THE LUKEWARM CHURCH & Lazy Leaders “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. “I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth…” Revelation 3:14-16 LAODICEA There are times when I can clearly see that we are living in a Laodicean Age when it comes to the modern Church....

Man vs. God Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 In a recent small group Bible study, this passage of Scripture stood out to me, and I immediately thought about the true meaning of the word peace that Jesus was passing along to his disciples as opposed to how it is interpreted today. For the past decade, I have used the word shalom as my closing for my electronic...

Scene of Circumcision in ancient Egypt. Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, reign of king Teti, ca. 2345 2333 BC. Tomb of Ankhmahor, Saqqara necropolis. Egypt Museum 9 And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it...