Revelation 3:1(b) says "I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive-but you are dead.
This scripture jumped out from the page into my heart last night.
I'll get straight to the point.
How many churches that you know of fulfill this scripture? I understand you can't judge who goes to heaven or hell, that is God's job. But the fruit thereof we are able to test the spirits to see if they are real or false. I've been to plenty of churches that have it all together on the outside, but inside it's as dead as a 2x4.
In the scripture, other churches may have believed that the Sardian Christians comprised a dynamic church, but their secularism revealed their lack of spiritual life. The church of Sardis needed to wake up or it would suddenly fall.
The city of Sardis had fallen when the forces of Cyprus (549/546 BC) and of Antiochus III (189 BC) made unexpected attacks through a secret tunnel and caught the watchmen off guard. The same would be true of the Christians there if they did not meet the requirements of...God. (Rev. 20:12; Eph. 2:10, James 2:20)
The churches need to wake up. It's about time don't you think?
The lights are great.
The fog machines are great.
The amazing worship is great.
The preaching is great.
It DOES set the atmosphere of worship. But more importantly is our insides. It's okay to have all those things in your church, but is the church alive on the inside...the hearts.
Pastor, this is for you. Lead your people that God has allowed you to be responsible for. Let your heart be true. Your relationship with the Lord is more important that all the factors that come with a building. If you don't step back and work out your salvation of the Lord with fear and trembling in your own life...your church will fail...or you will. God is seeking out those who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. Not lights, fog, cameras, etc. But in spirit and in truth!
My prayer to all, is that God sees you are alive in your hearts and in your outward appearance. I love all those things! It SHOULD be a celebration every Sunday we come to worship. But beware of Revelation 3:1(b)...a reputation of being alive-but you are dead.
I love you. Thank you for reading.
This scripture jumped out from the page into my heart last night.
I'll get straight to the point.
How many churches that you know of fulfill this scripture? I understand you can't judge who goes to heaven or hell, that is God's job. But the fruit thereof we are able to test the spirits to see if they are real or false. I've been to plenty of churches that have it all together on the outside, but inside it's as dead as a 2x4.
In the scripture, other churches may have believed that the Sardian Christians comprised a dynamic church, but their secularism revealed their lack of spiritual life. The church of Sardis needed to wake up or it would suddenly fall.
The city of Sardis had fallen when the forces of Cyprus (549/546 BC) and of Antiochus III (189 BC) made unexpected attacks through a secret tunnel and caught the watchmen off guard. The same would be true of the Christians there if they did not meet the requirements of...God. (Rev. 20:12; Eph. 2:10, James 2:20)
The churches need to wake up. It's about time don't you think?
The lights are great.
The fog machines are great.
The amazing worship is great.
The preaching is great.
It DOES set the atmosphere of worship. But more importantly is our insides. It's okay to have all those things in your church, but is the church alive on the inside...the hearts.
Pastor, this is for you. Lead your people that God has allowed you to be responsible for. Let your heart be true. Your relationship with the Lord is more important that all the factors that come with a building. If you don't step back and work out your salvation of the Lord with fear and trembling in your own life...your church will fail...or you will. God is seeking out those who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. Not lights, fog, cameras, etc. But in spirit and in truth!
My prayer to all, is that God sees you are alive in your hearts and in your outward appearance. I love all those things! It SHOULD be a celebration every Sunday we come to worship. But beware of Revelation 3:1(b)...a reputation of being alive-but you are dead.
I love you. Thank you for reading.
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