Playlist: Neither Cold Nor Hot (topic)
Without Heat, Thoughts Turn Cold
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsTemperature serves as a profound metaphor for spiritual vitality, particularly in Jesus' rebuke of the Laodiceans. Revelation 3:15-16 captures His disappointment with their lukewarm state, neither cold nor hot. If they were cold, it would signify a complete absence of God in their lives, potentially indicating a future time for …
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Eleven): Laodicea
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Laodiceans fail to reciprocate Christ's love for them. The comfort of prosperity blinded them to their spiritual condition, especially their need for Christ.
When the Trumpet Blows
Sermon by John O. ReidJesus Christ states His office as the true and faithful witness and the one who began creation. He sees daily the mindset and works that are neither cold nor hot. He wishes they were one or the other so that He could work with them. Lukewarm can be described as complacent, compromising, slothful in study, selfish, making an idol …
Living By Faith: God's Justice
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIn order to live by faith, we must understand God's sovereignty, God's character, and God's justice, realizing that we do not see the entire picture.
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Nine)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe loyalty of the Laodiceans did not extend far beyond loyalty to self. Loyalty and friendship are inextricably bound together.
The Household of God and Loyalty
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe ultimate shame for a covenant people is to be found disloyal. God will be faithful to His purpose for humankind and will pursue it to its glorious end.
Double Minded
Sermonette by James BeaubelleHalting between two opinions stalls a person's spiritual growth and degrades peace and joy, causing him to drift toward despair as trials and arise.