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MWUTT 33: The Modern Church Wants to be Nice (Revelation 3:14-22)

The Laodicean church's lukewarmness and pursuit of niceness mirrors modern American Christianity's dangerous complacency and cultural compromise.

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In our 33rd episode of “Men Who Understood the Times,” we study Revelation 3:14-22 – The modern Church wants to be nice:

  1. The importance of Laodicea
  2. The Amen and true witness
  3. Lukewarm Christianity that desires to be nice
  4. Buy gold, white garments, and salve
  5. Take this seriously and repent
  6. Jesus is standing at the door and knocking
  7. Sitting with Jesus on his throne.

“Look, I stand at the door and I am knocking. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in with him and dine with him, and he with me. To the one who is victorious I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.”

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Welcome and introductions
Pastor Andy Mueller, Pastor Zachary VonDeylen, Pastor Michael Zarling
  1. Pastor Andy Mueller

    Welcome to this episode of Men Who Understood the Times. I'm Michael with Andy and Zach. Uh, Zach was disappointed I didn't ask him what he was drinking the last time he was on the podcast. So what do you have to drink this morning, Zach?

  2. Pastor Zachary VonDeylen

    Uh, this morning I'm drinking some, uh, orange-flavored electrolytes.

  3. Pastor Andy Mueller

    Is that right?

  4. Pastor Michael Zarling

    It's 'cause we're, we're recording during his workout time, Andy, so- ... he's gotta go work out afterwards.

  5. Pastor Andy Mueller

    During mine too.

  6. Pastor Michael Zarling

    D- do you have, do you have an up, your drop of creamer in your coffee, Andy?

  7. Pastor Andy Mueller

    That is correct, sir.

  8. Pastor Michael Zarling

    Okay.

  9. Pastor Andy Mueller

    And in honor of the NFL Draft this weekend, I've got my Raiders coffee tumbler.

Laodicea's wealth and self-sufficiency
Pastor Michael Zarling, Pastor Andy Mueller, Pastor Zachary VonDeylen
Jesus as the Amen and true witness
Pastor Michael Zarling, Pastor Zachary VonDeylen, Pastor Andy Mueller
Lukewarmness and niceness in the church
Pastor Michael Zarling, Pastor Andy Mueller, Pastor Zachary VonDeylen
Marxism and politicization of everything
Pastor Andy Mueller, Pastor Michael Zarling, Pastor Zachary VonDeylen
Numbness from comfort and entertainment
Pastor Zachary VonDeylen, Pastor Michael Zarling, Pastor Andy Mueller
Gold, garments, and salve: spiritual poverty
Pastor Michael Zarling, Pastor Andy Mueller, Pastor Zachary VonDeylen
Repentance as a way of life
Pastor Michael Zarling, Pastor Zachary VonDeylen
Jesus knocking and sitting on the throne
Pastor Michael Zarling, Pastor Andy Mueller, Pastor Zachary VonDeylen

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