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Opening

What stood out to you from Sunday’s message?

 

Summary

Read Revelation 3:14-22

The church in Laodicea has become like its water supply: lukewarm and disgusting. Their lukewarm spirituality stems from their self-sufficiency. They believe that they are rich and need nothing, not realizing that they desperately need Jesus and his spiritual resources. Jesus calls them to be zealous. This is a call to commitment, passion, dedication and earnestness. Jesus is inviting us out of our lukewarm, half-hearted Christianity into a life of passion and joy in him.  

 

Discussion Questions

1. What does a lukewarm Christian look like? What would be some signs?

2. Why do you think Jesus finds lukewarm Christianity to be so disgusting?

3. In your own life, what habits and patterns tend to move you towards spiritual apathy and empty routine? How can you fight against this?

4. What is so dangerous to our soul about wealth and self-sufficiency? How can we remain deeply dependent on Jesus in such an affluent city?

5. What does it look like to be zealous for Jesus? What are some words, ideas and actions that would capture this well in our context? How can you stoke that in your own life?

6. How does self-sufficiency lock Jesus out? How can we invite him back in? What does it look like to live in fellowship with Jesus, dependent on him?