Laodicea- The Lack of Lust Text: Rom 7:7, 1Cor 12:31 I. Lust II. Laodicea III. Leadership IV. Law of the LORD V. Logic

1. Laodicea- The Lack of
Lust
I. Lust
Rom 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God
forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had
not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not
covet.
1Cor 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet
shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Prov 18:1 Through desire a man, having separated
himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
II. Laodicea
Rev 3:17-18
17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with
goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that
thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind,
and naked:

2. 18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that
thou mayest be rich; Scriptural abstainers-wretched and
poor
and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that
the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; reprobate
righteousness-miserable and naked
and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Blinded minds
17…knowest not that thou art…
2Cor 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the
minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the
glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should
shine unto them.
III. Leadership
1Tim 3:1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of
a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Eph 4:11-12 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and
teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the
ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

3. IV. Law of the LORD
Ps 42:1 To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of
Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so
panteth my soul after thee, O God.
1Pet 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the
word, that ye may grow thereby:
Ps 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver
tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Ps 19:7-10 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting
the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise
the simple.
8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart:
the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening
the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the
judgments of the LORD are true and righteous
altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much
fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

4. V. Logic
Prov 8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the
things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.