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Road Trip – Ephesus: Lost Love
January 31, 2021Ephesus: Lost Love
Revelation 2:1 (NIV)
Acts 19:14-16 (NIV)
Jesus’ Assessment of Ephesus
- Celebrated: for their
Revelation 2:2-3 (NIV)
- Corrected: for their first love
Revelation 2:4 (NIV)
Signs we have neglected our first love:
- We worship less.
- What we do for God is more important than spending time with God.
- We move from celebrating what God is doing to criticizing what others are doing.
- We stop sharing our faith.
- We stop caring about those who don’t know Jesus.
- We shift from the approval of God to the attention of people.
- Challenged: to their love for
Revelation 2:5 (NIV)
How to restore love:
- Cautioned: their influence will be if there is no change
Revelation 2:5 (NIV)
- Commendation: for those who pursue God’s love –
Revelation 2:7 (NIV)