Vitamin R

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REV 2:1 "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.

 

    REV 2:4 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 (Repeat). 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.

 

    REV 2:7 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.

 

 

Intro

Do you know someone in love for the first time?

They are goofy, silly, crazy for that person.

 

Do you remember when YOU were first in love?

 

 

 

I.  YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN YOUR FIRST LOVE – for one another and for Christ

revelation 2:4

Paul had once commended the church at Ephesus for its love for God and others (Ephesians 1:15), 

EPH 1:15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

 

 

 

Why did they lose their zeal for God?but many of the church founders had died, and many of the second-generation believers had lost their zeal for God.

 They were a busy church—

 

the members did much to benefit themselves and the community—but they were acting out of the wrong motives. Work for God must be motivated by love for God, or it will not last.

 

 

 

John writes about the three R’s that are the VITAMINS that keep our spiritual walk ablaze with passion.

 

 

 

II.  REMEMBER

 

Remember what new love is like? 

Remember how in love you used to be?

Are you as in love with Jesus as you once were?

 

Just as when a man and woman fall in love, so also new believers rejoice at their newfound forgiveness. But when we lose sight of the seriousness of sin, we begin to lose the thrill of our forgiveness (see 2 Peter 1:9).

 

I Peter 1:9  But those who fail to develop these virtues are blind or, at least, very shortsighted. They have already forgotten that God has cleansed them from their old life of sin.

 

 

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE IN LOVE HEAD OVER HEELS FOR JESUS?

What were you like?

What did you think about?

What were your spiritual disciplines?

Who were your friends?

What was your conversation like?

 

 

Mother Theresa was once being followed by a reporter who was  doing a story on her.  Mother Theresa was more then happy to let the young woman follow her, she was hoping that the coverage would help bring attention to the needs in India!  One day the woman was standing on the street corner watching Mother Theresa clean a beggar dieing with AIDS.  The reporter was taking pictures and becoming nauseous at the site.  She quietly whispered “you couldn’t pay me a million dollars to do that”.  Mother Theresa without looking up said “you couldn’t pay me a million dollars to do this either!”  

 

Our faith must go beyond what we believe; it must become a dynamic part of all we do, resulting in good fruit and spiritual maturity. Salvation does not depend on good deeds, but it results in good deeds. A person who claims to be saved while remaining unchanged does not understand faith or what God has done for him or her.

 

Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

 

In the first steps of your Christian life, you may have had enthusiasm without knowledge.

 

 

 

Do you now have knowledge without enthusiasm? Both are necessary if we are to keep love for God intense and untarnished (see Hebrews 10:32, 35). Do you love God with the same fervor as when you were a new Christian?

 

 

 

^Heb.10:32 Don’t ever forget those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering. ³³Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things. ³⁴You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail. When all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew you had better things waiting for you in eternity.

³⁵ Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, no matter what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you! ³⁶Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.