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Revelation 3:1-6
  1. What word, image, or idea from Revelation 3:1–6 stands out to you most? Why?
  2. Jesus says Sardis has “a reputation for being alive,” but its actual condition is very different. How can a person or church gradually become more concerned with appearing spiritually healthy than remaining close to Jesus?
  3. The sermon distinguishes spiritual life from spiritual momentum. What activities can continue through habit, competence, or tradition even when present dependence upon Jesus has diminished? How might we recognize that happening?
  4. Jesus tells a dead church to wake up, but he also introduces himself as the One who holds the life-giving Spirit. How does that keep “wake up” from becoming a command to manufacture life or simply try harder?
  5. Jesus gives five commands: wake up, strengthen what remains, remember what you received, hold it fast, and repent. Which of these speaks most directly to your present season? What might responding to it look like?
  6. Jesus promises that the faithful will walk with him in white and that he will acknowledge their names before the Father. How does being known and named by Jesus free us from building or protecting a reputation before other people?