Laodicea
1. Wealthy city known for its banking industry, medical school and textile production
2. Self-sufficient

Spiritual Temp Check
1.The danger of a lukewarm faith

The Laodiceans were lukewarm – neither fully committed to Christ nor entirely rejecting Him. They were spiritually indifferent.

Spiritual Temp Check
1. The danger of a lukewarm faith
2. Lukewarm faith is useless
3. You are called to be salt and light

What was the cause of being lukewarm?
1. False security in wealth

John Piper
"The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world."

What was the cause of being lukewarm?
1. False security in wealth
2. The reality of spiritual blindness
3. We can be unable to see our true spiritual condition
4. The consequences of not assessing our spiritual condition

Christ’s prescription for spiritual health
1. Seek true spiritual riches

Christ’s prescription for spiritual health
1. Seek true spiritual riches
2. Clothe yourself in Christ’s righteousness

Christ’s prescription for spiritual health
1. Seek true spiritual riches
2. Clothe yourself in Christ’s righteousness
3. Gain spiritual insight
4. Repentance is key

C.S. Lewis
God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.

The invitation: intimate fellowship
1. Christ knocking at the door
2. The promise of communion

The invitation: intimate fellowship
1. Christ knocking at the door
2. The promise of communion
3. The reward for overcomer’s