Sardis was a church that looked good from the outside. They were a fortified city, in a prominent position in society, and physically safe high up on top of a cliff... But the soul of the church didn't look the same way. Jesus criticism for the church of Sardis is that they have a reputation for being alive, but they are dead, but the glorious hope even for those in Sardis is that we serve a God who can take what was once dead and bring it back to life!
