Queen's Road Cell

 Optional Application: Do you act as though you think you are rich or poor in your own resources? Do you need gold, white clothes, and eye-salve from Jesus? Pray about this. 'Gold' is spiritual wealth (cf. Lk 12:21). There is investment in the eternal: relationship with God, service and contribution to the kingdom. "white" is purity, holiness, internal and external righteousness "salve" is spiritual vision and perspective - a God's eye view For Thought and Discussion: What does It Imply that Jesus describes Himself as outside the door from the Christians at Laodicea? He was not having intimate fellowship with them. They were self-preoccupied and self-sufficient. They did not think they needed Jesus' presence and relationship. For Thought and Discussion:  a. In each letter, Jesus closes (before or after the promise to the overcomers) with the same summons for those with ears to hear. What is the point of this call? Whom do you think He is addressing? ...

For Thought and Discussion: What is the significance of the white clothes in 3:4-5? (See 6:11; 7:9,13.) Purity   For Thought and Discussion: What Is Jesus' point in repeating "name" four times in 3:1-6? " You have the reputation of being alive" "Yet you have still a few names in Sardis" "I will never blot his name out of the book of life"   "I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels"     The 'name' stands for the whole person. Despote the failure of the church as a whole, God knows His people as individuals, yet not as others kinow us. He takes delight in rewarding us.   For Further Study: What does It mean to be a true Jew (3:9)? See Romans 2:2-29 Those who obey the law of God in their hearts (2:29) Those who are children of the promise (Rom 9:7), who share Abraham's faith.   13. What encouragements does Jesus offer in 3:7-13 to those suffering persecution? "I know you" "I have set be...