Revelation 1:10-11
(NIV)
10 On the Lord's Day I was in the
Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
11 which said: "Write on a scroll
what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira,
Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."THE FIRST
LETTER:
TO EPHESUS
Revelation 2:1-7 (NIV)
1 "To the angel of the
church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his
right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:
2 I know your deeds, your hard work and
your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those
who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.
3 You have persevered and have endured
hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have
forsaken your first love.
5 Remember the height from which you have
fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to
you and remove your lampstand from its place.
6 But you have this in your favor: You
hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from
the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. |
OUR LORD
crucified - RE. 1:5 - "To him who...has
freed usfrom our sins by his blood..."
conqueror - RE.1:18 - "I am the Living
One; I was dead...I am alive for ever..."
crowned - RE.19:12 - "On his head are
many crowns."
coming - RE.1:7 - "Look, he is coming
with the clouds..."
committed - RE.1:5 - "...him who loves
us..."
close - RE.2:1 - "...walks among the
seven golden lampstands..."
concerned - RE.2:1 - "I hold this against
you..."
OUR LOVE
fresh love for the Lord
- remember - "Remember the height from which you have fallen..."
- repent - "...repent..."
- repeat - "...do the things you did at first."
- reap the rewards - "To him who overomes..."
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