2. Revelation 3:20 ESV
Behold, I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice
and opens the door, I will come in to
him and eat with him, and he with
me
4. Revelation 3:20 ESV
Behold, I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice
and opens the door, I will come in to
him and eat with him, and he with
me
5. I stand at the Door and knock
This message
is a personal
message
6. If anyone
This message is
a message of
freedom for
everyone
9. Revelation 3:14 ESV
“And to the angel of the church in
Laodicea write: ‘The words of the
Amen, the faithful and true witness,
the beginning of God's creation.
10. ...to the angel of the church in Laodicea
The message to the Laodicean
church reveals our condition as a
people
(E.G. White; The Review and Herald,
December 15, 1904).
11. ...to the angel of the church in Laodicea
The condition of many of those who
claim to be the children of God
is exactly represented by the
message to the Laodicean church
Ellen G. White Manuscript 117, 1902
13. Revelation 3:14 ESV
“And to the angel of the church in
Laodicea write: ‘The words of the
Amen, the faithful and true witness,
the beginning of God's creation.
14. The words of the Amen...
one that is steady and
unchangeable in all his
purposes and promises
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole
Bible
15. The faithful and true witness...
Faithful: pis-tos'; trustworthy
True: alethinos (al-ay-thee-nos);
truthful
Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary
16. The beginning of God's Creation...
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as
though dead. But he laid his right
hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am
the first and the last
Revelation 1:17 ESV
18. What do you think is your standing before
God right now?
1 = worst
10 = excellent
19. What do you think is your standing before
God right now?
20. What is really our standing before God?
So, because you are lukewarm, and
neither hot nor cold, I will spit you
out of my mouth.
Revelation 3:16 ESV
21. I will speu you out... KJV
Speu - emeo (em-eh'-o) to vomit.
Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary
22. I will spew you out... KJV
Christ represents them as
nauseating to His taste [Revelation
3:17, 18 quoted]
E.G. White (Manuscript 61, 1898).
23. What is our condition as seen from
the point of view of Jesus?
26. Revelation 3:17 ESV
For you say, I am rich, I have
prospered, and I need
nothing, not realizing that you are
wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked .
27. Ellen G. White, Manuscript 108, 1899
Those whom Christ warns have
some excellent qualifications, but
they are neutralized by all who
have a diseased self-love, self-
deception, self-justification
29. Ellen G. White, Letter 66, 1894
Many are Laodiceans, living in a
spiritual self-deception. They clothe
themselves in the garments of their
own righteousness, imagining
themselves to be rich and increased
with goods and in need of nothing,
30. Ellen G. White, Letter 66, 1894
when they need daily to learn of
Jesus, His meekness and lowliness,
else they find themselves bankrupt,
their whole life being a lie
31. Ellen G. White Manuscript 163a, 1898
But they are worse than dead in
trespasses and sins. They hear the
Word, but make no application of it
to themselves; instead, they apply
the Word spoken to their neighbors
32.
33. wretched
Self - Love
naked miserable
Self - Deception
H blind P E L E S S ?
O
poor
Self - Justification
35. Revelation 3:18 ESV
I counsel you to buy from me gold
refined by fire, so that you may be
rich, and white garments so that you
may clothe yourself and the shame
of your nakedness may not be seen,
and salve to anoint your eyes, so
that you may see
40. Gold Tried in Fire
The gold that Jesus would have us
buy of Him is gold tried in the fire; it
is the gold of faith and love, that has
no defiling substance mingled with it
E.G. White The Review and Herald, April 1, 1890
42. White Garment
The white raiment is
the righteousness of
Christ, the wedding
garment which
Christ alone can
give
E.G. White The Review and
Herald, April 1, 1890
44. Eye - Salve
The “eye - salve,” The eyesalve is the
the Word of God, true spiritual
makes the discernment that is
conscience smart so wanting among
under its application; us, for spiritual things
for it convicts of sin must be spiritually
discerned
E.G. White; The Review and
Herald, November 23, 1897 E.G. White; The Review and
Herald, April 1, 1890.
46. How do we buy anything when we have
nothing?
Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
Come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk without
money and without price
Isaiah 55:1 ESV
47. How do we buy when we have nothing?
Says Christ, By renouncing your
own self-sufficiency, giving up all
things, however dear to you, you
may buy the gold, the raiment, and
the eyesalve that you may see
Ellen G. White; The Review and Herald, November 23,
1897
48. How do we buy when we have nothing?
You may manifest great zeal in
missionary effort, and yet because it
is corrupted with selfishness, and
tastes strongly of self, it is nought in
the sight of God; for it is a tainted,
corrupted offering.
Ellen G. White; Manuscript 33, 1894
49. How do we buy when we have nothing?
Unless the door of the heart is open
to Jesus, unless He occupies the
soul temple, unless the heart is
imbued with His divine attributes,
human actions when weighed in the
heavenly balances, will be
pronounced “Wanting.”
Ellen G. White; Manuscript 33, 1894
53. Flower In The Rain
You are the one, there's no one
else
Who lifts me up and gives me
water from the well
But there's a hole that seems to
drain it all away
And once again I'm left in fear
and doubts
When all my strength is crying
out
54. Flower In The Rain
So here I am again
Willing to be opened up and
broken
Like a flower in the rain
Tell me what have I to do
To die and then be raised
To reach beyond the pain
Like a flower in the rain
55. Flower In The Rain
The evil wind it blows a storm
to rock my world
Just when I think I'm safe and
warm
I'm led astray far too easily
It's always hard for me to say
I'm wrong
Until I know I can't go on
56. Flower In The Rain
So here I am again
Willing to be opened up and
broken
Like a flower in the rain
Tell me what have I to do
To die and then be raised
To reach beyond the pain
Like a flower in the rain
57. Flower In The Rain
Lord, You have searched me
And know when I sleep and
when I rise
You're familiar with all my ways
Even the darkness will shine like
the day
When you look into my heart
58. Flower In The Rain
So here I am again
Willing to be opened up and
broken
Like a flower in the rain
Tell me what have I to do
To die and then be raised
To reach beyond the pain
Like a flower in the rain
Editor's Notes
Good Morning Everyone and Happy Sabbath. Thank -introduction -song Key Text: Revelation 3:20 ESV( Change Slide )
Face Screen and Read Text Please read the text with me. Let's Pray . Change Slide - bombarded by messages. TV, Print, Internet, Constant State of (Click)Information overload
Evaluate the message. What kind, for whom, and who sent this message. Then what's the content of the message Change Slide Lets try to Read again our key text
Let us look at the key phrases and what does it tell us about the message Change Slide
I Stand at the door and knock This is a personal message God knocks at each of our hearts. Not at the door of the church or a house but each of our hearts. It is a very personal message. It is also a... ( change slide )
if... I want you to remember it. It may be a small word but it speaks of freedom of a choice, a decision. This message is about making a choice. The sender of the message does not force anyone to open the door. He waits for our choice The next phrase is... Change Slide
Hears my voice... This message is a call, an invitation to everyone, its not only of a selected few but to all who has ears and has the ability to hear. Listening is not even required Change Slide
Opens the Door - This message demands action - This message must be acted upon, only then can one benefit from it Message - personal - optional, freedom - invitation, call - demands action, For whom is this message? Rev. 3:14 Change Slide
To the angel of the church in Laodicea Who is this angel, who are the members of the church in Laodicea? Lets try to look at what our Prophet Ellen G. White says about it... Change Slide
Lets have a little audience participation, lets read it together giving emphasis on the word or phrase that has a different color from the rest. Ready Read Our condition... Ellen is talking about our condition Change Slide
Here's another statement from E.G. White. Let us read it together just like the other one. Who is claiming to be the children of God in these last days? The Message is for.... Change slide
This is our message, our special message... Next Let us try to discover who sent this message. In receiving any message it is so important to know who sent the message That's why we have caller ID in our phones Who sent this message?
Revelation 3:14 gives us the answer lets try to read it again... Read: The sender did not just give one description of himself but provided us with several let us go to the first Change Slide
Who is the Amen According to Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible Amen is – the one that is steady and unchangeable in all his purposes and promises The one that never changes Let's go to the next description... Change Slide
Faithful and True Witness - faithful - True The one that faithfully speaks(as a witness, a witness always speak) the truth. Someone who will tell you the truth whether you like it our not. The truth hurts Last... Change Slide
The beginning of God's Creation Our Creator The first and the last... The one who holds everything in his hands including time... Time – the beginning, the ultimate demonstration of our finiteness, we could not control it Change Slide
Jesus - the one that never changes - the one who is the truth - the alpha and the omega We are now we ready to study this special message from Jesus for us today. I'll like to call these God's Loving Rebuke Ready... Let me ask you this question... Change Slide
If you are going to rate yourself on a scale of 1 – 10 with 1 – as worst 10 – as excellent Lets have a show of hands... If you want let's try it with pictures Change Slide
Let us asked the Bible... Revelation 3:16 ESV Change Slide
Let us focus on what God will do to us... Change Slide
The KJV uses the word SPEU which comes from the word emeo in Greek which means to vomit. Vomit – suka Let us try to look at EGW comments on this text Chang Slide
Nauseating – in our vernacular “LOOD” Why are we nauseating to His Taste? Change Slide
What is really our condition as seen from the point of view of Jesus? Read Revelation 3:17 ESV Change Slide
Revelation 3:17 ESV clearly says that we are nauseating because we are.... Change Slide
But these are only the symptoms. The root cause is that we Believe otherwise... Change Slide
For you say... but you do not realize We are deceiving ourselves The Heart is deceitful, who can understand it. Ellen G White says... Change Slide
Please Read Change Slide
God considers us, wretched, miserable, poor, blind, naked Because of - Self Love - self deception - self justification Change Slide
Read and Emphasize Let us continue Change Slide
Read and Emphasize - Bankrupt - living a lie These are pretty strong words and these are addressed to us as the Laodecean church Lets try some more Change Slide
Read and Emphasize Worse than DEAD - a message, rebuke for them but they apply it to their neighbor Let us pause for a moment... These attitude reminds me of one of my favorite stories... Change Slide
The Emperor's New Clothes Self – Deception, Self – Justification, Self – Love Change Slide
We are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked Because we love our selves, we deceived our selves, we think ourselves righteous usually by comparing ourselves with our neighbors Yet this is our true condition... and we do not realize it or we just don't like to see Stare for a minute at the picture It's not nice but that is the truth It seems hopeless...but are we. Change
The underlying reason is LOVE, it might be a message that would really hurt but it is out of LOVE The message is not a hopeless message We could do something about our condition. What do we need to do, Let's look at the message... Change Slide
Read... This is our hope... Change Slide
First we need to listen to the counsel Not just hear but listen Next... Change Slide
Go to Christ Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden Change Slide
Then we must buy... we need to buy three things Change Slide
According to Ellen G White... Change Slide
Gold of Faith and Love To make us truly rich A love without any tinge of selfishness A faith without a tinge of doubt After the gold we need to buy... Change slide
This is... Change Slide
White Garment to cover the shame of our nakedness We become naked when we fell into sin The Righteousness of Christ obtained for us at an infinite price The last thing we need to buy... Change Slide
Eye – Salve... Let us see what does Egwhite says about it Change Slide
The word of God with true Spiritual discernment To open our eyes to our true condition But there is a big BUT... Change Slide
With our present condition... Click Not just anything but very expensive things. How can we afford things that even if we sell the whole universe we could not even afford Things with an infinite price Change Slide
Here is the answer... We just have to come to Jesus Change Slide
Renounce ourselves,
Empty our heart of selfishness Change Slide
And allow Jesus to enter our hearts and show us our real condition Change Slide
We need to remove our love for ourselves, stop deceiving ourselves, and accept our sinfulness. Open our eyes to our utter hopelessness for only until then will we be able to hear... Change Slide
...Jesus knocking at the door of our hearts, only until then will we open our doors and welcome him into our lives. Change Slide
Then he will come in bringing with Him all the richness of heaven, including The Gold of Faith and Love, The White Garment of His Righteousness, The eye-salve of God's Word coupled with Spiritual Discernment, not to mention eternal life, and sup with us forever Will you let him in today.
