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Introduction:
Indifferent means unconcerned, neither good or bad, neutral, middle-of-the-road.
The shift from dependence on God to self -sufficiency is so subtle that we often
do not realize we are going through life out of route and routine.
A rut is “a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change” (apple Dictionary).
An example could be a business stuck in a rut .
It loses direction and vision for the future and loses marketshare.
A business stock in a rut loses its influence in the marketplace.
The problem with getting in a rut is the difficultly of getting out of the rut.
On one of the early Appalachia mission trips, Marc and his team assumed they knew there directions.
Upon thinking they needed to take the first left after some landmark.
So the church van takes the first left after such and such road.
The problem was it was not their road but a railroad track.
when the payment ran out the van was on the tracks.
When panic set in, the van driver assumed acceleration would free them.
But the van was stuck in a rut and speed only sent the van further down the track.
Good good news is that no one was hurt.
The bad news is Marc had to call Liza to call the rail company to stop an approaching train.
the bad news is when Liza showed with help, I think Marc would have rather dealt with the speeding train.
It has been said that a rut is just a grave with both ends knocked out of it.
We can get in a rut and not realize the dangers lying ahead of us.
Often we go through the route and routine of life until we are stuck in the rut of Self-sufficiency.
We can navigate life, much without thinking about why we are doing something and without much effort.
Likewise church and our Christian life can become a habit with not much effort or dependence on Jesus to give life purpose
Churches need a revival.
Christians need a revival.
A revival means to bring back or restore to strength.
The strength of the church like the strength of the Christian life are measured by dependence on Christ.
We often focus on too many facets for revival.
This year we should just focus own making weekly worship service a priority.
If we expect the people we invite to church to come, then they must see why we make weekly worship a priority.
This problem of making weekly worship a priority is not a new problem.
In we find the Church at Laodicea stuck in a rut.
They had forgotten that the purpose of the church was to make a difference in the community.
They had forgotten what benefits to expect, when you make weekly worship a priority.
Lets look four benefits to expect, when attending weekly worship.
See what a Jesus says in That the Indifferent church makes no difference.
Read the text and pray.
Church Revival begins with the expectation that Church matters.
Jesus gives us 4 expectations of benefit, for when we make attending weekly service a priority.
First:
Hebrews 1:1
Jesus is our “Let it be so.”
Jesus’ promises can be relied upon.
He is the faithful and true witness.
Faithful means reliable—one who can be depended on.
True means that which corresponds with reality.
Jesus is the incarnation of truth.
Jesus is truth clothed in flesh wrapped in swaddling cloths, and laid in a manger.
Jesus is the witness on whom you can rely and trust to tell the truth.
(1) A witness must see with their own eyes and report what they have seen.
(2) a witness must be absolutely honest to report, with accuracy, what they have seen and heard.
(3) a witness must be able to communicate what they have to say, so that their testimony makes a true impression on those who hear.
Expect Jesus to send you a Message
Jesus’ message always provides you with a fresh vision of His authority to validate His Message.
The God of truth is the only One who can add Amen to the end of every word He speaks (Strauss, 94).
Jesus Himself guarantees the message is reliable and dependable.
Jesus is our “Let it be so.”
Jesus is our truly, truly I say, because He said.
Jesus’ promises can be relied upon.
He is the faithful and true witness.
Faithful means reliable—one who can be depended on.
True means that which corresponds with reality.
Jesus is the incarnation of truth.
Jesus is our “Amen,” Our truth who came clothed in flesh wrapped in swaddling cloths, and laid in a manger.
Jesus is the witness on whom you can rely and trust to tell the truth.
(1) A witness must see with their own eyes and report what they have seen.
(2) a witness must be absolutely honest to report, with accuracy, what they have seen and heard.
(3) a witness must be able to communicate what they have to say, so that their testimony makes a true impression on those who hear.
Jesus is also the source of all things, who is worthy to reign, rule, and control all things
Expect Jesus to send you a message.
The message will be validated by the presence of a fresh vision of His Deity.
The vision of Christ will let us see His glory and allow us to see ourselves as He sees us, as we descend back down to see our image of ourselves.
John Calvin wrote, “man never achieves a clear knowledge of himself unless he has first looked upon God’s face, and then descends from contemplating [Christ] to scrutinize himself” (Institutes, TTT, Duvall, 35).
When we a fresh vision of God, we begin to better understand ourselves.
Worship opens our eyes to the wonder and majesty of the God we serve.
A new vision of God can motivate to tell of his glory.
Selwyn Hughes writes, “We are made for big and are restless in our littleness.
we cannot be content this side of God’s purpose” (The Everyday Bible, 501).
Jesus’ promises can be relied upon.
He is the faithful and true witness.
Faithful means reliable—one who can be depended on.
True means that which corresponds with reality.
Jesus is the incarnation of truth.
Jesus is our “Amen,” Our truth who came clothed in flesh wrapped in swaddling cloths, and laid in a manger.
Augustine wrote “Our hearts are restless until they rest in the worship of the true God” (Confessions).
Eugene Patterson defines worship as an act of attention to the living God who rules, speaks and reveals, creates and redeems, orders and blesses” (Duvall, Revelation, 36).
Gregory the Great wrote: “The vision of God is our minds true refreshment.”
Jesus is the witness on whom you can rely and trust to tell the truth.
(1) A witness must see with their own eyes and report what they have seen.
(2) a witness must be absolutely honest to report, with accuracy, what they have seen and heard.
(3) a witness must be able to communicate what they have to say, so that their testimony makes a true impression on those who hear.
Jesus’ message to the church at Laodicea was a message of rebuke:
The Indifferent Church Makes No Difference
Indifferent means unconcerned, neither good or bad, neutral, middle-of-the-road.
An attitude of “we’ve got this.”
Everything is good because we are checking off all the boxes.
The bills are paid, the church is clean, and the yard is mowed.
The believe who checks boxes and just goes through the motions have this “We’ve Got This” attitude:
The family says we have got this, the kids are behaving.
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