CLW-20 - Sardis - Where the Great Physician Felt Their Pulse and Declared Them Dead

When we read these words we are not only hearing the report Jesus Christ gives after visiting the fifth of the seven churches, we also get the worst reported condition of any of the seven churches. The other churches were either given a perfect bill of health, or had some struggles with compromise, sin, and disobedience. But Sardis is different. Here:

THE GREAT PHYSICIAN FELT THEIR PULSE
& DECLARED THEM DEAD