For many, you gathered with other christians for fun, for study, for worship, and for fellowship much more than you are now. If you have left your first love for the lord, remember, repent, and return to the first works of your faith. Blue letter bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the bible easy and rewarding. Return to a love for christ that permeates everything you do. And, the first step is most likely the hardest one. Even though you havent formally renounced your love for me, youve seemed to give it up. I used to read and study the bible on my lunch breaks, but i havent been a good steward. With prayer and study, the former love for god and his truths can be rekindled. God defines love as the first and second greatest commandments. If you feel far from christ and miss the days when you adored him, he calls you to come back in three words.
You would wear your best clothes, put your best foot forward, and use your best manners. You have been drawn back into sin habits that you put off when you were a young believer. Repent to your god for not loving him as he deserves. As almost everyone knows, in the first chapter of revelation, jesus appears to john as a heavenly royal figure. Today jesus is saying, remember from where you have fallen, return to your first deeds and the life to which you were called in christ. They showed up for bible studies and debated the heretics, but lost their pure love for their lord. They must then put into action what is being revealed to them as their relationship with christ is restored. Do you remember when you first fell in love with your spouse. How can i come back to god after backsliding spiritual. Bible study tools bible questions and answers how do you recapture your first love for god. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. More insights from your bible study get started with logos bible software for.
Youve allowed religious activity, patient good works, to take the place of the whitehot love you had for me when you first became my disciple. We first come to god in repentance and faith, but it is not a onetime thing. We must return to our initial zealous love of our brethren, of god and of doing his. First john tells us god is the source of love 1 john 4. But jesus calls us to speak the truth in love ephesians 4. How to return to your first love, janet thompson read more christian women spiritual life, faith, and growth. Our first love is the love christ gives us for god and each other. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. They had started out strong, but over time things had begun to change. These include prompt obedience to the lord, violent prayers, vision, passion for m the kings business, aggressive faith, recognising the assigned helper, the holy sprit and a life of praise and thanksgiving. These things said he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the middle of. The greatest commandment is to, love the lord your god with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind matt. Teaching on revelation 2 on gods prescribed process to come back to your first love. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later.
Obviously, we love our husbands and kids more than we love pizza or shoes. Youve moved away from your love for me, jesus is saying. Despite satans insinuations, you are not the first to experience this paralyzing lack of happiness in god. Bible church, bible based church, woodlands, montgomery county, spring, black church, african american church, african american pastor, roche coleman, impact church womens bible study. Your first love understanding bible verses will guide. For most christians, you read your bible much more than you are now. God continues and says, repent and do the first works. Jesus tells of the consequence of leaving your first love. The bible studies for life lesson for july 26 focuses on revelation 2. And then something happens that gets our immediate attention. It is like the amazing journey that frodo baggins and samwise gamgee went on in the lord of the rings trilogy. Remember how you wanted to make such a great impression.
The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. The understanding god series contains the bulk of pastor tony evans compelling and hardhitting resources on the essentials about god the father, jesus christ, the holy spirit, spiritual warfare, and prophecy. Blue letter bible is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. Next, jesus again praised them for hating the deeds of the nicolaitans verse 6. Then finally in a word of warning, jesus says remove. Turn back to me again and work as you did at first. Obviously, we love our husbands and kids more than we love pizza or. First works could refer to many important efforts, and here we will discuss several of them. Even when we love and serve and give for others, our love for jesus has to come before any of that, so that we can. These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. So i think the church was busy with their second love in every way possible.
But i have this against you, that you have lost your first love. In the following pages, we will look at several places in the bible where god called people to return to him. Jul 02, 2003 lets read about a church in the bible that also turned away from their first love. Jan 02, 2020 our first love is the love christ gives us for god and each other. Return to your first love truth for life february 11. What does it mean to have left your first love revelation. But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the nicolaitans, which i also hate. Ephesus used to be passionately in love with the lord. We must return to our initial zealous love of our brethren, of god and of doing his work.
In the last study, we looked at those factors that can move is to higher grounds. He does not call us to make up for lost time and be a mile ahead of where we used to be. Jesus warned them to return to their first love so they wouldnt lose their place as part of the church of god. An article by tony evans on how we need to return to our first love, gods word. Second, love your neighbor as much as you love yourself. Those passages are a call for us, as well a call to experience revival and awakening both personally. Your credit card wont be charged until the trial period is over. Amazingly, god calls us to return to where we once fell. There was a time when david found he had drifted away from god.
Renewal of your first love experiencing god first15 daily. Nevertheless i have this against you, that you have left your first love. Re apocalypse christian bible study resources, dictionary, concordance and search tools. I used to read and study the bible on my lunch breaks, but i havent been a good steward of that time for a while. They had a zeal for orthodoxy, but they had lost their love for jesus. They must reconnect with their first love through prayer and bible study to rekindle the building of their relationship with god through christ.
But, remembering from whence whom weve falling, doing an aboutface and rekindling our love relationship with our first love is. The apostle john recorded jesus christs messages to seven churches in revelation 2 and 3. Bible reading is a choresomething to mark off your to do list. Lead students to discuss the question, what are some symptoms of losing sight of our first love for jesus. Lessons from ephesus recapture your first love 3 bible tips. Follow along online with bible verses from the message, a place to see dr. Returning to your first love resourcing the church. Return to your deeds of love that you first learned to do when you were saved, but do not neglect that commendable longsuffering discernment which god also found so praiseworthy. This summary of the book of 2 peter provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 peter. When jesus is your first love, you walk in the spirit. Be encouraged and grow your faith with daily and weekly devotionals. He loves us like a husband loves the wife of youth.
If there is a first love then there must be a second love. He says or else i will come quickly and remove thy candlestick out of his place, except you repent. Your high priest will sympathize with you, therefore, let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need hebrews 4. Come back to a love for jesus that fills your life. This term, first love, refers to love for and among our spiritual brethren and for our enthusiasm in doing the work of god. We do not want to give our souls rest until you are our first love revelation 2. Jun 05, 2018 even though i love jesus, my love threatens to grow cold when the familiar becomes taken for granted and neglected. Jesus said, and if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you. But i have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Jesus says to return to him by doing the works they did at first. Lessons from ephesusrecapture your first love the apostle john recorded jesus christs messages to seven churches in revelation 2 and 3.
Bible verses related to our first love from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order revelation 2. Read return to your first love truth for life february 11 from truth for life daily, with alistair begg. The hebrew word return is the word for turning or repentance. After each message, everyone is told, he who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the churches revelation 2.
Awake, session 2 return to your first love all leader. A walk with god is marked by continual repentance or returning to him. Renewal of your first love experiencing god first15. The next step is to enter your payment information.
So go back to the time when you were first converted and remember how it was. The setting the apostle john found himself on the island of patmos, probably. For less than the cost of a latte each month, youll gain access to a vast digital bible study library and reduced banner ads to minimize distractions from gods word. We were in third grade, and he gave me presents and wrote notes to me in class. I have read the whole message i had to stop because. Far from excusing a persons sin or pretending it doesnt exist, covering another persons wrongdoing with love means we show mercy, speak the truth, and forgive. Jul, 2015 the bible studies for life lesson for july 26 focuses on revelation 2. Thus says the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks in the midst of the seven golden menorot. There is a time for prayer and study but then step out as led by the holy spirit. A generation had come and gone since paul had preached to them. Experiencing gods love is the beginning and end to everything we do as his children.
Lets read about a church in the bible that also turned away from their first love. They showed up for bible studies and debated the heretics, but lost their pure love for. We, as busy believers, have forgotten our first love. Return to your first love sermon by johnny small, revelation. In other words, if you find that you have left your first love for the lord, get your priorities back in order and do the most important things. What does it mean to have left your first love revelation 2. As we begin this new year, before we get back into our study of the gospel of luke, which we will commence again next sunday, along with our series on doctrine next sunday night, i want to talk to yo. In returning to your first love, readers will learn how to return to god and keep working at the most important relationship in our lives. Dec 05, 2001 now we come to what is perhaps the most important consideration for gods people today in the message to ephesusthe warning to return to our first love. Study the bible additional questions from ronnie floyd, the general editor leader.
And while its incredibly important to spend your life loving god, he knows you will only be able to do so if youve encountered his love first. Addiction, immorality, broken relationshipswe all suffer spiritual setbacks. When the holy spirit begins to bring renewal in our lives, things will change. We should be zealous for the truth, but that zeal should be tempered so that we are always speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the head, that is, christ ephesians 4.
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