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Title: How to Kill A Church


1
How to Kill A Church
  • Lesson from Sardis
  • the Church of the Living Dead
  • Revelation 31-6

2
The Church At SardisRevelation. 31-6
  • Sardis was one of the oldest and most important
    cities in Asia Minor until it was destroyed by an
    earthquake in A.D. 17
  • Sardis was a third-rate city at the time John
    wrote Revelation
  • The history of Sardis matched the history of the
    church once alive, now dead

3
The Church At SardisRevelation. 31-6
  • Jesus is in control he that has
  • In control to punish (33 1 Thess. 52ff)
  • In control to reward (35 Rev. 2015)
  • Jesus knows all I know your works
  • Sardis had a name (reputation)
  • Sardis was living, but dead (1 Tim. 56)
  • Reputation vs. actual spiritual condition
  • What killed this church ?

4
How to Kill A Church
  • Unlived Truth (31-2)
  • Their works were started but unfinished
  • Faith without works is dead (Jas. 217,26)
  • People see unlived truth
  • Other brethren (Gal. 214)
  • The world (1 Pet. 212)
  • The Lord (Rev. 31)
  • Unlived truth will kill a church (Lk. 1428 Gal.
    57 2 Tim. 35)

5
How to Kill A Church
  • Unconcerned Membership (32-3)
  • They were not watching
  • They were not holding on to Gods word (2 Tim.
    113)
  • Unconcerned members will kill a church (1 Jn.
    314)

6
How to Kill A Church
  • Unconfessed Sin (33)
  • Sin leads to death (Mt. 822 2327 Rom. 623
    Eph. 21,5 Col. 213)
  • There was sin in the church they needed godly
    sorrow leading to repentance (2 Cor.
    710)
  • Unconfessed sin will kill a church (1 Cor. 5)

7
How to Kill A Church
  • Uncommitted Majority (34)
  • There were few undefiled but many defiled
  • Many followed the way of defilement (Mt.
    713-14 2214 Lk. 1324 1 Pet. 320)
  • Many needed saving from death (Jas. 520)
  • Uncommitted majority will kill a church (1
    Cor. 1130)

8
How to Kill A Church
  • Unholy Unions (34)
  • The few undefiled had allowed the many defiled
    to remain among them
  • Unholy unions between
  • Members and the world (1 Jn. 215-17)
  • Members and other members (1 Cor. 5)
  • Spouses (Mt. 199 Rom. 72-3)
  • Unholy unions will kill a church from death to
    death (Lk. 1524,32 Jude 12 Rev.
    2014,15 218)

9
A Dead Church Comes Alive
  • He That Overcomes
  • Unlived Truth (Heb. 512-61 Jas. 125 Tit.
    214 38,14)
  • Unconcerned Membership (Rom. 1313 1
    Cor. 1534 1613 Eph. 416 514
    1 Thess. 56-8 1 Pet. 58)
  • Unconfessed Sins (Jas. 513 1 Jn. 19)
  • Uncommitted Majority (Josh. 2415 Psa.
    269-12 Mic. 38 77 Jude 23)
  • Unholy Unions (2 Cor. 614 - 71)

10
How to Kill A Church
  • Unlived Truth (31-2)
  • Unconcerned Membership (32-3)
  • Unconfessed Sins (33)
  • Uncommitted Majority (34)
  • Unholy Unions (34)
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