Hervormd Oudewater Grote of Sint-Michaëlskerk Zondag 26-07-2026 Ds.G van Zanden Openbaring 3:5

Sermon: Revelation 3:5 He who overcomes will be clothed in white garments, and I will by no means blot out his name from the book of life, but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. Sardis, the fifth letter from heaven I. The sleeping minister II. The white garments III. The confessed name Scripture reading: Revelation 1:16-20 and 3:1-6 Revelation 1:16-20 16. And He had seven stars in His right hand, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. 17. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead, and He laid His right hand upon me and said to me: Do not be afraid, I am the First and the Last, 18. and the Living One, and I have been dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of the realm of death and of death itself. Commission to write to the seven churches 19. Write now what you have seen, and what is, and what will happen hereafter. 20. The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in My right hand, and of the seven golden lampstands is: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands that you saw are the seven churches. Revelation 3:1-6 Fifth letter: to Sardis 1. And write to the angel of the church in Sardis: This is what He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know your works, and know that you have the name that you live, but you are dead. 2. Be watchful and strengthen the things that remain that are about to die, for I have not found your works complete before God. 3. Remember then how you received and heard it, and hold fast to it and repent. If you are not watchful, I will come upon you like a thief, and you will certainly not know at what hour I will come upon you. 4. But you also have in Sardis a few persons who have not defiled their garments, and they will walk with Me in white garments, because they are worthy. 5. He who overcomes will be clothed in white garments, and I will certainly not erase his name from the book of life, but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 6. Whoever has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Sermons are on my channel with the permission of Rev. G. van Zanden.