Jesus stands knocking at the door of our hearts, not as a judgmental inspector, or an objective advisor, but as a friend, a saviour who wants to come and help us. Who enables us to get things sorted in our lives of rottenness. To get rid of past sins, to sort out things that we're carrying that hold us back. With Jesus' help, those things can be replaced and got rid of with something blessed and eternally beautiful. Jesus died on the cross and rose again so that we can be delivered from rottenness and sin. and be forgiven and end up be given something beautiful solid and eternal instead. That is the gospel that's the good news. He's not just a judgmental inspector. He is our help, our counsellor. He comes round with the will and the means to get it sorted. We only have to open the door and welcome him in.
 

1) Look at all the titles for Jesus in the letters to the 7 churches e.g. verse 14. What do they convey about Him?

2) Why is untreated tepid water dangerous? What are some hidden dangers of lukewarm Christianity?

3) Jesus exhorts the Laodiceans to buy 'gold refined in the fire' to mitigate their spiritual poverty. What could it mean to have faith 'refined in the fire'?

4) Jesus follows his words of discipline with a promise to be with us. What does it mean to you to have Jesus offering to eat with us?

5) What are some of the things these 7 letters to the churches challenge us to overcome? What is the first step we should take to overcome them?

6) Are we in danger of being self-sufficient rather than reliant on God? How can we change to being interdependent?

7) In what ways can we offer spiritual water to our community that is pure, clean and refined?