CHURCHES OF REVELATION: 5. THE CHURCH AT SARDIS (Revelation 3:1-6) “Superficial Sardis – The Church of the Living Dead”
1. QUESTIONS FROM TROUBLED HEARTS a) Where am I going? Peter: Where are you going? b) What’s really going on? Thomas: How can we know the way? c) How’s it all going to end? Philip: Will you show us what God is like? 2. THE ANSWERS a) A Prescription Believe in God, believe also in…
1. Contrasts Name and knowledge don’t matter. What matters is knowing Jesus 2. Conversations a) With Nathaniel (John 1:45-46) “We have found the Messiah” b) With Jesus (John 6:5-7) “Where shall we buy bread….?” c) With “some Greeks” (John 12:20-22) They said: “We wish to see Jesus” 3. Confusion Jesus said to…
1) HIS CLAIM “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” Do you believe this? 2) HIS COMPASSION He was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled Jesus Wept The comfort it brings…
WHEN YOU ARE FEARFUL WHEN YOU ARE TEARFUL WHEN YOU ARE CHEERFUL
1. HER SADNESS! (v1-9) Rejected, lonely, empty & thirsty 2. HER SECRETS! (v10-19) “…you have had five husbands..” 3. HER SAVIOUR! (v20-30) Sought her, taught her & brought her to faith ***SERMONTO FOLLOW
1) THE SCENE The Upper Room Feet washing 2) THE SERVANT W.W.J.D. To be great you must serve 3) THE SERMON ……Ought to wash one another’s feet Follow His example 4) THE SAVIOUR Pointing us to the cross Do you know the Saviour?