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Lesson 6:Coming Back to Your “First Love” (Revelation 2:1-7)
Based on two books by Tom Holland
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“Left Your First Love”What Does It Mean?
• What is “first love”?– It is not “the first love they ever had”– It is “the love they had at the first”– Comparable to “the love” that a couple has “at the first”
• What is “first love” for the Christian?– One’s overwhelming love for Jesus as the Savior – One’s fervent spirit of devotion to the Lord – Dedication, commitment, sacrifice, complete satisfaction
• What does it mean to “leave your first love”?– Fervency of love cools, spirit of devotion fades– Not maintaining the fervent love of earlier days
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“Left Your First Love”How Can It Happen?
• Constant struggle with evil (Rev. 2:2a)• Confusion caused by deceptive religious leaders (2:2b)• Contentions of manmade doctrines and traditions (2:6)• “Crosses” of the Christian life (2:3)
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“Left Your First Love”What Does It Imply?
• Love is a primary motivator for the Christian in the Lord’s service!
– Love is what motivates to live for the Lord (Jn. 14:15; 1 Jn. 5:3)!– Without a motivation of love (for God and Jesus), the Christian
life will be a burden to bear instead of experience to enjoy.• The importance of love motivation is seen in the “Love
Chapter” (1 Cor. 13).– Conclusion: “the greatest of these is love” (13:13)– Commencement: “have not love” = nothing! (13:1-3)– Love is the motivation for true service and devotion to the Lord
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“Left Your First Love”How to Get It Back?
• Remember! (Rev. 2:5)– How much God and Jesus love you! (EPH. 2:4; 3:17-19; 5:2, 25)
• We love Him because He first loved us! (EPH. 6:24 + 1 John 4:19)– The joy of becoming a Christian and living for Jesus!– The relationship you once had with Jesus!
• Repent! (Rev. 2:5)– Turn away from the way of SELF-ish living– Turn back to the way of GOD-ly living
• Repeat the first works! (Rev. 2:5)– Works you did so regularly, diligently & joyfully “at the first”– Agape love is an active, working, doing love