Revelation 3:14-22
Christ’s letter to the church of Laodicea shows He has tested a church in the latter days that thought that since it was rich and strong in the ways the world would define riches and strength, that they were His representatives on earth. The letter would shock them to learn they were destitute, sick and lame, and Christ Himself had been banished to the outside. He wished they were cold like the false pagan religions, instead of lukewarm—something that looks kind of like His followers but unsaved, apostate. While this church (which could be identified as the vatican and eastern orthodoxy in our generation) had dismissed Him from their presence, He still called them to repent, promising that any individual dying spiritually within the church’s walls for lack of knowing Christ at all, could hear His voice of invitation, open the door of their heart to Him, and He would save and have fellowship with them despite the fact that they might be alone with Him leaving most of the false church that raised them behind. What’s more, He promises those individuals who wake up, hear His voice (from the Bible), believe on Him, and fellowship with Him from that day on, that they will join all His faithful disciples in not just eternal life but reward in His kingdom.
The sermon video also includes a closing worship song at the end.
Walk of Faith - Dave Bunnell 