Invitation For The Saved

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Invitation For The Saved?

• Jesus calls those who think they are saved to
  repentance

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Introduction

• Our God is so very merciful and longsuffering.
• Man sins and Jesus invites him to receive Gods
  salvation.
• Even as a child of God continues to sin not
  continuing in sin Gods longsuffering allows
  Jesus to invite the erring child to receive Gods
  forgiveness.

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Introduction

• Such was the case for the church at Laodicea.
• These lost sinners became members of the saved
  household of God.
• Now, many within the church are on the brink
  eternal damnation and need the Lords invitation
  for repentance before they lose their souls.

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In Jeopardy and Not Knowing it

• The church at Laodicea thought to be in good
  standing with the Lord. Rev. 317
• They believed themselves to be rich very busy in
  the affairs of this life to gain such status.
• They thought themselves to be in need of nothing,
  as they took good care of themselves.
• In other words, the outward appearance of the
  church was that all was well and that was how
  they would describe their condition.

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In Jeopardy and Not Knowing it

• They did not realize the spiritual condition of
  their eternal souls. Rev. 317
• They were a spiritually stagnant group of
  believers.
• They are spiritually poor, wretched and miserable
  (pitiful).
• Ultimately they are poor, blind, and naked.

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In Jeopardy and Not Knowing it

• They did not realize that there was currently no
  fellowship with their Lord. Rev. 320
• They did not realize that Jesus was on the other
  side of the door.
• They do not realize He was not dining with them.
  cp. Matt. 811 (Isa. 256 Prov. 91-6) Rev.
  197ff
• Ultimately, because of their unfaithful walk,
  they (in their current state) did not have
  fellowship with our Lord.

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The Solution Recognize and Receive Jesus
Invitation

• The church needed to recognize their lost
  condition.
• If they would recognize their spiritual condition
  they would then be able to receive Jesus
  admonitions.
• Yet, that is the very purpose of Christs
  invitation to shed light on their darkness! Rev.
  318

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The Solution Recognize and Receive Jesus
Invitation

• Jesus exhortation for them to be filled with
  spiritual excitement.
• Jesus did not want them to be luke-warm, but on
  fire for Him.
• He wanted them to spiritually labor, that they
  would be spiritually able to buy the true riches
  Jesus offered them. Rev. 318

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The Solution Recognize and Receive Jesus
Invitation

• Their souls were in jeopardy, hence Jesus loving
  chastisement. Rev. 319
• Jesus loves those who originally gave their lives
  over to Him.
• He wants the saved to continue in their
  fellowship with Him.
• Those who hear His voice and His knock (his
  chastisement) and opens up to receive Him (and
  His loving rebuke) would be saved.

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Conclusion

• What is true of the church in Laodicea is true of
  many churches belonging to Christ today.
• Brethren, we must collectively take heed at our
  lives in the Lord so as not to deceive ourselves
  lest we be this very church Jesus condemned.