The church in Laodicea was complacent and thought they needed nothing, but Jesus saw they were wretched, poor, blind, and naked. Jesus calls on them to buy from him true treasure, righteousness, and knowledge through repentance. He stands at the door and knocks, hoping they will hear his call to turn away from their self-deluded ways and toward him in zealous faith.

1. Letters to the Churches
#07
I Stand at the Door and Knock
Revelation 3.14-22
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart
24 August, 2008
Las Cruces, NM
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: The church in Laodicea was in trouble and didn’t even realize
it. They were so self-deluded and complacent that they thought they
needed nothing. Jesus’ love calls on them to be zealous and repent, buying
from Him true treasure, true righteousness and true knowledge.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright
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2. I Stand
at the Door
and Knock
Revelation 3.14-22

3. Let him hear

4. Pergamum
Thyatira
Ephesus
Smyrna
Patmos
te
Rhodes
A S I A
L Y C I A
G A L A T
P A M P HY L I A
Aegean
Sea
Great Sea
(Mediterranean)
Sardis
Philadelphia
Laodicea

6. The Amen

7. The Amen
The Faithful and True Witness

8. The Amen
The Faithful and True Witness
The Beginning of God’s Creation

9. I know your works.

11. “I will spit you out
of my mouth”

12. “Would
that you
were
either
cold...”

13. “or
hot.”

14. “I am rich, I have
prospered,
and I
need nothing.”

15. Wretched
PitiablePoor
Blind
Naked

16. “for apart from me
you can do nothing”
— John 15.5

17. “I counsel you to buy from me...”

18. “Come, everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And he who has no money,
Come, buy and eat!
Come buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.”
— Isaiah 55.1

19. True Treasure

20. “lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven”
— Matthew 6.20

21. “the light of the
knowledge of the
glory of God in the
face of Jesus Christ”
— 2 Corinthians 4.6-7

22. “The kingdom of
heaven is like treasure
hidden in a field”
— Matthew 13.44

23. “They are to do
good, to be rich in
good works, to be
generous and ready to
share”
— 1 Timothy 6.18-19

24. True
Righteousness

25. “He has clothed me with the
garments of salvation; He has
covered me with the robes of
righteousness”
— Isaiah 61.10

26. “Let us cleanse ourselves
from every defilement of
body and spirit, bringing
holiness to completion in the
fear of God.”
— 2 Corinthians 7.1

28. True Knowledge

29. “Christ, in whom are
hidden all the
treasures of wisdom
and knowledge.”
— Colossians 2.2-3

30. “But my eyes are
toward you, O God,
my Lord; inYou I seek
refuge; leave me not
defenseless!”
— Psalm 141.8

31. “having the eyes of
your heart
enlightened.”
— Ephesians 1.18
Hope Riches Power

32. “Those
whom
I love,
I reprove
and
discipline”

33. Be zealous
& repent

35. Let him hear