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• The church at Sardis was described as “dead” Rev 3:1
• This tells us churches can die (and often do)• There are at least two ways a church may
die. It may cease to exist or it may die inwardly, while it still lives outwardly
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us• PERSECUTION– Satan often resorts to physical persecution
Rev 2:9-10; 1Pet 5:8-9; 1Pet 4:12– People respond to persecution differently
Jhn 12:42-43; Acts 5:41-42; Rom 5:1-5; Jas 1:2-3
– How we react will determine our future as a church Matt 5:11-12; Rev 2:13; 3:8
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us• FALSE TEACHING– Ephesus Rev 2:2,6 – Pergamos Rev 2:13-15– Jesus, Paul & Peter warned of error
Matt 7:15; Acts 20:29-30; 2Pet 2:1-2
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us• FALSE TEACHING– Two things are necessary in guarding
against error• Must not turn away from sound doctrine 2Tim
4:3-4; 4:1-2
• Don’t support teaching contrary to doctrine 2Jhn 1:9-11
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us• WORLDLINESS– Immorality, materialism & egotism
1Jhn 2:15-17– Satan has and will use worldliness to
destroy churches Rev 2:20-23; 3:14-23; Lk 8:14
– Must be active in warding off worldliness 1Jhn 2:15-17; Jas 4:4; Rom 12:1-2; Lk 21:34-36
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us• INDIFFERENCE– A subtle yet effective weapon of Satan
Rev 2:4; 3:15-17; • Don’t have to oppose the church to kill it -
just be indifferent (lazy and don’t care) Prov 18:9; Matt 12:30
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us• INDIFFERENCE– Symptoms of indifference
• Irregular attendance of worship Heb 10:25
• Lack of participation in worship Acts 2:42,46
• Habitually arriving late for assembly
• Very little or no effort to win souls
• No personal, private Bible study & prayer
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us• INDIFFERENCE– Fervent service is the only antidote to
indifference• Must not grow weary in well doing Gal 6:9
• Be diligent, not lazy Heb 6:11-12
• Hold fast the hope we confess by encouraging one another Heb 10:14-15
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us• Certainly there are more ways to kill a church but these four are very effective– Persecution; False Teaching; Worldliness;
Indifference• Is Satan making progress in killing the
church here?
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us• We must all do our part in bolstering our defenses against Satan. We must not allow him to get and advantage 2Cor 2:11