3-26-24: Repent!

“Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent.” Revelation 3:3 The Lord continues His admonition and counsel to the dead church of Sardis. In the first part of the verse He urges them to be watchful and strengthen the things that remain. He is reminding them that He is coming back… Continue reading 3-26-24: Repent!

3-25-26: Unacceptable Sacrifices

“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.” Revelation 3:2 The Lord continues His instruction to His church at Sardis. He is giving them urgent instruction as to what needs to change. They are on their death bed and there… Continue reading 3-25-26: Unacceptable Sacrifices

3-24-24: Stay Alert

“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.” Revelation 3:2 With no commendation to give the church at Sardis, the Lord states the problem in the church – they look alive but they are dead. The word is past tense… Continue reading 3-24-24: Stay Alert

3-23-24:How Does A Church Die?

“You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” Revelation 3:2 We read of the dead church at Sardis and wonder how that can happen. What causes a church to die? Whatever it is, it appears tobe happening in North America on an increasingly rapid rate. The Pew Research Center reported that American… Continue reading 3-23-24:How Does A Church Die?

3-22-24: Zombies In The Church

“I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive,but you are dead.” Revelation 3:1 We come to two familiar words in the Lord’s letters to the seven churches. In this case the words which have brought comfort to other churches bring terror to this one for they are the words of… Continue reading 3-22-24: Zombies In The Church

3-21-24: Deafening Silence

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 The Lord’s uses a similar pattern when He speaks to each of His churches. First He speaks to the angel (pastor) of the church then he… Continue reading 3-21-24: Deafening Silence

3-20-24: The 7 Spirits of God

“There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,The Spirit of counsel and might,The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.His delight is in the fear of the… Continue reading 3-20-24: The 7 Spirits of God

3-18-24: The Unknown Angel

“To the angel of the church in Sardis write.” Revelation3:1 God’s word does not tell us but it is believed that the Apostle Paul founded the church at Sardis as an outreach of Paul’s ministry at Ephesus. We read of Paul’s ministry in Acts 19:10 “This went on for two years, so that all the… Continue reading 3-18-24: The Unknown Angel

3-17-24: The Fall Of Sardis

“To the angel of the church in Sardis write”. Revelation 3:1 As the Lord selects the churches to write to in Asia Minor He picks ones that instruct us in the age we live. To understand the intent of His message to His church it is important to know something about the city. One of… Continue reading 3-17-24: The Fall Of Sardis