Christ's Counsel to His Languishing Church of Sardis

Book Description

What would Jesus say to a backslidden Christian?

"Remember. Hold fast. Repent."

Using Christ's words to the church at Sardis in Revelation 3, Obadiah Sedgwick helps us understand the state of spiritual decay that often afflicts negligent Christians and instructs us on how we may escape it and persevere in a state of spiritual health. He encourages Christians to renewed repentance, calling them to remember and hold fast the precious truths of the gospel. Here is valuable counsel for keeping aflame our love for Christ!

The appendix contains a two-part sermon titled "England's Preservation," wherein Sedgwick deals with England's wandering from God and how she can be brought back to Him through humble repentance and a diligent pursuit of reformation.

Contents:
The Epistle Dedicatory
To the Reader

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4

Appendix

Author

Obadiah Sedgwick (ca. 1600–1658) was a Puritan pastor and prominent member of the Westminster Assembly. Other modern editions of his works include The Doubting Believer, Christ’s Counsel to His Languishing Church, and Providence Handled Practically.

Endorsement

"Christ's Counsel to His Languishing Church of Sardis is a pastorally rich, warm, and serious call to cultivate godliness and forsake hypocrisy. It is a much-needed message for the church and for Christians who are experiencing a spiritual dryness that threatens their very life. In an age of private sins and public scandals, Sedgwick's timeless sermon is a warning to those who are caught up in secret sins and have desensitized consciences and defects in self-examination. It is a wakeup call to cultivate, by God's grace, serious piety and uncompromising holiness. It is a tonic for all who long to see Christ's church flourishing."
--Randall J. Pederson, editor of Day by Day with the English Puritans

Additional Information

Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 159
Publisher: Soli Deo Gloria Publications
Publication Date: 2026