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Revelation 3:1–6 [Session 28]

February 12, 2015 by Mark Trotter

The Letter To The Church of Sardis, Part 2

God has always had a remnant. Regardless of how dark the days were in the history of Israel in the Old Testament or in the history of the Church—God has always had a people who “stuck by the stuff.” Jesus said in Revelation 3:4 that He had a “few names even in Sardis.” Understanding who they were and what they believed is vital!

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  1. In the OT, regardless of how APOSTATE the Nation of Israel may have been, God had His few who would not bow their knee to Baal. #WordStrong
  2. In the Church Age, regardless of how DARK it became, God had His “few” who would not defile their garments. #WordStrong
  3. Jesus said there were a “few names” even in the Sardis period (1000-1500) who had not defiled their garments. #WordStrong
  4. These few stood FOR the truth of the Word of God and AGAINST the Roman Catholic Church long before the Reformation. #WordStrong
  5. There were at least 5 major points of theology these “few” (Anabaptist groups) had in common…#WordStrong
  6. They all professed to believe that the Bible alone was the final authority in every matter. #WordStrong
  7. They all believed that baptism was only for believers and was only to be done by immersion. #WordStrong
  8. They all believed in the separation of church and state. #WordStrong
  9. None of them would ever pray to any dead person (“Saints”); nor would they pray for any dead person (relative in “purgatory”). #WordStrong
  10. They all rejected the Roman Catholic mass. #WordStrong
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About Mark Trotter

Mark became a Christian in 1972 as a sophomore in high school in his hometown of Miami, Florida. Shortly after his salvation, he felt the call of God on his life, and prepared his life for ministry.

He served as an Associate Pastor in Huntington Beach, California and Atlanta, Georgia, and 20 years as the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of New Philadelphia. He was the Teaching Pastor at Northwest Bible Church in Hilliard, Ohio for eight years. He serves as the Associate Pastor of One Baptist Church outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

Mark, and his wife, Sherry have two married children, Justin (Morgan) and Jacie (Justin), and three grandchildren, Jaden, Jantzen and Birkley.

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