7 Churches Week 5

Revelation 3

1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 

2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. 

3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. 

4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 

5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Isaiah 11:2 — And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

The Spirit of the Lord

The Spirit of Wisdom

The Spirit of Understanding

The Spirit of Counsel

The Spirit of Might 

The Spirit of Knowledge

The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord

Unguarded Paths

What are the unguarded paths in my life?

The Titanic tragedy served as a wake-up call for the shipping industry, highlighting the importance of safety and preparedness at sea.

The Careless Church

The Complacent Church

The Overconfident Church

I know… 

Would God agree with my reputation? 

Wake up!

If you will not wake up…

What is left in my life?

When is a revival needed? When carelessness and unconcern keep the people asleep.

— Billy Sunday 

People are often ashamed to admit that they need revival. 

— Mordecai Ham 

If we want revivals, we must revive our reverence for the Word of God.

— Charles Spurgeon 

Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God's near presence and holiness. This reviving brings a vivid sense of sin, repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic outflow.

— J.I. Packer 

Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is giving up one's will to God in deep humility.

— Charles Finney 

Revival is a divinely initiated work in which God’s people pray, repent of their sin, and return to a holy, Spirit-filled, obedient, love-relationship with God.

— Henry Blackaby 

A revival is the church falling in love with Jesus Christ all over again.

— Vance Havner 

Maybe you are the key to revival in your church.

— Leonard Ravenhill 

Wake-Up _______________________________.