What is first love? As we each have more time in the body of Christ, have we lost that first love? It is natural for us to let our initial passion fade. If we are cognizant of that tendency, we…
Do you have the same love for your calling? Jesus gave us the key to keeping our first love alive in our personal lives. The old Righteous Brothers song has the lyrics, “You’ve lost that loving feeling”, and we will…
God warns us not to depart from our first love. God shows us how to keep His word and our calling that is very special in the forefront of our mind Throughout the scriptures God tells how we can maintain…
Revelation 2:1-7 provides a directive to the Ephesians-and consequently to us!-to return to our first love. There is an analogy with a marriage and the Bride of Christ having made herself ready. Our responsibility to become ready includes several areas…
Christ said in Revelation 2 that the Church at Ephesus left their first love. What was the first love of Ephesus, and what are the implications of this warning for God's people today?
The concept of Our First Love, spiritually speaking, is one that I believe we get a bit confused about. Let's see what our "First Love" actually is and how we can develop it to our advantage spiritually.
Listen to this sermon to learn about our former slavery to sin, and our conversion, and why we have a new master that requires us to remember that He freed us from sin!
We can all probably think of activities we have started with great excitement only to have that excitement fade over time. The Bible warns us that we must not let this happen in two areas of our lives, our marriages…
The local congregation participated in a flower growing project. Lessons learned in planting and growing seeds and how to apply those lessons in our spiritual life.
The messages to the churches in the Book of Revelation are both specific and timeless. Part of the message to Ephesus was to remember their first works. He who has an ear...
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Follow Me: Learning to Love All Over Again
If you’re not as close to God as you once were, you can return to Him.
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How do you recapture your "first love" for God?
The Bible warns about Christians losing their first love. What can we do to prevent this?
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Maintaining a Sense of Urgency
As the world moves away from God, we must stay close to Him.
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Do You Still Have Your First Love?
Christ warned the church at Ephesus that He was about to remove his candlestick from their presence. We’re told they lost their first love. How does this warning relate to the modern Church?