JESUS IS KING FOREVER: Anything but Lukewarm
Pastor Brian Schafer
May 4, 2025
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Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (Revelation 2:7, 2:11, 2:17, 2:29, 3:6, 3:11, 3:22)
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Guiding Question Today: DO YOU HAVE EARS THAT ARE TUNED TO WHAT JESUS, BY HIS SPIRIT, HAS TO SAY TO YOU?
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Take your own notes here…
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THE BOOK OF REVELATION IS A VISION OF JESUS TO JOHN, THAT IS INTENDED TO BE A LETTER SENT TO 7 CHURCHES IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE, AROUND THE YEAR 90ad. One of those churches is the church at Laodicea.
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REVELATION 3:14-16
To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: “These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”
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Laodicea’s water problem: They had no natural source of water, so they had to transport water from neighboring towns. By the time the water got to Laodicea, the water was
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Cold Water =
Hot Water =
Lukewarm Water =
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The church should either be REFRESHING or HEALING (or both), but just don’t be niether!
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Jesus calls us to be a:
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church (and it will require your time)
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“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. It’s belong.” - Johann Hari
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church (and this will be messy)
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God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them. - Acts 4:33-34
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Defition of a UNIFIED CHURCH: a people who are different from each other in every way possible, but who are united around one thing: OUR ABSOLUTE DEPENDENCE UPON THE GRACE OF JESUS CHRIST AT WORK WITHIN US.
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REVELATION 3:19-20
Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone HEARS MY VOICE and OPENS THE DOOR, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
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What might it look like for this church to have ears to hear what Jesus, by His Spirit, is saying to us?
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How can you be more sensitive to the leading of God’s voice? Are you distracted? Is there unforgiveness in your life? Is there a self-sufficiency or self-dependence that is clouding you from depending on the Holy Spirit? Use this space to respond to Him?