Church of Sardis - "Awakening"

1. “AWAKENING”

2. WORD OF GOD:
Revelation 3:1-6
“ 1 To the angel of the church in Sardis
write: These are the words of him who
holds the seven spirits of God and the
seven stars. I know your deeds; you have
a reputation of being alive, but you are
dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what
remains and is about to die, for I have not
found your deeds complete in the sight of
my God.

3. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have
received and heard; obey it, and repent.
But if you do not wake up, I will come like
a thief, and you will not know at what time
I will come to you. 4 Yet you have a few
people in Sardis who have not soiled their
clothes. They will walk with me, dressed
in white, for they are worthy.

4. 5 He who overcomes will, like them,
be dressed in white. I will never blot
out his name from the book of life,
but will acknowledge his name
before my Father and his angels.
6 He who has an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit says to the churches.

5. AWAKEN – To stop sleeping
- To wake up
SARDIS – A city of great
wealth and fame

6. THINGS TO KNOWTHINGS TO KNOW
ABOUT THE SPIRITUALABOUT THE SPIRITUAL
CONDITION OF THECONDITION OF THE
CHURCH IN SARDISCHURCH IN SARDIS

7. 1) PRETENDING TO BE ONE FIRE FOR1) PRETENDING TO BE ONE FIRE FOR
GOD. BUT IN REALITY THEY ARE INGOD. BUT IN REALITY THEY ARE IN
THE STATUS OF LUKEWARMNESSTHE STATUS OF LUKEWARMNESS
Revelation 3:1
"To the angel of the church in Sardis write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven
spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your
deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but
you are dead.
Revelation 3:16
So, because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor
cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

8. PRETEND – To act as if something is
true when it is not true
Amos 5:21 NLT
"I hate all your show and pretense-
the hypocrisy of your religious
festivals and solemn assemblies.

9. 2) DEAD ARE
INCOMPLETE IN GOD’S
RIGHTRevelation 3:2
Wake up! Strengthen what remains and
is about to die, for I have not found your
deeds complete in the sight of my God.
James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so
faith without deeds is dead.

10. 3) CHURCH REFUSAL TO
REPENT
Revelation 3:3
Remember, therefore, what you have
received and heard; obey it, and repent.
But if you do not wake up, I will come
like a thief, and you will not know at what
time
I will come to you.

11. 4) FEW CHRISTIANS WHO WALK
ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD
FOR THEY ARE WORTHY
Revelation 3:4
“Yet you have a few people in Sardis who
have not soiled their clothes.They will
walk with me, dressed in white, for they
are worthy.”

12. HOW TO BE ON
FIRE AGAIN FOR
GOD?

13. 1) REPENT & FAST
Revelation 3:3 NKJV
Remember therefore how you have
received and heard; hold fast and repent.
Therefore if you will not watch, I will come
upon you as a thief, and you will not know
what hour I will come upon you.

14. Hosea 14:2
Take words with you and return to the
LORD. Say to him: "Forgive all our sins
and receive us graciously, that we may
offer the fruit of our lips.

15. 2) LISTEN TO WHAT GOD
IS TELLING US
Revelation 3:3 NLT
Go back to what you heard and
believed at first; hold to it firmly.
Repent and turn to me again. If you
don't wake up, I will come to you
suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.

16. Isaiah 42:20 NLT
You see and recognize what is right
but refuse to act on it. You hear with
your ears, but you don't really listen."

17. 3) BE FILLED WITH THE
HOLY SPIRIT EVERYDAY
Revelation 3:6
He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.
Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to
debauchery. Instead, be filled with the
Spirit.

18. CONCLUSIO
N:
Isaiah 10:27 NKJV
It shall come to pass in that day That his
burden will be taken away from your
shoulder, And his yoke from your neck,
And the yoke will be destroyed because
of the anointing oil.

19. Revelation 3:5
He who overcomes will, like them, be
dressed in white. I will never blot out
his name from the book of life, but
will acknowledge his name before my
Father and his angels.