Lesson #8: Letter to a Dead Church

The church should be one of the most respected of groups in society, but unfortunately, many do not live according to what they should be. Many churches today are dead. This morning, we are going to be looking at a letter of Christ written to a church found in the book of Revelation. It is a church on a life support system, just barely clinging to life. In fact, many parts of its body are already dead. It is the letter to the church at Sardis and it goes a bit like this. Dear Sardis, you are Dead."
Well . . . actually, there is a bit more to it, and we are going to read it together now in Rev 3:1. Dear Sardis, "I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead." The emphasis is on the words, "You are Dead!"