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Sunday March 9th 2008
Landover Hills Baptist Church
Title: “The Church of Lukewarmness
Text: Revelation 3:14-22
*Introduction:*
Laodicea was about forty-five miles southeast of Philadelphia and about one hundred miles due east of Ephesus.
* Along with Colosse and Hierapolis, it was one of the cities in the fertile Lyous valley.
* The great Roman road stretching to the inland of Asia from the coast at Ephesus ran straight through its center,
* Making Laodicea an important center of trade and communication.
* In addition, its wealth came from the production of a fine quality of famous glossy black wool—whether dyed or natural in color is not known.
That the city's banking assets were noteworthy is evidenced by the fact that Cicero cashed huge bank drafts in Laodicea.
* So wealthy was Laodicea that after the great earthquake of A.D. 17, which destroyed it,
* The people refused help in rebuilding the city, choosing rather to do it entirely by themselves.
Laodicea had a famous school of medicine; and a special ointment known as "Phrygian powder,"
* Famous for its cure of eye defects, was either manufactured or distributed there,
* As were ear ointments also.
Zeus, the supreme god, was also worshiped in the city.
Laodicea is difficult to describe because no one thing stands out.
* There were no excesses or notable achievements to distinguish it.
* It was a city with a people who had learned to compromise and accommodate themselves to the needs and wishes of others.
* They did not zealously stand for anything.
A six-mile-long aqueduct brought Laodicea its supply of water from the south.
* The water came either from hot springs and was cooled to lukewarm or came from a cooler source and warmed up in the aqueduct on the way.
* For all its wealth, the city had poor water.
* A large and influential Jewish population resided there.
* As for the church in Laodicea, it may have been founded by Epaphras (Col 4:12-13).
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The Lord’s Complaint Vs.
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The speaker identifies himself by a threefold affirmation:
"The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation."
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This term “amen” means the acknowledgment of that which is sure and valid.
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It is a word of human response to the divine verity or action.
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Jesus is the "Amen" in the sense that he is the perfect human, obedient response to the divine promises.
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