What Would Jesus Undo? Indifference

Have You Ever Given A Gift That The Person Receiving It Didn’t Really Care?

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Imagine Jesus

Steps out of heaven

Lives a Life that was not easy

Endures torture

Is killed by His own creation

FOR you

So that you can have forgiveness

the Living Word of God

Access to God through prayer

gives you purpose

the same Spirit

And many times He is an after thought

WWJ-UNDO? Spiritual Indifference

Indifference is not a new thing ,”OK”

Jesus wrote letters to 7 Church in Rev.

-Laodicea: wealthy city, 35 years earlier destroyed earthquake: Rebuilt.

Theaters, Stadium, Lavish public baths, Shopping centers. (Vegas, Dubai)

There was a major problem:Inadequate water Supply

Pipe in water from Colossae or Hireapolis (Superheroes—Ironman)

Colossae cold (Mountain), Hireapolis—Hot Springs.

Both had purpose—Cool and refreshing—Hot—Medicinal.

By the time the water got Laodicea—Dirty, Tepid—Lukewarm.

Revelation 3:15–16 NIV

I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

They are stale, detached Spiritually

It did just make Jesus upset, but made Him want to vomit

Lets talk about Spiritual Indifference

There are 2 causes of Spiritual indifference

1-Self-Sufficiency

Revelation 3:17 NIV

You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.

I’m Good: Coffee, Amazon, TV, Wal-Mart

-You have worldly wealth- but you are spiritually poor

-Lives are full of stuff- empty in meaning

2- Distractions of This World

Mark 4:19 NIV

but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Doing great in your faith, mountain top, just to let life get in the way

bills to pay

car breaks down

dishes

you get sick

story of every transformation

We just let a little bit of Jesus in- Just enough to make us feel good, but it really does not do anything

What Are Some Indicators That We Are Living A Lukewarm Life?

1. We Are More Concerned With Impressing People Than Living For God.

2 Timothy 3:1–2 NIV

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Jesus says: Woe to you when all speak well of you

2. We Are Obsessed With Life on Earth Rather Than Eternity

What I have over what I’m called to do

3. We Rationalize Sin and Live Without Truly Fearing God.

I’m not as bad as others

I’m not hurting anyone

it’s just one time

being a little bit selfish isn’t that big of a deal

Everyone else does it

I’m only doing _____

4. We Believe In Jesus, But We Rarely Share Our Faith

Jesus said if you confess me, but if you don’t ?

Matthew 10:32–33 NIV

“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.

5. We Only Turn to God When We Need Him.

Rather than seeking him daily—We seek him when he benefits us.

He’s a tool we use when we need—Not a God I fear and worship.

We Are Not Much Different From The World

We watch the same movies

listen to the same music

do the same things

raise kids the same way

etc.

The good things that I have told you

List: Word, Pray, Witness, Fellowship, Give, Worship, Turn from sins

Everyday, Do Something That Requires Faith

· Stand up for something even though I know I’m going to be mocked.

· Give when it’s a stretch for me to give—trust God.

· Apologize to someone—Forgive when you don’t feel it.

· Volunteer to pray out loud at next small group. (Go to small group)

· Reach out to someone that God put on my heart even though.

· Expose yourself to something that breaks your heart.

· Pray for something that’s impossible.

· Attempt something you could never do without God’s help.

Without faith—Impossible to please God.

The good news is that God see this and shows us the correction, and yes sometimes He disciplines but that is because HE LOVES US

Revelation 3:19 NLT

I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.