Revelation 3

14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation.

15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!

16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.

17 For you say, “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing,” not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. 

18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. 

19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. 

20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. 

21 The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 

22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

The Amen 

The Faithful and True Witness

The Beginning 

I know…

Laodicea

Hierapolis

Colossae 

Colossians 4:13 — I can tell you this about Epaphras: He has worked very hard for you, and also for the people at Laodicea and at Hierapolis.

Colossians 4:16 — And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

Water 

It’s not flowing like it should. 

Lukewarm (Chliaros) 

You became warm

You fluctuated 

You say…

Sometimes self-assessment is the most dangerous assessment.

Wealth 

Wretched / Talaipōros  

Pitiable / Eleeinos 

Poor

Blind 

Naked 

Eleeinos 

1 Corinthians 15:19 — If our hope in Christ is for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone else in the world.

Hold loosely to the things of this life, so that if God requires them of you, it will be easy to let them go.

— Corrie ten Boom 

I counsel you…

Do I do business with God?

Wool

Salve / Ointment 

You left me out of it all. 

Knock Knock