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Revelation 3:1–6 [Session 30]

March 11, 2015 by Mark Trotter

The Letter To The Church of Sardis, Part 4

This session we continue looking at the Sardis Period of church history, outlined in Jesus’ letter in Revelation 3:1–6. We will see the key players that led to what is called in history, “The Reformation.” This was a tremendously significant period of history, but maybe not for all the reasons we may have been taught!

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Recap in 10 Tweets

  1. Before entering the Philadelphia Period of history (1500-1900) there’s a few key men in the Sardis Period we need to talk about. #WordStrong
  2. These were the key men who lived in the Sardis Period (1000-1500), who were instrumental in bringing about the Reformation. #WordStrong
  3. John Wycliffe (1320-1384) of England, known as the Morning Star of the Reformation (Rev.2:28), translated the 1st English Bible. #WordStrong
  4. Wycliffe trained 100s of young man known as Lollards (“babblers”), who were sent throughout England preaching the Word of God. #WordStrong
  5. Wycliffe was so despised by the Catholic Church, 44 years after his death, Pope Clement VIII ordered his body exhumed & burned. #WordStrong
  6. Through the preaching of the Lollards, John Huss (1371-1415) of Bohemia, a Catholic priest, was reached with the Gospel. #WordStrong
  7. Through the preaching of John Huss, almost all of Bohemia (which is the modern-day Czech Republic) was won to Christ. #WordStrong
  8. Martin Luther (1843-1546) of Germany read Romans 1:17 (“the just shall live by faith”), and was converted to Christ. #WordStrong
  9. Luther is famous for his “95 Theses” nailed to the Wittenberg door, and, of course, the formation of the Lutheran Church. #WordStrong
  10. Other Reformers: John Calvin (Presbyterian Church); John Knox (Church of Scotland); Henry VIII (Anglican/Church of England). #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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