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• Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father 5 – Part 5

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) We close our series today on “lukewarmness” with a few more questions that allow us to evaluation our spiritual life. – – – – – – – – – – – – – Does foul language, taking the Lord’s name in vain, hearing Jesus’ name used in profanity, hearing Christian constantly maligned… does that bother your spirit? I’m not talking about being the language police in this foul-mouthed world. I’m asking, does it bother you anymore? Do you get the feeling of having raw sewage poured into your mind when you hear [...]

   

• Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father 4 – Part 4

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) The title of this series is a famous line from the Star Wars movie where Darth Vader tells Luke Skywalker that he is his father. In the same way, this letter in Revelation was written to the church at Laodicea, and God is saying, “lukewarm, lukewarm… I am your Father. I am displeased. Change your ways.”The Bible constantly reminds us to be alert, be on guard and evaluate our life for this dreaded lukewarmness: 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, [...]

   

• Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father 3 – Part 3

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) The title of this series is a famous line from the Star Wars movie where Darth Vader tells Luke Skywalker that he is his father. In the same way, this letter in Revelation was written to the church at Laodicea, and God is saying, “lukewarm, lukewarm… I am your Father. I am displeased. Change your ways.”It’s important for you to be able to recognize the difference between condemnation, which you are free from (Romans 8:1), and conviction, which God uses to tell us something is wrong in our life (John 16:8). Condemnation [...]

   

• Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father 2 – Part 2

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) The title of this series is a famous line from the Star Wars movie where Darth Vader tells Luke Skywalker that he is his father. In the same way, this letter in Revelation was written to the church at Laodicea, and God is saying, “lukewarm, lukewarm… I am your Father. I am displeased. Change your ways.”The Bible constantly reminds us to be alert, be on guard and evaluate our life for this dreaded lukewarmness: 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, [...]

   

• Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father – Part 1

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) The title of this series is a famous line from the Star Wars movie where Darth Vader tells Luke Skywalker that he is his father. In the same way, this letter in Revelation was written to the church at Laodicea, and God is saying, “lukewarm, lukewarm… I am your Father. I am displeased. Change your ways.”This verse about being lukewarm has always been one of the most disturbing Bible verses for me. Why? Well honestly, I guess it’s because I worry about whether or not I’m lukewarm, or more accurately, to WHAT [...]