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  • Donny Lanier avatar

    Has The Church Lost It's

    Contributed by Donny Lanier on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,907 views

    A look at some things it seems the church may have grow cold in.

    1.Interest In The Things Of God ? - 1 Tim 6:11 Sunday School - Prayer Service - Bible Study 2.Intend - ( plan or purpose ) Lu.4:18 -19 Seek and to save the lost - Dicipline with the Word - Restoration - Deliverance 3.Idenity - ( a state of being something specific ) Matt.5:14 -16 4.Influence - ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Three Things That Can Cause A Church To Die

    Contributed by Robert Kerr on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 399 ratings
     | 25,088 views

    How to evaluate the Spiritual health of your Church and your own personel life.

    THREE THINGS THAT CAN CAUSE A CHURCH TO DIE TEXT: Rev 3:1b "I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead." INTRO: Jesus said the Church at Sardis was dead! I see two meanings here, there could be more. First, this probably means this local Church lost it’s influence ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Autopsy Of A Dead Church Series

    Contributed by Tim Byrd on Oct 18, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 9,586 views

    Week 8 in a Wednesday evening study through the book of Revelation

    Week 8 “An Autopsy of a Dead Church” Date: July 24, 2002 Place: Allendale Baptist Church Text: Revelation 3:1-6 Introduction We live in a world of substitutes. Products designed to look as if they are real or imitations of the real items, costly items but are not. Examples clothes; jewelry; purses ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sardis Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,877 views

    An early wake up call. A church with nothing to commend it

    The Letter to the Church at SARDIS Divided into three sections 1. Introduction of the Writer 2. Reprimand of the Church 3. Encouragement to the Faithful. Historical Background. City in Asia, modern day Turkey. Near to Thyatira. Capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia. Early prosperity under ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Sardis: Alarm Bells Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,023 views

    God is working to get our attention. Sometimes He uses alarm bells when we must respond immediately. Sometimes He uses alarm clocks to focus us on our daily disciplines. What is best, however, is the inner body clock, the inner drive to be a Kingdom pe

    The greatest challenge any speaker has is to gain and to hold the attention of his audience. Speech teachers tell us that if we are going to practice anything, practice both the opening and the ending of a speech. That may be all that anyone remembers. So how does a speaker gain and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Watchful Church-Part 1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 22 ratings
     | 3,569 views

    Part 1 of a 3-part sermon. Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit a vitality inherent to life in Christ. What does a watchful church exhibit? The Watchful church exhibits..

    THE WATCHFUL CHURCH-I—Revelation 3:1-6 Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit the vitality inherent to life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit more than a semblance of life in Christ. How does a church exhibit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Watchful Church-Part 2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 1,703 views

    Part 2 of a 3-part sermon. Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit a vitality inherent to life in Christ. What does a watchful church exhibit? The Watchful church exhibits...

    THE WATCHFUL CHURCH-II—Revelation 3:1-6 Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit the vitality inherent to life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit more than a semblance of life in Christ. How does a church exhibit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Watchful Church-3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 1,410 views

    Part 3 of a 3-part sermon. Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit a vitality inherent to life in Christ. What does a watchful church exhibit? The Watchful church exhibits...

    THE WATCHFUL CHURCH-III—Revelation 3:1-6 Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit the vitality inherent to life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit more than a semblance of life in Christ. How does a church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Salvaging Sleepy Sardis Series

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Feb 14, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 6,431 views

    So that we do not become spiritually drowsy, we learn to take inventory of our spiritual lives through remembrance, obedience, and repentance.

    THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN DEAD ORTHODOXY AND DEAD TRADITIONALISM IN A DEAD CHURCH. A DEAD CHURCH WHERE NOBODY JOINS, GETS SAVED OR FEELS COMPELLED TO PUT FORTH ANY EFFORT INTO THE CHURCH’S MINISTRIES. NO WONDER THE LORD CAME UPON SARDIS AND TOLD THEM TO "WAKE UP!" SARDIS WAS A CHURCH THAT WAS ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    The Church With A Name

    Contributed by Robert Travis on Oct 31, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,104 views

    Make sure it is real.

    THE CHURCH WITH A NAME Revelation 3 1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Schwartz avatar

    Study7 - Revelation Series

    Contributed by Stephen Schwartz on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,517 views

    Study seven of the Book of Revelation.

    A Remnant” Sardis – This church represents the church age between A.D. 517 to approximately 1800. The meaning of its name is “a remnant” or “those who have escaped”. This church age started with the reformation and takes us into the beginning of the great missionary movement of the church. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Johnny Small avatar

    To The Church Of Sardis Series

    Contributed by Johnny Small on May 17, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 31,664 views

    How does the Church in Sardis compare to our Church. 5th in series of the Seven Churches of Revelation.

    To the Church of Sardis In this series on the Seven Churches of Revelation, we have examined the Church in Ephesus, the Church in Smyrna the Church in Pergamum and the Church in Thyatira. Today we will look at the Church in Sardis and not only how our Church compares to it, but also how we as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Roberts, Jr. avatar

    How To Kill A Church Without Trying

    Contributed by James Roberts, Jr. on May 2, 2001
    based on 176 ratings
     | 13,689 views

    How to grow a church by presenting the things not to do.

    HOW TO KILL A CHURCH WITHOUT TRYING Ephesians 3:20-21 Revelation 3:1-3 Paul is telling us that through the church God is to get glory. Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages. The church was instituted by Christ to further the Gospel story and to give all glory to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Leroe avatar

    "Wake Up And Live!" (Sardis) Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 9,630 views

    A call to readiness

    "Wake Up and Live!" Revelation 3:1-6, Sardis-The letters to the 7 Churches Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Many times during my Army career my sleep was disrupted by a phone call informing me that my unit was having an alert, otherwise known as an ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Larry Brincefield avatar

    Sardis Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Oct 15, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,402 views

    1. Look at the city of Sardis 2. Look at the Church in Sardis 3. The Remedy 4. What about OUR Church?

    October 12, 2003 Title: Sardis Text: Rev. 3:1-6 Introduction 1. Jesus is walking amongst the lampstands... sometimes He sees churches (people) who are faced with persecution... and faced with spiritual battles... and in spite of all the struggle... they have remained faithful.. and they need ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene