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Introduction
Today we are looking at words of Jesus not words that he spoke during his 33 years but words that he said in a vision of John
Words written to the Church of Laodicea
As we are talking about Communion with God
Revelation 3:14-22
How do we know it is Christ speaking
Revelation 1:17-19
And then again in the beginning of the address to every church
In this passage he is the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation
Amen meaning that he is the perfect human.
Promised to the people the messiah.
Where is Laodicea
Is a city that is no longer in use found in southwest Turkey
It was a very wealthy city
Had a famous school of medicine.
Where a a special ointment known as Phrygian powder was manufactured.
This powder was famous for its cure of eye defects .
They also had an ear ointment that was manufactured there.
A six mile-long aqueduct brought Laodicea its supply of water from the south.
The water was from a hot springs so it was lukewarm by the time it reached the people.
This church is neither cold nor hot just like their water supply not very tasteful.
The Passage says I wish you were either hot or cold.
Which is not to say I want you to either accept or reject, but I want you to be hot and healing or cool and refreshing.
I don’t want you to stay in a situation of Indifference.
They say I am rich.
They are a wealthy city.
They have a famous medicine for their eyes, and yet they are spiritually poor and blind.
Why are they in this condition?
Because they have kicked Jesus out of the church.
Often when we hear verse 20 we hear about asking Jesus into the heart.
But in its context it is speaking to the church let me back in.
The master of the house knocking expecting to be greeted immediately.
Remember your first love
Remember your first Love
Remember what it was like when you first became an adopted member of God’s family through the blood of Jesus.
Can you?
I remember when I first became.
I felt good, Excited, Nervous.
Wanted to tell people not sure who to tell.
I was nine.
Life is full of up and down.
The confusion of things
What blocks our relationship with God?
Sin
Time
Absence - Absence makes the heart go fonder not in this case when we forget to spend time with him it blocks our relationship Make since if I don’t see someone for years may still be friends but we aren’t close.
Or perhaps it’s been so long that we take it for granted.
This blocks our relationship because we don’t appreciate the relationship like we first did.
This can happen in marriage too by the way
Self - Focus not on God but on our selves
Parents - Our view of our parents effect the way in which we see the heavenly Father.
Come from an abusive family the idea of father may make you cringe.
May be just emotionally absent or distant father.
Think of God as just an out there doesn’t care
Plan a father-daughter date or father son outing with God just to spend time with him.
Go to a favorite spot or a quiet place where you can be alone with your Father longer the better.
Don’t worry about what to say
We are told we must be like babes
I think of my girls.
They don’t worry about what to say.
They just climb up and start talking.
Talking about Needs, Things they want, Things they did, Stories, Worries even two year old feel stress.
Let Him love you.
If you were hurt in the past, Talk about it.
Ask him to heal the pain.
Ask him to forgive you and cleanse you.
Let him reveal his love to you
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Next Steps
Is there something blocking your relationship?
Our lives can be like a cup filled with Gods anoint and Holy Sprit.
But over time things poke holes in this cup and the anoint our closeness with God begins to slip away.
Pray to God to heal your relationship and he will
Pray that he will restore you love and he will
As we close where are you with your relationship with God
Need to start a relationship
Need confess
Need prayer
Need help setting up a quiet time
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