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NASB | Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. |
Bible Question: I need a good bible story for a church group study that involves where we see our church today. I see us as stagnant (not growing), wealthy, unsure of how to share our faith, intellectual, short of time yet caring, generous and sincere. any thoughts? |
Bible Answer: We don't like to admit it but we can become complacent, and complacency amounts to lukewarmness. Being wealthy and intellectual can result in becoming complacent. We need to always be willing to examine and guard ourselves against becoming lukewarm. Lukewarmness can be individual or corperate. Rev 3:14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: Rev 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. Rev 3:16 So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. Rev 3:17 Because THOU SAYEST, I AM RICH, AND HAVE GOTTEN RICHES, AND HAVE NEED OF NOTHING, AND KNOWEST NOT THAT THOU ART the wretched one and miserable and POOR and blind and naked: Rev 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see. Rev 3:19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Rev 3:21 He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne. Rev 3:22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. |