Sermons About Laodicea
Letter to the Church in Laodicea
Laodicea - is it the best of the churches or the worst? Is it the one that most closely represents our churches? By the 1st Century, Laodicea was a very wealthy city. So wealthy that when the major earthquake struck it was the only city in the region that didn't ask for government help. They were self-sufficient and proud of it. However, their water was piped several kilometers and was both warm and mineral laden by the time it arrived in the city - it would make you sick if you drank it straight away. God invites the Laodiceans to see themselves in this picture. Their self-sufficiency belief was what led Jesus to tell the Laodiceans that they made Him sick.
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Useful?
The 7th church to be addressed in our study, receives the harshest criticism. All the other churches seemed to recognize that they were in a "war-zone" spiritually speaking. The church at Laodicea however, felt that they were doing quite well, and that they didn't need a thing! Rather than living as exiles, waiting for the deliverance of Jesus, they had settled in and were quite comfortable with life in the here-and-now. As such, they were no longer useful to the Master, and He was ready to "spit them out." The Laodicean letter is sobering, because it hits so close to home. I hope and pray that God will call out the "dangerous" spirit of exile among us? How much do we LONG for the kingdom to break in? How much do we pray? Do our songs reflect this longing? Are we anchored to the promises of God? Have we given up? Key Passage: Revelation 3:14-22
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The Church In Laodicea
The lukewarm church. Are you neither hot nor cold? Is Jesus about to vomit you out of His mouth?
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Laodicea - Luxuriant yet Loathsome
A look at the last of the seven churches of Revelation - Laodicea - and its corresponding church age.
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