The Honor of the Church

In chapter one of Revelation, it is all about Jesus Himself. Chapters two and three are about His church. The seven lampstands we see mentioned in Revelation 1:12-20 are representative of the seven churches who are to be the light of Jesus Christ in this dark world. Today we will look at two more of the seven—Pergamum and Sardis—and we will see that they represent two different kinds of struggling churches.

Revelation 2:12-17; 3:1-6

I. Pergamum: The

Church. (2:12-17)

A. They compromised

and

Reveal Answer

.

B. Many churches today are drowning in a sea of

because they want to fit in with the culture.

C. As individual believers and as a church we must

in these changing times.

II. Sardis: The

Church. (3:1-6)

A. Activity

Christ does not equal intimacy

Reveal Answer

Christ.

B. Spiritual death comes when

of the past supersede our

Reveal Answer

for the future.

C. Our everyday lives ought to be a

to the world of who Christ is in and to us.