Topic: Confronting Carnal Christianity – a lukewarm believer; one who has accepted Jesus but may still commit certain sins out of habit.

• Jan 12: Confronting Complacent Christianity – feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder.
  
• Jan 5: Confronting Comfortable Christianity – No challenges, no growth, no desire to go deeper in your relationship with Jesus. Satisfied with status quo.
  

Q. What does it mean to be lukewarm spiritually?

A. A lukewarm Christian may be someone who claims to be a believer in Jesus but does not appear to be fully committed to Jesus, may occasionally attend church, rarely studies the Bible, and dabbles in the sinful things of the world.

Definition: Lukewarm. Greek. chliaros. = Neutral, tepid and thus nauseating, disgusting.

Revelation 3:14 – 22 (NASB) 14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and

true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.

16 ‘So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.

17 ‘Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

19 ‘Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.

20 ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.

21 ‘He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

22 ‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

Walking Points:

1. It’s time to stop being lukewarm and get on fire for Jesus. TODAY!
   
2. To grow spiritually, follow this formula: Pray constantly (1 Thess. 5:17), Read (the Word) daily (2 Tim. 2:15), Assemble (for worship & fellowship) weekly! (Heb. 10:15)