The Peril of Spiritual Slumber (Proverbs 24:30-34; Acts 20:7-12)

I. The Crisis of Spiritual Slumber (Prov. 24:30-31)

1. Duration (Eph. 5:14; Luke 21:36)
2. Discernment (Prov. 24:30-31; Rev. 2:4, 5)

II. The Causes of Spiritual Slumber

1. Idleness (Prov. 24:30; 2 Sam. 11:1-5; 1 Sam. 13:14)
2. Ignorance (Prov. 24:30b, 24)
3. Indifference (Prov. 24:32, 33)

III. The Consequuences of Spiritual Slumber (Prov. 24:34)

1. Affects your productivity (Luke 10:2)
2. Affects your peers (Rev. 3:15-17)
3. Affects your profitability (John 15:8)
4. Affects your protection (Psalms 32:7)

IV. The Cure for Spiritual Slumber (Romans 13:11-14)

V. The Call for Spiritual Awakening

1. Spiritual awakening explained (Eph. 5:14; John 3:3; John 16:8)
2. Signs of spiritual slumber (Rev. 3:16; Hosea 4:6; 1 Thess. 5:17)
3. Beware of spiritual slumber (Heb. 5:12; Heb. 5:14; 1 Peter 5:8)
4. The need for spiritual awakening (Rev. 2:4; Isa. 40:31; Rom. 12:2)
5. The path (Acts 3:19; 2 Chron. 7:14; Psalms 119:105; Gal. 5:25)