Main Point: Believe Christ’s Word, buy Christ’s riches, and look forward to Christ’s reward.
I. Christ Diagnoses a Repulsive Church – 3:14-17.
See also Jeremiah 17:9-10
II. Christ Counsels a Repulsive Church – 3:18-19.
See also Isaiah 55:1; Revelation 22:17; Acts 26:18
III. Christ Promises a Repentant Church – 3:20-21.
Application
- Ephesus – In the business of ministry, guard against your heart growing cold and losing your first love.
- Smyrna – Do not fear suffering for Christ. It is necessary in this world.
- Pergamum – Watch out for worldliness. Be content and press into community with those who walk closely with Jesus.
- Thyatira – Beware of a false love that tolerates false teaching and compromises with sin.
- Sardis – Do not become complacent with the gospel. It is the fountain of love for Christ and the antidote to a dead heart and church.
- Philadelphia – Embrace your weakness and trust in the Lord’s strength and wisdom in the trials of this life.
- Laodicea – Always hear Christ’s Word, believe His gospel, hope in His grace, live for His glory, and look to his reward.
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