Presentation to a group of pastors Full Gospel Church and Pentecostal Church pastors detailing the process of going from a text to a sermon using an inductive Bible study method. Observation, Interpretation and Application is redefined as See God's Truth, Understand God's Truth, Live God's Truth. And then a Puritan matrix of application to Unbelievers, Seekers, Backsliders, New Converts, Believers and Old Saints seeking to Engage their Minds, Stir their Emotions and Call on their Wills is demonstrated. Three texts are handled, Psalm 1, John 21:15-17 and Revelation 3:1-6.

1. Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

2. Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
See God’s Truth
What’s the Author’s Structure?
What’s the Author’s Big Idea? What are his smaller points?
What are the Key Words?

3. A.
B.
See God’s Truth
What’s the Author’s Structure?
What’s the Author’s Big Idea? What are his smaller points?
What are the Key Words?
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

4. See God’s Truth
What’s the Author’s Structure?
What’s the Author’s Big Idea? What are his smaller points?
What are the Key Words?
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
A.
a. 1.
2.
3.
b.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
1.
2.

5. See God’s Truth
What’s the Author’s Structure?
What’s the Author’s Big Idea? What are his smaller points?
What are the Key Words?
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
A.
a. 1.
2.
3.
b.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
1.
2.
Understand God’s
TruthWhat Words need Explanation?
What Concepts need Explanation?
What Theology needs Explanation?

6. See God’s Truth
What’s the Author’s Structure?
What’s the Author’s Big Idea? What are his smaller points?
What are the Key Words?
Understand God’s
TruthWhat Words need Explanation?
What Concepts need Explanation?
What Theology needs Explanation?
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
A.
a. 1.
2.
3.
b.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
1.
2.

7. Blessed, envied, admired, What is his
secret?
regression by
degrees
1 Corinthians
15:33
mutters
streams: irrigation canals
The analogy is of the thrashing floor
Rev 21:11-
15
See God’s Truth
What’s the Author’s Structure?
What’s the Author’s Big Idea? What are his smaller points?
What are the Key Words?
Understand God’s
TruthWhat Words need Explanation?
What Concepts need Explanation?
What Theology needs Explanation?
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
A.
a. 1.
2.
3.
b.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
1.
2.

8. Blessed, envied, admired, What is his
secret?
regression by
degrees
1 Corinthians
15:33
mutters
streams: irrigation canals
The analogy is of the thrashing floor
Rev 21:11-
15
See God’s Truth
What’s the Author’s Structure?
What’s the Author’s Big Idea? What are his smaller points?
What are the Key Words?
Understand God’s
TruthWhat Words need Explanation?
What Concepts need Explanation?
What Theology needs Explanation?
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
A.
a. 1.
2.
3.
b.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
1.
2.
Live God’s Truth
How does it speak to Unbelievers? Seekers? Backsliders?
New Converts? Believers? Old Saints? How does it
Engage the Mind? Stir the Emotion? Call on the Will?

9. See God’s Truth
What’s the Author’s Structure?
What’s the Author’s Big Idea? What are his smaller points?
What are the Key Words?
Understand God’s
TruthWhat Words need Explanation?
What Concepts need Explanation?
What Theology needs Explanation?
Live God’s Truth
How does it speak to Unbelievers? Seekers? Backsliders?
New Converts? Believers? Old Saints? How does it
Engage the Mind? Stir the Emotion? Call on the Will?
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
Blessed, envied, admired, What is his
secret?
regression by
degrees
1 Corinthians
15:33
mutters
streams: irrigation canals
The analogy is of the thrashing floor
Rev 21:11-
15
A.
a. 1.
2.
3. 3.
b. 4.
5.
1.
2.
6.
B.
1.
1.
2.
1. 2.
2.

10. Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.

11. Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.
See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com

12. 1.
2.
3.
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.
See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com

13. See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com
1.1.
2.
3.
2. 1.
2.
3.
3. 1.
2.
3.
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.

14. 1.1.
2.
3.
2. 1.
2.
3.
3. 1.
2.
3.
See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.
agape
phileo
phileo
phileo
intellectually relationally

15. See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com
1.1.
2.
3.
2. 1.
2.
3.
3. 1.
2.
3.
agape
phileo
phileo
phileo
intellectually relationally
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.

16. 1.1.
2.
3.
2. 1.
2.
3.
3. 1.
2.
3.
agape
phileo
phileo
phileo
intellectually relationally
See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com
Understand God’s
TruthPrecept Austin
www.preceptaustin.org
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.

17. See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com
1.1.
2.
3.
2. 1.
2.
3.
3. 1.
2.
3.
agape
phileo
phileo
phileo
intellectually relationally
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.
Understand God’s
TruthPrecept Austin
www.preceptaustin.org

18. 1.1.
2.
3.
2. 1.
2.
3.
3. 1.
2.
3.
agape
phileo
phileo
phileo
intellectually relationally
See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com
Understand God’s
TruthPrecept Austin
www.preceptaustin.org
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.

19. 1.1.
2.
3.
2. 1.
2.
3.
3. 1.
2.
3.
agape more than these?
(140%+)
phileo
love me? (100%)
even love me? (60%)
phileo
phileo
intellectually relationally
See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com
Understand God’s
TruthPrecept Austin
www.preceptaustin.org
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.

20. 1.1.
2.
3.
2. 1.
2.
3.
3. 1.
2.
3.
agape more than these?
(140%+)
phileo
love me? (100%)
even love me? (60%)
phileo
phileo
intellectually relationally
See God’s Truth
Blue Letter Bible
www.blueletterbible.com
Understand God’s
TruthPrecept Austin
www.preceptaustin.org
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed My lambs,” He told him.
16 A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you
love Me?”
Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you
love Me?”
He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love
You.”
“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.
Live God’s Truth
The Gospel Coalition
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21. The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.

22. The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
4-8 hours of Self Study

23. 1.
2.
3.
4.
The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
4-8 hours of Self Study

24. 1.
2.
3.
4.
The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
4-8 hours of Self Study

25. 1.
2.
3.
4.
The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
4-8 hours of Self Study

26. 1.
2.
3.
4.
The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
4-8 hours of Self Study
Understand God’s
Truth4-8 hours of Commentaries

27. 1.
2.
3.
4.
The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
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Truth4-8 hours of Commentaries

28. 1.
2.
3.
4.
The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
4-8 hours of Self Study
Understand God’s
Truth4-8 hours of Commentaries
messenger strong military,
wealthy
Isiaih 11:2
singular singular
or name singular
singular
singular
singular
singular
singular plural
plural plural
plural
singular
singular
singular

29. 1.
2.
3.
4.
The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
4-8 hours of Self Study
Understand God’s
Truth4-8 hours of Commentaries
messenger strong military,
wealthy
Isiaih 11:2
singular singular
or name singular
singular
singular
singular
singular
singular plural
plural plural
plural
singular
singular
singular
Live God’s Truth
1-2 hours of Sermons
2-4 hours Prayer

30. 2.
3.
1.
4.
5.
6.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
4-8 hours of Self Study
Understand God’s
Truth4-8 hours of Commentaries
messenger strong military,
wealthy
Isiaih 11:2
singular singular
or name singular
singular
singular
singular
singular
singular plural
plural plural
plural
singular
singular
singular
Live God’s Truth
1-2 hours of Sermons
2-4 hours Prayer

31. 2.
3.
1.
4.
5.
6.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The Letter to Sardis
1 “Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:
“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars says: I know your works; you have a
reputation for being alive, but you are dead. 2 Be alert
and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for
I have not found your works complete before My God.
3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and
heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will
come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I
will come against you. 4 But you have a few people in
Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will
walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. 5 In the
same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes,
and I will never erase his name from the book of life
but will acknowledge his name before My Father and
before His angels.
6 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches.
See God’s Truth
4-8 hours of Self Study
Understand God’s
Truth4-8 hours of Commentaries
messenger strong military,
wealthy
Isiaih 11:2
singular singular
or name singular
singular
singular
singular
singular
singular plural
plural plural
plural
singular
singular
singular
Live God’s Truth
1-2 hours of Sermons
2-4 hours Prayer
1 . T h e F a k e W o r k s o f a D e a d C h u r c h
( 1 b )
2 . S i n ’ s R e m e d y ( 2 - 3 )
3 . S i n ’ s R e w a r d ( 3 b )
4 . T h e F u t u r e H o p e o f L i v i n g S a i n t s ( 4 -