1. Building SARDIS Revelation 3:7-12

2. Building SARDIS Revelation 3:1-5 “I KNOW YOUR DEEDS” ‣ THE LORD IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE ACTIONS OF HIS PEOPLE ‣T‣THESE LETTERS EMPHASIZE CORE PRINCIPLES AND ATTITUDES

3. “I KNOW YOUR DEEDS” ‣ THE LORD DOES NOT SPEAK TO SARDIS ABOUT: ‣H‣HERESY ‣I‣IMMORALITY ‣P‣PERSECUTION Building SARDIS Revelation 3:1-5

4. EMPHASIZE THE MATERIAL OVER THE SPIRITUAL “...YOU HAVE A NAME THAT YOU ARE ALIVE BUT YOU ARE DEAD” ‣ FROM THE OUTSIDE SARDIS MUST HAVE APPEARED TO BE A “GOOD” CHURCH ‣T‣THE LORD SAW A DEAD SPIRITUALLY DEFICIENT CHURCH Building SARDIS Revelation 3:1-5

5. ‣ ARE WE OVERCONFIDENT REGARDING THE PEACE THAT WE ENJOY? ‣A‣ARE WE CONSTANTLY REMINDING OURSELVES OF OUR NEED FOR THE LORD? ‣I‣IS THERE A BURNING DESIRE TO SERVE? EMPHASIZE THE MATERIAL OVER THE SPIRITUAL “...YOU HAVE A NAME THAT YOU ARE ALIVE BUT YOU ARE DEAD” Building SARDIS Revelation 3:1-5

6. IGNORE CONFLICT AND SIN “WAKE UP AND STRENGTHEN THE THINGS THAT REMAIN” ‣ SARDIS WAS A CHURCH AT PEACE ‣T‣THE LORD COMMANDED SARDIS TO WAKE UP! ‣A‣A CHURCH CAN ONLY BE AWAKE WHEN THE TRUTH IS PRESENTED AND ACCEPTED Building SARDIS Revelation 3:1-5

7. ‣ THE CITY OF SARDIS HAD BEEN A GREAT CITY...500 YEARS BEFORE ‣T‣THE CHURCH AT SARDIS SEEMED CONTENT TO REST UPON PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS LIVE IN A STATE OF SPIRITUAL NOSTALGIA “...I HAVE NOT FOUND YOUR WORKS COMPLETE IN THE SIGHT OF MY GOD” ‣T‣THE GOSPEL IS A MESSAGE OF CHANGE! Building SARDIS Revelation 3:1-5

8. HAVE MORE CONSUMERS THAN CONTRIBUTORS “...YOU HAVE A FEW PEOPLE IN SARDIS WHO HAVE NOT SOILED THEIR GARMENTS” ‣ WHY “FEW”????? ‣A‣A LOCAL CHURCH IS A FELLOWSHIP - SHARING THE WORK THAT IS TO BE DONE! Building SARDIS Revelation 3:1-5