Jesus addresses the lukewarm church.

Laodicea is a church where Christ is not Lord. He has to knock to gain entry to his own church.

"Closed on Sunday" is a challenge not to play by societal rules, but rather to be wise, courageous and discerning of the times and always honor God in all you say and do. "Closed on Sunday" is about taking a stand to keep certain principled things sacred in one's life. In a time when nothing is to be revered, respected, or protected, the message behind the song reboots the computer and reissues a challenge to affirm things without expecting to gain the approval or acceptance of society.

Have you ever noticed in the newspaper, usually on one of the front pages, they occasionally have corrections. These are posted to correct mistakes they may have made in one of the articles in an earlier edition of the newspaper. Well to start with this morning I want to post, or at least give you a…

Churches and Christians can get complacent. We can get to the point sometimes when we feel like we’ve got everything we need. We can feel like we’ve gone as far as we need to go in our relationship to God. In the book of Revelation, Jesus had to remind the church in Laodicea, one of the seven churches in Asia Minor, about the danger of spiritual apathy, or a lukewarm spirit. Today we’re going to talk about our own danger of falling into a condition of a lukewarm spirit and what it looks like when we are “Souls on Fire” burning with a “White Hot Holy Fire.”

This sermon will identify and examine the symptoms associated with lukewarmness and how the church can overcome and correct those problems.

Alastair talks about the church in Laodicea and the invitation Jesus gives us to open the door.

March 26, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print or listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org Jesus enclosed a snapshot of what life on earth was like--just before He touched down on the Mt. of Olives, the Ground Zero of His Second Coming . Those snapshots are in Matthew. So please open…

Intro Text - Revelation 3.20 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. Title - Laodicea: A Christless Church Background Christ has been speaking to the seven church ages through the star-messenger He…

In a world filled with hot and cold, the one temperature Jesus does not allow us to choose is lukewarm.

How are you with Jesus right now? Are you hot-following Jesus? Are you cold-searching for Jesus? Are you lukewarm-wandering and confused? In Revelation 3 we are told that if we are lukewarm, He will spit us out.

This sermon is from our series on Jesus's Letters to the Seven Churches.

Jesus had nothing good to say about the church at Laodicea. The church had decieved itself into think everything was okay, but the opposite was true. They were in desperate need of revival or they would be diciplined.

If you've lost focus, or are lukewarm concerning the things of God, repent. And enter back into the loving arms of God!

The last of the seven letters, Jesus warns the Laodiceans (and us) about the dangers of stagnant faith.

There is a church that thinks they have no need. They say, “I am rich. I have prospered. I need nothing.” Jesus says that they do not realize how bad off they are. They have no idea that they are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. This church seems like they are beyond hope. And yet, as hopeless as the church sounds here, Jesus calls them to Himself. He calls them to see how much they need Him.

Pastor concludes this series by addressing the last of seven letters to the churches from Revelation chapter three. Laodicea has been identified as the "lukewarm church...the modern church...the American church."

Text: Rev. 3:14-22 Thesis: To prove that a Christian can’t be lukewarm and be pleasing to God. Introduction: 1. One can’t both serve God and man. a. Joshua told the Israelites to choose God or idols (Jos. 24:15). b. Christ taught that no man can serve two masters (Mat. 6:24). 2. The problem with the…

Church in Crisis In our text this morning you will find that the Laodicean Church wasn't working. In a series of messages to the 7 churches in the Book of Revelation this is the last church addressed by Jesus, and out of all of them it is the worst church. One would think that Jesus would commend them…

Lukewarm Laodicea - a lot of the issues as the other c hurches near by - hot springs - cool waters Unique - pipe thier water in - So their water was neither hot or cold - it was always in the middle Also, because they piped it in it was unsanitary and cause sickness In that context Jesus says I know…