Podcasts about backslidden

Outline: “Hot, Cold or Lukewarm” I. Introduction: The Challenge of Being Lukewarm Opening encouragement: “We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Illustration about coffee: Some prefer it hot. Some prefer it cold. Few prefer it lukewarm. Connection to spiritual life: Jesus desires people who are spiritually hot or cold, rather than lukewarm. Primary text: Revelation 3:14–22 II. Background: The Message to the Church at Laodicea The passage came to the preacher during a three-day fast and prayer. Jesus gives John the Apostle a revelation while John is on the Isle of Patmos. John was elderly and exiled because of his faithful proclamation of Jesus Christ. Revelation 1:19 provides the framework for the book: Things John had seen. Things that were happening. Things that would take place afterward. Revelation chapters 2–3 contain messages to seven literal churches in Asia Minor: Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea III. The Purpose and Pattern of the Seven Messages Each message begins with a revelation of who Jesus is. Each generally contains: A commendation. A rebuke or correction. Counsel about how to respond. Smyrna and Philadelphia received commendation without rebuke. Laodicea uniquely received rebuke without commendation. The messages to the first-century churches remain relevant to believers today. Application: Scripture is given for teaching, correction, reproof, and training. Believers should examine themselves rather than constantly examine others. IV. Jesus' Standard for Evaluating His Church Jesus does not primarily evaluate churches according to: Attendance. Buildings. Money/budget. The preacher contrasts the “ABCs”: Attendance Buildings Cash Jesus emphasizes the D: Discipleship. The goal is not merely making decisions or gathering spectators. True disciples: Follow Jesus. Learn from Him. Live like Him. Contribute through faith and service. The emphasis is quality rather than quantity. Jesus looks at the inward condition of the heart rather than outward appearance. V. The Four C's of the Message 1. The Christ — Revelation 3:14 Jesus identifies Himself as: The Amen The faithful and true witness The beginning/source of God's creation Jesus alone is qualified to judge the heart and soul. “Beginning” refers to His supremacy, source, and preeminence—not that Jesus was created. Jesus is both authoritative and loving. Believers should measure themselves by: Jesus. God's Word. Avoid comparing yourself with other people because comparison produces: Pride. Insecurity. 2. The Complacency — Revelation 3:15–17 Jesus says the Laodiceans are neither hot nor cold. Their lukewarmness makes Him want to spit/vomit them out. Hot represents: Passion. Spiritual hunger. Prayer. Scripture. Commitment. Pursuit of God. Cold represents: Clearly recognizing one's distance from God. Awareness of one's need for God. Lukewarm represents: Indifference. Going through religious motions. Lack of spiritual passion. Being comfortable with just enough Christianity to avoid real transformation. Background of Laodicea: Nearby Hierapolis had hot springs. Cold water was also available from another nearby source. By the time water reached Laodicea through aqueducts, it became lukewarm. Jesus used the city's familiar experience to communicate a spiritual truth. Warning against becoming like the Pharisees: Religious outwardly. Spiritually corrupt inwardly. Self-righteous and judgmental. Complacency often develops gradually through compromise. The danger of prosperity: “I am rich.” “I have everything I need.” Material sufficiency can produce spiritual self-sufficiency. True wealth is being rich toward God. Without Jesus, possessing everything amounts to nothing. With Jesus, even without worldly possessions, a person possesses what truly matters. 3. The Counsel — Revelation 3:18–19 Jesus counsels the Laodiceans to receive from Him: Gold refined by fire — true spiritual riches. White garments — righteousness and purity in Christ. Eye salve — spiritual sight and understanding. Jesus again speaks in terms familiar to Laodicea: Financial/banking center → gold. Textile/fashion industry → clothing. Medical/eye treatment → eye salve. The central message: Stop trusting worldly resources. Come to Jesus for what truly satisfies. Jesus could command, yet He lovingly says, “I counsel you.” Isaiah 55 reinforces God's invitation to receive His provision without money. Jesus' rebuke comes from love: “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.” The appropriate response is: Zeal. Repentance. Change. 4. The Call — Revelation 3:20–22 Jesus says: “I stand at the door and knock.” The original context is striking: This message was addressed to a church. Jesus is pictured as outside, knocking to be let back in. Jesus continues pursuing people even when they have become: Complacent. Lukewarm. Backslidden. His invitation: Hear His voice. Open the door. Fellowship with Him. The promise to those who overcome: They will sit with Christ on His throne. Main emphasis: There is still hope. There is still grace. There is still restoration. There is still a future. VI. Personal Self-Examination The sermon shifts from examining the church to examining oneself. Questions for believers: Am I spiritually hot, cold, or lukewarm? Have I become complacent? Am I more influenced by culture and social media than Scripture? Am I following Jesus or merely participating in church? Have prosperity and comfort made me less dependent on God? Do not judge yourself by comparison with others. Judge yourself according to God's Word. The preacher uses his own experience of receiving a medical diagnosis as an illustration: An accurate diagnosis is not condemnation. It identifies the problem so healing can begin. Likewise, God's conviction exposes spiritual problems so restoration can occur. VII. Communion and the Call to Examine Ourselves Transition to 1 Corinthians 11:23–32. Communion is presented as a moment of self-examination. Believers are instructed to examine themselves before partaking. God knows: Sin. Rebellion. Compromise. Hidden struggles. Yet He continues to knock and invite people into fellowship. God does not demand that people fix themselves before coming to Him. The invitation is: Come as you are. Repent. Surrender. Allow God's grace to transform you. VIII. Final Appeal Stop living below God's calling and purpose. Move from: Complacency → zeal. Compromise → surrender. Lukewarmness → spiritual fire. Self-sufficiency → dependence on God. Judge yourself rather than others. Recognize that correction can be an expression of love. A true friend tells the truth rather than simply affirming everything. Jesus is still knocking. The response required is simply to open the door. Closing invitation: Examine your heart. Hear Jesus. Open your heart. Repent. Receive His grace. Restore your relationship with Him.

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Dr. Jack Trieber preached a message entitled “Backslidden" during the Sunday Morning service on April 19, 2026, at North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, California. View Archived Services at nvbc.org.

A sermon on Psalm 42 claimed the psalm is basically about David in a backslidden state. But does Psalm 42 actually say that? Before continuing the sermon review, this episode pauses to examine what the Bible really means by backsliding.

A sermon on Psalm 42 claimed the psalm is basically about David in a backslidden state. But does Psalm 42 actually say that? Before continuing the sermon review, this episode pauses to examine what the Bible really means by backsliding.

A sermon recently uploaded to SermonAudio caught my attention. The title: "How Important Is the Lord in Your Life?" The text: Psalm 42:1–5. We review it.

"I have, through a great multiplicity of worldly affairs, and a deep engagement in them, lost that savour and relish for divine things I once experienced, and have become a sad stranger to that real communion with God, which was previously my chief joy. And I have so greatly declined in the Christian life, that I can sometimes omit the duties of private prayer and meditation; and at other times, I perform them with formality and coldness, and I am in no way suitably affected with my sad defections.

A closed door changed everything. On Christmas Eve, we pause with gratitude and face a hard question: which side of the threshold are we living on—comfort, compromise, or courageous surrender? We reflect on self-examination, walk through Jesus' invitation to ask, seek, and knock, and reframe it as a path to spiritual good rather than a vending machine for our wishes. That frame opens space for an honest, compassionate call to three groups: those still undecided about Jesus, those who drifted and feel too tired or ashamed to return, and believers who perform publicly but compromise privately.We share real stories of struggle and turning, and we sit with scripture that refuses to flatter us: Revelation 3's warning to lukewarm hearts and Luke 13's narrow gate that requires endurance, not just a great start. Romans 1 becomes a mirror, not a weapon, exposing any habitual sin we defend or normalize. The throughline is relationship over legalism: in love, there are things we won't do, not just things we can't. The Holy Spirit doesn't demand pre-cleaned lives; he asks for access. Surrender is not behavior modification—it's opening the door and letting God do the deep work in our motives, habits, and loyalties.This is a warm yet urgent episode for anyone standing at a threshold. Whether you are weighing faith for the first time, longing to return from a backslidden season, or ready to end the split between public devotion and private compromise, the invitation is clear: stop vacillating and step through. We close with a prayer of salvation and a welcome home for anyone who responds, trusting that grace meets us at the door and leads us forward.If this speaks to you, share it with someone who needs encouragement today. Subscribe for more Christ-centered reflections, leave a review to help others find the show, and email your testimony so we can celebrate and support you.Send us a textSupport the showPlease feel free to leave us your prayer request, comments, and feedback at our website at https://anotherlookpodcast.buzzsprout.com or https://podpage.com/another-look-podcast/. You are precious and loved beloved. Keep pressing forward towards Jesus.

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Vanity, vanities! Was the writer of Ecclesiastes a “backslidden preacher”? A recent visit to the book has made Michael reconsider! We open up by diving into the book and asking the questions; What exactly was vain? and What was the “vexation of the spirit”? This search leaves us with a completely new and very “gospelly” […] The post 251031 The Backslidden Preacher & The Woman At The Well first appeared on Gospel Revolution.com.

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Category: Ezra -- Series: Building for Eternity Ezra 7 - God's Prescription for a Backslidden Church (Paul Brennan) (The Tron Church Glasgow)

Category: Ezra -- Series: Building for Eternity Ezra 7 - God's Prescription for a Backslidden Church (Paul Brennan) (The Tron Church Glasgow)

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO LULU 22 IANUARI  2025(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: Faamoemoe mo ē ua liliu ‘ese (Hope for the backslidden) Tauloto -Tusi Paia–Hosea 14:4”Ou te fa‘amālōlōina lo latou liliu ‘ese; ‘ou te alofa fua ‘iā te i latou, auā ‘ua liliu‘eseina lo‘u ita ‘iā te i latou.”Faitauga – Tusi Paia – Ieremia 3:22-23Ina ua faasatauroina Iesu, na manatu Peteru ua  maea ai iina lana galuega i le Atua i le lalolagi nei. O lea na ia faapea atu ai i le au uso, le au soo I le Ioane 21:3, ‘a lē mafai ona ou agai I luma, o le mea sili e mafai ona ou toe foi i le mea na ou sau ai. Le au uso e, o le a ou toe foi I le faifaiva', ona latou manatu lea e mulimuli ia te ia. Peitai, ao faifaiva, na fetaiai ma le Alii ma ua ia toe faafoisia ia te ia. O Peteru lava lea e tasi lea na manatu ua maea lana galuega mo Keriso, ua faamaloloina tagata I lona ataata, e pei ona tatou iloa I le Galuega 5:15“ua o‘o ‘ina ‘aumai e i latou i ē mama‘i i malae, ma fa‘ata‘o‘oto ai i moega ma fata, tau lava ‘ina ‘ia fa‘apaoloina ai nisi o i latou i le ata o Peteru pe a ui ane o ia.”‭‭Afai ua e toilalo I le galuega a le Atua I se taimi, ma ua e manatu ua le mafai e le Atua ona toe faaaogaina oe ona o agasala sa e faia, ou te fia ta'u atu ia te oe, afai e te salamo ma lafoai ou ala tuai, e mafai lava e le Atua ona faaaogaina oe I se ala maoa'e. O lana fiafiaga masani o le faaaogaina o tagata e lē tauoloa I ni auala matautia.Le au pele e, aua e te faapei o Samasoni, na ia faia se mea e lē fiafia ai le Atua. Na alu ese ma le ala na saunia e le Atua mo ia ma ua fiafia e fai le agasala. Na o'o ina saisai e le fili, ma ua lē toe maua le fesootaiga ma le Atua. Peitai, ina ua ia tatalo I Lē e ou le alofa mutimutivale e fou I taeao uma (Auega 3:22-23) ma ua toe faaleleia lea fesootaiga. E le gata ua toe fesootai, na toe maua e Samasoni lona malosi na leiloa. I le aso e tasi, na ia fasiotia Filisitia e sili atu I Filisitia na ia fasiotia I lona olaga atoa. Ua faaalia ai na faamagalo e le Atua ma faafoisia Samasoni, peitai e lei faamagaloina e Samasoni o ia lava, ma ia ole I le Atua ia oti o ia faatasi ma ona fili (Faamasino 16:17-30).Afai ua e liliu ‘ese ma le Alii, e mafai e le Alii ona toe faafoisia oe pe afai e te faataga ia. Toe foi ia te ia I le tatalo, amata ona e suesue I lau Tusi Paia, savali I le usiusitai ma mafuta ma Isi kerisiano faatuatua. E te iloa ai a'o e laalaa atu ia te ia, e 99 ana laa e agai mai ai, ia te oe. Ua ou vaai I le toetele o ē ua liliu ‘ese ua toe faafoisia e le Atua. O le mea moni ua e leiloa na liliu ‘ese. Ina ua maea ona toe salamo moni, na toe taitaia I latou e le Atua ma faaaogaina I latou ma le mana. Le au pele e, afai ua e alu ese ma ala o le Atua, e mafai foi ona ia faia mo oe pe afai e te salamo moni ma toe fo'i mai ia te ia. E mafai e le Atua ona toe faafoisia ma le atoatoa soo se kerisiano faatuatua na liliu ‘ese pe afai e salamo moni, I le suafa o Iesu, Amene.  

Some teach,"Once saved, always saved". This is controversial but does scripture support it?Don't be left out, listen in! 

Exodus 33:1-23 — What should the church do when it is compromised and apathetic? Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones argues effectively that the answer is revival. In this sermon on the backslidden church from Exodus 33:1–23 titled “Revival of a Backslidden Church,” Dr. Lloyd-Jones gives four essential steps to revival: 1) the church must identify with the state of the people; 2) it must separate to meet with God; 3) it must be urgent in prayer; and 4) it must want more of God. First, Moses saw the state of the people and reacted by standing in the gap and preached truth to the people, even if people did not react favorably. Today's church must do the same. Second, he moved the camp out from the people, and those who are spiritually alive, says Dr. Lloyd-Jones, must do the same. He notes the examples in church history such as the Wesley brothers, George Whitefield's “Holy Club,” and others. Next, Dr. Lloyd-Jones argues, “Orthodoxy alone will not win the battle” but Christians must urgently pray with faithful expectation. They must pray with “holy boldness.” Lastly, Dr. Lloyd-Jones urges the Christian not to settle, but to desire more of God. Moses desired more of God than he was given (lest Moses die), but the result was still a powerful manifestation of God.

Exodus 33:1-23 — What should the church do when it is compromised and apathetic? Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones argues effectively that the answer is revival. In this sermon on the backslidden church from Exodus 33:1–23 titled “Revival of a Backslidden Church,” Dr. Lloyd-Jones gives four essential steps to revival: 1) the church must identify with the state of the people; 2) it must separate to meet with God; 3) it must be urgent in prayer; and 4) it must want more of God. First, Moses saw the state of the people and reacted by standing in the gap and preached truth to the people, even if people did not react favorably. Today's church must do the same. Second, he moved the camp out from the people, and those who are spiritually alive, says Dr. Lloyd-Jones, must do the same. He notes the examples in church history such as the Wesley brothers, George Whitefield's “Holy Club,” and others. Next, Dr. Lloyd-Jones argues, “Orthodoxy alone will not win the battle” but Christians must urgently pray with faithful expectation. They must pray with “holy boldness.” Lastly, Dr. Lloyd-Jones urges the Christian not to settle, but to desire more of God. Moses desired more of God than he was given (lest Moses die), but the result was still a powerful manifestation of God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/603/29

Discover what it truly means to be a backslidden Christian in this in-depth exploration of biblical insights. Learn the signs of backsliding, what God thinks about backsliders, and the hope He offers for restoration. Whether you're struggling in your faith or seeking guidance, this video provides encouragement and truth straight from the Word of God.

Again, we're not “singling out” anyone from the pulpit. Like Pastor Lee mentioned in a previous episode, we don't want to use the pulpit as a “bully pulpit.” That shows more cowardice than bravery. But when true believers are among us who have backslidden, what passages or doctrinal themes should we preach to address backslidden believers? What aspect of Christ's person and work do the backslidden need to hear about? For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cbtseminary/support

Again, we're not “singling out” anyone from the pulpit. Like Pastor Lee mentioned in a previous episode, we don't want to use the pulpit as a “bully pulpit.” That shows more cowardice than bravery. But when true believers are among us who have backslidden, what passages or doctrinal themes should we preach to address backslidden believers? What aspect of Christ's person and work do the backslidden need to hear about?

In tonight’s segment, we discuss how it is becoming more apparent that God has allowed America to come under wicked leadership to provoke a backslidden Nation to repentance before it is too late.

A lesson on the cause and consequences of not nurturing a steady and faithful walk with the Lord.

A lesson on the cause and consequences of not nurturing a steady and faithful walk with the Lord.

A lesson on the cause and consequences of not nurturing a steady and faithful walk with the Lord.

How do we go back to God after we've deliberately chosen not to listen to His commands? In this episode we talk about the concept of backsliding and how can find our way back to God after that. How do we deal with the guilt, the shame and the embarrassment? Well tune in and find out.

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A study of the return of Naomi and Ruth to Bethlehem.

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