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Alastair talks about the letter to the church of Sardis and the difference between looking busy and being spiritually alive.

Life is full of tests. For most of us, tests are to be shunned, while others don't seem to mind so much. And those who don't mind are the ones who are prepared to take their tests. But like it or not, there is a test that every person on the planet must take. And pass. Eternity lliterally hangs in the balance. What is that test? How does one prepare for it? Most importantly how does one pass the test? Come with the Grace United crew as we discover, prepare for, and pass the only test that really matters.

Rev. 3:1-6

Have you ever noticed a tall tree with thick branches which has blown over in a storm? Outside it looks like a strong and healthy, but when you look inside, it's hollow and dying. That's how it was for the church in Sardis. On the outside, they looked like they were alive and relevant, but in reality they were dying. Let's see what God has to say to this church.

Do you remember the love you had when you first came to the Lord? In today's message, Pastor Dean takes a look at the first of the seven churches in the book of Revelation; Ephesus. We find that Ephesus was a big church which with lots of activities going on. But they had forgotten their first love. What can we do to regain that those feelings again?

And now as we move into our time of studying God’s word, can anyone remember what church we looked at two week ago? I know that it’s been a while, because we had our business meeting last Wednesday. Yes, thank you. We studied the church at Thyatira, and this church was sinking deeper and deeper into…

February 17, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to Revelation 3:1-6 we are opening to the only time that Jesus declares that a local church is dead, non-responsive to His plans, and non-functional for His purposes. Look back…

The story of the church in Sardis is the saddest of all the seven churches. It’s a story of tremendous pride, as well as an illustra­tion of how pride goeth before destruc­tion, and an haughty spirit before a fall (Prov. 16:18). It stands as a warning to those who think they can stand before God dressed…

Strengthening the things that remain EBC Rev. 3:2 11/09/08 These verses are a wakeup call to the city of Sardis. Sardis was located on the top of a mountain. It had one entrance on the southern side which was the only way you could get into the city in the old days. Therefore, all that Sardis had to…

Who are we, as a church? Why are we here? Are we doing what God wants us to do? Are we doing things the way God wants us to do them? And, Where are we going? I have been thinking about these things recently. We have been here for four years now. And God has done great things through us. We have a reputation…

Text: Rev. 3:1-6 Thesis: To prove that the Lord’s church is living, and not dead. Introduction: 1. A Christian is to be dead to the world. a. He is to be crucified with Christ (Gal. 2:20). b. He is to die to the world and to be buried with Christ (Rom. 6:3-4). c. He is to put off the old man (II Cor.…

Revelation 3:1-6 If you were to take your next vacation in London, and you could visit the Metropolitan Tabernacle… The tour guide would tell you that this is the place that the great Charles Haddon Spurgeon used to preach. He would tell you that the 5,000 seat auditorium there was never large enough…they…

The Seven Churches of Revelation Sardis: The Church of the Living Dead Revelation 3:1-6 Intro: In the September 20, 2004, issue of MacLean's magazine, Lianne George recounts this tragic story: One November day in 2002, Jim Sulkers, a 53-year-old retired municipal worker from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada),…