“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?
Category: Daily Devotion
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
3-19-24: The 7 Spirits of God
“These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars.” Revelation 3:1 As He does to each of the seven churches, the Lord reveals Himself to the church at Sardis. This is a mild surprise because the church is almost dead. Why would the Lord show Himself to them? He… Continue reading 3-19-24: 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
3-16-24: The Church At Sardis
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write”. Revelation 3:1 We come to the fifth church the Lord addresses in Revelation 2 & 3,the congregation called by His name in the city of Sardis.Sardis was founded over 1200 years before Christ was born. The city was located was about thirty miles southeast of Thyatira… Continue reading 3-16-24: The Church At Sardis
3-15-24: Naboth
Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And after this Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if… Continue reading 3-15-24: Naboth
3-12-24: The Danger of Stopping
“Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him. But he sent messengers to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; for God… Continue reading 3-12-24: The Danger of Stopping