reviving

the NT
heart for
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HEART Checklist
Check the items that best describe your condition right now.

You can go hours or days without having more than a

passing thought of Him.

You don’t have a strong desire to spend time with Him.

You don’t have a strong hunger for the Word; Bible

reading is a “chore”—something to mark off your “to do”

list.

Spending time in prayer is a burden/duty rather than a

delight.

Your worship is formal, dry, lifeless, merely going

through the motions.

Private prayer and worship are almost non-existent

(cold and dry).

You are more concerned about physical health, well-

being, and comfort than about the well-being and

condition of your soul.

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HEART Checklist
Check the items that best describe your condition right now:

You crave physical food, while having little appetite

for spiritual food.

You crave human companionship more than a

relationship with Christ.

You spend more time and effort on your physical

appearance than on cultivating inner spiritual

beauty to please Christ.

Your heart toward Christ is cold and indifferent; not

tender as it once was, not easily moved by the Word,

talk of spiritual things, etc.

Christianity is more of a checklist than a relationship

with Christ.

You measure spirituality (yours/others’) by

performance rather than the condition of the heart.

Christianity is defined more what by what you “do”

than who you “are” (“doing” “being”).

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HEART Checklist
Check the items that best describe your condition right now:

Your service for Christ and others is motivated by a

sense of duty or obligation.

You find yourself becoming resentful over the hardships

and demands of serving Christ and others.

You can talk with others about kids, marriage, weather,

and the news, but struggle to talk about the Lord and

spiritual matters.

You have a hard time coming up with something fresh to

share in a testimony service at church or when someone

asks, “What’s God been doing in your life?”

Your obedience and service are motivated and fueled

by expectations of others or a desire to impress others,

more than by passion for Christ.

You are more concerned about what others think and

pleasing them, than about what God knows and

pleasing Christ.

* https://www.reviveourhearts.com/articles/40-evidences-left-your-first-love/

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Remember
Revelations 3:1-6
3 “To the angel of the church in

Sardis write: These are the words

of him who holds the seven

spirits[b] of God and the seven

stars. I know your deeds; you

have a reputation of being alive,

but you are dead. 2 Wake up!

John calls the believer
Strengthen what remains and is
to remember what
about to die, for I have found
they had once
your deeds unfinished in the
received and heard.
sight of my God. 3 Remember,
The believers in the
therefore, what you have
church of Sardis once
received and heard; hold it fast,
believed and were
and repent. But if you do not
spiritually alive, but
wake up, I will come like a thief,
the spiritual flame
and you will not know at what that once burned
time I will come to you.4 Yet you bright in their hearts

have a few people in Sardis who had grown cold. Some

have not soiled their clothes. of them had allowed

They will walk with me, dressed their faith to weaken

in white, for they are worthy. 5 and grow cold.

The one who is victorious will,

like them, be dressed in white. I

will never blot out the name of

that person from the book of life,

but will acknowledge that name

before my Father and his angels.

In Greek, the word
6 Whoever has ears, let them

hear what the Spirit says to the (mnémón) used in Rev

churches.
2:5a literally means
“keep on remembering”.
Jesus calls us to remember the

height from which we have

fallen, the pinnacle of our

relationship with Him.

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Remember
1 Corinthians 16:22
22 If anyone does not love the

Lord, let that person be cursed!

Come, Lord!

John 14:31
31 but he comes so that the world

may learn that I love the Father Spend a few moments

and do exactly what my Father has to pray and ask the

commanded me. Holy Spirit to help

you remember the

1 Cor 13:1-2 kindness and

13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of goodness of the Lord,

to remember the
men or of angels, but do not have
height from which you
love, I am only a resounding gong
have fallen and to
or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have
remember the great
the gift of prophecy and can
love of the Lord
fathom all mysteries and all
expressed through His
knowledge, and if I have a faith
death on Calvary.
that can move mountains, but do

not have love, I am nothing.

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#1 prayerfully.
Luke 15:17-20
17 “When he came to his senses, he

said, ‘How many of my father’s

hired servants have food to spare,

and here I am starving to death! 18

I will set out and go back to my

father and say to him: Father, I Can you go back in your

have sinned against heaven and

against you. 19 I am no longer

mind to those early
worthy to be called your son; make
moments of closeness that
me like one of your hired servants.’

20 So he got up and went to his you have had with God?

father. “But while he was still a

long way off, his father saw him

and was filled with compassion for

him; he ran to his son, threw his

arms around him and kissed him.

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Have you
Begin with remembering and
lost your meditating on what your
relationship with Christ was
First Love? like when you were first met
Him. Let us go back and take
a mental snapshot of that
moment!
REMEMBER Checklist:
Can you remember the peace and joy the moment

when you met the Lord Jesus at the Cross in your

life?

Can you remember the revelation of how great

God’s love, mercy and grace for you in Christ Jesus?

Can you remember how much you loved Him and

wanted to obey Him and share Him to others?

Can you remember your hunger for God’s word and

desire for constant prayer?

Can you remember the sweet moments of fellowship

with God?

Can you remember all the goodness of the Lord in

your life in His provisions, protection and guidance?

Can you remember all the prayers that God has

answered in your life?

Can you remember all the promises of God that He

fulfilled in your life?

Can you remember His goodness, His loving kindness

and His faithfulness all the years of your life?

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Repent
Revelation 2:5b-7 Revelations 3:14-22

5bRepent and do the 14 To the angel of the

things you did at first. If

church in Laodicea write:

These are the words of the

you do not repent, I will
Amen, the faithful and true
come to you and remove
witness, the ruler of God’s
your lampstand from its
creation. 15 I know your
place. 6 But you have this
deeds, that you are neither
in your favor: You hate
cold nor hot. I wish you were
the practices of the
either one or the other! 16
Nicolaitans, which I also
So, because you are
hate. 7 Whoever has ears,
lukewarm—neither hot nor
let them hear what the
cold—I am about to spit you
Spirit says to the
out of my mouth. 17 You say,
churches. To the one who
‘I am rich; I have acquired
is victorious, I will give
wealth and do not need a
the right to eat from the
thing.’ But you do not
tree of life, which is in
realize that you are
the paradise of God.
wretched, pitiful, poor, blind

Romans 2:4 and naked. 18 I counsel you

to buy from me gold refined

in the fire, so you can

4 Or do you show
become rich; and white
contempt for the riches of
clothes to wear, so you can
his kindness, forbearance
cover your shameful
and patience, not

realizing God’s that

nakedness; and salve to put

kindness is intended to on your eyes, so you can

lead you to repentance? see. 19 Those whom I love I

rebuke and discipline. So be

earnest and repent. 20

Here I am! I stand at the

Repentance involves a change of mind,
door and knock. If anyone

hears my voice and opens

heart, and direction. Forsake the
the door, I will come in and

thoughts, attitudes, and actions that eat with that person, and

they with me.

have drawn your attention away from

wholehearted love for God.

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Repent
Laodicea was an important

financial capital, a fashion

icon, and an educational and

medical center. Its people were

TAKE TIME TO
independent, self-confident,
REPENT OF ALL
and rich. The one essential
OUR SINS.
natural resource that the city

lacked, however, was water. Let us ask the Holy

The water was piped in via Spirit to search

Roman aqueducts from a spring our hearts and

reveal to us all
that was five miles south of the
sins that grieve
city. By the time the water
Him and that we
reached Laodicea, it was
need to repent of
lukewarm. which represents the
and confess
condition of His church
before the Him.
(complacent, apathetic, and Let us pray the

spiritually indifferent). A church Psalmist’s prayer:

that lost its passion; that

has

needs a spiritual revival. “Search me O God

and know my

heart, try me and

know my anxious

thoughts, see if
Take time to go over there be any

REPENT CHECKLIST and wicked way in me,

allow the Holy Spirit to and lead me in the

way everlasting.”
reveal to you the sins in
your life that you need to
confess.

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REPENT Checklist Repent

Things that hinder (daily living concerns though not necessarily sin)

Is there anything in your life that stands

between you and your God? Is there anything

in your life that you find hard to surrender or

give up to God? Do you end up worshipping

created things rather than the Creator who is

forever praised?

Are you weary and burdened by your busy

schedules and numerous responsibilities?

Are you pre-occupied by your desire for other

things (entertainment, social media, hobbies,

sports, etc.)

Are you ensnared by the deceitfulness of

riches (desire to get rich, pre-occupied with

gaining more income, desire for material

things, house, car, gadgets, etc)

Are you burdened by the worries of this life

(advancing in years and desire to get married,

financial security for the future, future of

immediate family, personal health, busy

schedule and deadlines in work, etc)

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REPENT Checklist Repent

Things that hinder (daily living concerns though not necessarily sin)

What is the condition of your heart according

to the 4 kinds of soil (Matthew 13)?

Is it a pathway soil heart: You hear and

receive God’s word but it does not bear fruit

in your life (Word of God is stolen by the

enemy, Word of God is forgotten and not

applied)

Is it a rocky soil heart?: Your commitment to

Christ is shallow, you seek blessings and

happiness but unwilling to suffer hardships for

Jesus sake, you are living in your own comfort

zone. You do ministry on your own terms.

Are there tares that choke God’s word in

your life making it unfruitful?

Write a personal prayer in

response to what God

revealed about your heart

so far.

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REPENT Checklist Repent

Sin that easily entangles

Do you compromise with sin (impure thoughts,

evil desires)?

Have you believed the lie that it's ok to

compromise since you can easily repent and

ask for forgiveness and continue from where

you left off?

Do you deliberately keep on sinning even

after you continue to receive teaching and

knowledge of the truth?

Do you still have addictive tendencies to

pornography, games, tv series, gadgets,

sports, hobbies, vices, habitual sins etc.?

Do you claim to know God but by your actions

you deny Him? Is God in your lips but your

heart is far from Him?

Are you living a self-centered, self-pleasing,

self-dependent, self-glorifying life?

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REPENT Checklist Repent

Sin that easily entangles
Respectable sins (adapted from J.Bridges' book):

Bitterness, unforgiveness against people

Animosity against members of the family, parents,

co-employees, classmates, churchmates, friends,
and neighbors

Sins of the tongue: gossip, unkind/harsh words,

critical words, slander, unrestrained speech

Godless chatter (foolish talk, coarse jokes,

flattery)

Insecurities, low self-esteem, unbelief

Impatience and Irritability

Lack of self-control (Hot-tempered)

Easily angered

Judgmentalism

Envy, jealousy and related sins

Unthankfulness

Wordliness

Laziness

Disobedient to authorities (e.g. government, boss,

teachers, BS leader, parents, husband etc)

Being untrue, betrayal of trust

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Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to me, all you who

11:are weary and

burdened, and I will give The root of all sin is

you rest. 29 Take my yoke UNBELIEF. We have failed

upon you and learn from to believe that Christ is

me, for I am gentle and our all-sufficiency. We

humble in heart, and you have failed to believe

that we can live the life

will find rest for your
He lived and do the
souls. 30 For my yoke is
ministry He did because
easy and my burden is
we have been united with
light.”
Him.

2 Chronicles 7:14
The key to healing and
14 if my people, who are
revival is written in 2
called by my name, will
Chronicles 7:14.
humble themselves and

pray and seek my face and

turn from their wicked

ways, then I will hear from

The Laodicean message is filled
heaven, and I will forgive
with hope. Christ speaks to His
their sin and will heal
Church in love, offering to meet the
their land.

needs of her heart and revive her

deepest spiritual longings.

Why is the message to

Laodiceans a message of
hope? What is it about the
introduction (Rev 3:14) to this
strong rebuke and verse 20 that
encourage you?

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Joshua 24:14-15 Romans 12:1-2

14“Now fear the Lord and 1Therefore, I urge you,

serve him with all brothers and sisters, in

faithfulness. Throw away view of God’s mercy,

the gods your ancestors to offer your bodies as

worshiped beyond the a living sacrifice, holy

Euphrates River and in and pleasing to God—

Egypt, and serve the this is your true and

Lord. 15 But if serving proper worship. 2 Do

the Lord seems not conform to the

undesirable to you, then pattern of this world,

choose for yourselves but be transformed by

this day whom you will the renewing of your
serve, whether the gods mind. Then you will be
your ancestors served able to test and

beyond the Euphrates, or approve what God’s

the gods of the will is—his good,

Amorites, in whose land pleasing and perfect

you are living. But as for will.

me and my household, we

will serve the Lord.”

Write a personal prayer

of recommitment to the

Lord
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REFOCUS and
RECOMMITMENT
to the perfect will of
God.

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HUMBLE YOURSELF. SEEK HIS FACE.

Humble yourself before the Seek the face of God, not

Lord. See how great, lofty just His blessing. Do not seek

and highly exalted God is your happiness or freedom

and how small, frail and from guilt or personal

unworthy you are. The Lord revival. Seek HIS face.

promised that He gives Understand that God has

grace to the humble and been offended and grieved

that he exalts all who by your sins. That you have

humble themselves before insulted and grieved the

Him. Spirit of grace by our

consistent practice of

PRAY. ignoring Him.

Do not just pray ritually REPENT and TURN FROM

like speaking words in the YOUR WICKED WAYS.
air. Seek to focus your

heart and soul to God and Sincerely repent, ask for

communicate with Him as a forgiveness for all your sins

Person with your whole and turn away from your

heart and with sincerity. self-centered life and

Seek to connect with God… worldliness.

spirit to Spirit. Believe

that He is there and that

He is now looking at you,

listening to every word you

say and searching the

deepest contents of your

heart.

Take time to go over

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sincerely answer the
questions about your
commitment to Christ.

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Will you surrender your whole life to Jesus and let Him be

enthroned in your heart as your Lord, Master and King? (1 Peter

3:15)

Will you turn over your whole life to Him: your past-present-and

future including all that you are and all that you have? (Eph 1:4-5)

Do you believe to have receive His gift of righteousness and that

God declares you righteous in His sight by virtue of your union

with Christ? (1 Cor 1:30)

Do you believe that you are loved and accepted as Christ is loved

and accepted by the Father? (1 John 3:1-2)

Do you believe that you have been fully united with Him in His

crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection and ascension? (Rom 6:5-7)

Do you believe that you have been fully delivered from self, sin

and Satan and that you fully belong to Jesus?

Will you humbly take His yoke upon you and learn from Him,

knowing that He is gentle and humble in heart, and allow Him to

give rest to your soul? (Matt 11:28-30)

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RETURN Checklist

Will you let your soul rest in Christ, fully trusting Him that He

will be the One to work in you to will and to act according to

His good purpose? (Phil 2:12-13)

Will you fully entrust your future to Him and the future of your

family to Him? (Matth 6:25-34, Jer 29:11-13)

Will you offer your life and body to Him as a living sacrifice,

holy and pleasing to Him as your spiritual act of worship?

(Romans 12:1-2)

Will you embrace the Great Commission of winning souls and

making disciples as your life work and calling from Christ?

(Matt28:18-20)

Wil you humbly ask the Holy Spirit to fill you and empower

you, to begin to walk by the Spirit, and to have constant

fellowship with Him in prayer? (Romans 8:11-14, 26-27)

Will you set your heart fully on the hope to be given you in

Christ, to fix your eyes on Jesus and set your heart

heavenward and see yourself as an alien and stranger in this

world? (1Peter 2:11, Hebrews 11:13-16)

Will you recommit your life afresh to Jesus, remembering the

truth we have entered into a covenant relationship with

Christ, similar to marriage? (Eph 5:25-33, Rev3:20)

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