arrogant. However, this arrogance led to the city's downfall in a surprise, stealthy night attack, not once, but twice. The Lord's warning about coming like a thief in the night would therefore resonate. The church at Sardis has become nominal, lifeless and ineffective. Its presence barely causes a ripple in the pagan lifestyle of the city. The church might seem peaceful, but it was the peace of death; hollow and lifeless. We need to be careful that we do not fall into the same trap that ensared Sardis.
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The Church In Sardis
Do you know Jesus or just know about Him? Does Jesus know you, or just know about you? Are you going through the motions of religion, or do you have a personal relationship with Christ?
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Sardis - Legendary yet Lifeless
A look at Sardis, the fifth church in the book of Revelation, and its corresponding church age.
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