Title: Revelation 03:1-6 Do it fully
Do it fully (Rev 3:1-6)
Introduction
Today's message is Jesus' message to the 7 churches in Asia Minor The 5th church in Sardis.
Today, I am going to give a brief talk about the church concert.
Main subject
Let's look at verse 1 together. ‘Letter to the messenger of the Church of Sardis’
Read the middle verse of verse 1. What did Jesus look like?
“He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars”
Look at verse 1 and half.
‘I know your deeds, that you have a name of being alive, but you are dead. Awake, and establish what is left of death, for I have not found the perfection of your deeds before my God.
Other churches have praise and rebuke, but the Church of Sardis and Laodicea is only rebuke. In particular, the Church of Sardis is criticized as a church that has completely lost its salvation.
Why? Does Jesus call the church in Sardis a dead church?
Originally, the city of Sade was a very wealthy, prosperous city. I had a lot of money and a lot of people told me to let go. So Sadera was so proud that it became a symbol of a proud, arrogant city. But historically, after a major earthquake there, it became very disastrous. As a result, it became a city like a shell that had the temperament that was good in the old days but had nothing. Sardis Church is also a church that has been affected by this.
So the Lord says that the Sardis church is a church that lived but died.
A church that has bundles on the outside but no real shells on the inside and a lot of nonsense is said to be a sadistic church.
The most necessary thing for this church in Sardis is to turn over, fix, cut, and cut the corrupted inside.
I need to fix it, how do I do it?
In order to heal the inside, it is necessary without the power of the Holy Spirit. Only with the power of the Holy Spirit can we dig into it, remove and change the vain pride in it.
So, the appearance of Jesus appearing in the church in Sardis is the image of God the Holy Spirit who is the seven Spirits and the seven stars.
Even in this day and age, how many churches are seemingly prosperous and there are many churches with no power? It is the Church of Sardis.
Even in this day and age, how many saints are prosperous on the outside, double on the inside, and rotten like lepers? It is Sardis.
Sardis Church is a church that inflates only its appearance and has many church leaders but no real workers.
An office cleric who only likes gambit and does not live a godly life, saying, “I am an elder, you are a lay leader, or what you are,” is a sadist.
We need hidden workers in the church. God blesses those who work quietly.
You must repent.
Those who say that I believe in Jesus, but do not have the true fruits of the Holy Spirit, and whose disposition does not improve are Sardis believers.
Those who do not sing a new song to be offered to the Lord in a changed form, but sing world songs and drink strong alcohol, and give priority to the affairs of the world, are Sade believers.
Jesus proclaims to the Bible doctors and church lay leaders at the time. Children of this viper! He is like a whitewashed tomb! It has a rotten exterior, but the exterior is whitewashed and shiny. These people are Sadeites.
Jesus says:
‘In the last days, there will be many who have a form of godliness but lack the power of godliness. Will you see anyone who has true faith in the last days?’
Dear members of Boseong Church!
At this hour the Lord is speaking.
Get rid of lies!
Don't pretend to be a good believer!
Don't believe it with just words!
Don't be a church that is only superficial!
Don't be a gossiping officer who only likes fighting games!
The Lord says
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judah and Samaraa, and to the ends of the earth.
He says that all these hypocrisy, arrogance, vanity, gossip, and the Sardisian filth of pride can only be torn and repaired by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Then, he tells us to use all the power of the church for the amazing work of the Lord, preaching the gospel with power only through works. In addition, He wants us to become sincere believers whose faith is full of bounty.
conclusion
Today, looking at the Sardis church, we saw that the Sardis church faith is a hypothetical and splendid faith.
Prayer)
1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to rule our church, the Holy Spirit to rule our family, the Holy Spirit to rule over me, and to become a powerful church and saints so that the church does not become an incompetent church.