Wake Up… | Revelation 3:1–20 | The Book of Revelation
Summit Life with J.D. Greear
J.D. Greear Ministries
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🗓️ 25 May 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
“Lukewarm” isn’t really a desirable trait in, well, just about anything. After all, is there anyone who actually looks forward to a lukewarm cup of coffee in the morning? But when Jesus uses this word, what he has in mind is something far worse. In this message from Revelation 3, Pastor J.D. takes us through John’s last three letters to the churches. Though Jesus doesn’t have anything negative to say to the church at Philadelphia, he has plenty to say to the congregation of Laodicea, and it begins with his visceral reaction to their halfhearted Christianity. We, of course, have to be careful not to fall into the same trap: claiming the name of Jesus with our lips but living lives that are in no way distinct from the world.
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| 0:00.0 | He didn't allow himself to be stripped naked and have nails put it in his hands and his feet |
| 0:04.3 | so that you could play church on the weekend or sit at home even worse, |
| 0:08.8 | dropping in every week from your couch and your pajamas. |
| 0:11.6 | The only kind of reaction that's appropriate to what Jesus did is full and complete worship and abandonment of your will to his. |
| 0:29.0 | Yeah. worship and abandonment of your will to His. Welcome back to the Summit Life podcast with Pastor J.D. Greer. If you're looking for a simple |
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| 1:19.2 | Now, on to our teaching. We've seen how easy it is for our hearts to drift. And today, |
| 1:24.5 | Jesus takes that warning even further. Pastor J.D. Greer continues in Revelation 3, |
| 1:29.9 | where we hear some of the most sobering words in all of Scripture. |
| 1:33.9 | Because when faith becomes half-hearted, lukewarm, it's not just ineffective. |
| 1:38.8 | It's something Jesus strongly warns against. |
| 1:41.9 | So let's hear from Pastor J.D. now. |
| 1:50.6 | Thank you. strongly warns against. So let's hear from Pastor J.D. now. And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write, |
| 1:54.5 | the words of the amen, the faithful and true witness, |
| 1:58.9 | the beginning of God's creation. |
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