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Sardis…church of the living dead… be very afraid! Sardis was the most fertile, most pagan, and at one time thought to be unconquerable Had the Christians there been conquered? Seven stars (Rev 1:20) Seven spirits (Is 11:2) Verses 13 The walking dead or a church that is alive? o A reputation for being alive o 550 B.C. King Croesus was conquered o There was a strong Jewish and Christian presence “A church is in danger of death when it begins to worship it’s past, when it is more concerned with forms than with life; when it is more concerned with material than it is with spiritual things” –William Barclay o go back to what you know (started well) The Jewish Synagogue o Built in the gymnasium/bathhouse o No Jewish opposition for the Christians Sardis was conquered in the nightlike a thief would do o (Luke 12:3540, I Thessalonians 5:19, 2 Peter 3:813) Verses 4,5 Zombie attire or the clothing of the Christian? o Garment industry was there o White garments =7 times in Revelation (wedding garments) Verse 6…The walking dead have no ears Were the Christians trying to be salt and light or were they so accustomed to the culture they didn’t notice the difference? It’s time to wake up and strengthen that which is dying!

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 Sardis…church  of  the  living  dead…  

be  very  afraid!    

• Sardis  was  the  most  fertile,  most  pagan,  and  at  one  time  thought  to  be  unconquerable  

• Had  the  Christians  there  been  conquered?  • Seven  stars  (Rev  1:20)    • Seven  spirits  (Is  11:2)    

 Verses  1-­‐3  The  walking  dead  or  a  church  that  is  alive?  

o A  reputation  for  being  alive  o 550  B.C.  King  Croesus  was  conquered    o There  was  a  strong  Jewish  and  Christian  presence  

 “A  church  is  in  danger  of  death  when  it  begins  to  worship  it’s  past,  when  it  is  more  concerned  with  forms  than  with  life;  when  it  is  more  concerned  with  material  than  it  is  with  spiritual  things”  –William  Barclay  

o go  back  to  what  you  know  (started  well)  • The  Jewish  Synagogue    

o Built  in  the  gymnasium/bathhouse    o No  Jewish  opposition  for  the  Christians  

 • Sardis  was  conquered  in  the  night…like  a  thief  would  do  

o  (Luke  12:35-­‐40,  I  Thessalonians  5:1-­‐9,  2  Peter  3:8-­‐13)    Verses  4,5    Zombie  attire  or  the  clothing  of  the  Christian?  

o Garment  industry    was  there    o White  garments  =7  times  in  Revelation  (wedding  garments)  

 Verse  6…The  walking  dead  have  no  ears      Were  the  Christians  trying  to  be  salt  and  light  or  were  they  so  accustomed  to  the  culture  they  didn’t  notice  the  difference?      

It’s  time  to  wake  up  and  strengthen  that  which  is  dying!