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Sardis was one of the wealthiest cities of the time. It sat up on a hill and was heavily fortified. Historians do not know who started the church there or how large it was. We only have reference to this church in the book of Revelation. What we do know is that the Holy Ghost worked there as it had in another first-century church. Also, like the other early churches, the church at Sardis began to be affected by the culture of their surrounding and began to slip from the vision they had in the beginning. John's letter was a call for them to get back on track. They were going through the motions, but God told them they were dead. This condition was not terminal. God speaks to them about how to recover. He tells them to be watchful. If we are not watchful, we cannot receive the message. Then He tells them to strengthen that which remains. They had not lost everything. Do not ruminate about the failures. Focus on what is remains and build from there. God will take those things left and equip us to make it with what we have. God is interested in what is left that He can use to bless us.
Sardis was one of the wealthiest cities of the time. It sat up on a hill and was heavily fortified. Historians do not know who started the church there or how large it was. We only have reference to this church in the book of Revelation. What we do know is that the Holy Ghost worked there as it had in another first-century church. Also, like the other early churches, the church at Sardis began to be affected by the culture of their surrounding and began to slip from the vision they had in the beginning. John's letter was a call for them to get back on track. They were going through the motions, but God told them they were dead. This condition was not terminal. God speaks to them about how to recover. He tells them to be watchful. If we are not watchful, we cannot receive the message. Then He tells them to strengthen that which remains. They had not lost everything. Do not ruminate about the failures. Focus on what is remains and build from there. God will take those things left and equip us to make it with what we have. God is interested in what is left that He can use to bless us.
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“Your work stinks,” That’s what Jesus is saying to the Sardis Christians, “Your work stinks.” And that’s got to hurt. “I know your works; you have a name of being alive, but you are dead.” And I wondered, “What does this mean?”
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In a continuation of our series from the letters written to seven churches found in the beginning of the book of Revelation (last book in the New Covenant), Pastor Marc Sharp discusses the letter to the church in Sardis. The author of each letter is Jesus. in Sardis, things looked great! They were the talk of the town, things were popping! But in reality, things were much more dire than they could imagine. The church’s character can’t be hidden by hypocrites who try to polish their image, or faithful sufferers feeling forgotten in trial. Jesus really knows his church! If you would like to view the video of today's service, as well as previous videos, go to: https://www.facebook.com/northridgelife/videos/ (copy and paste into your web browser address bar). For additional information, you may also visit the church website, www.northridgelife.org, and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/northridgelife/.
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