Defibrillator Paddles (Revelation 3:1-2) // To the Seven Churches 18 (Nathan Johnson) @EllerslieTraining

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

The Church in Sardis was dying and Jesus exhorted them to wake up—in short, He was offering spiritual defibrillator paddles. In this study, we explore Jesus' statement to the church (where nothing good is said about them), but are reminded that even in the deadest, driest, and darkest places, there is always a remnant.

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