Revelation 2, Ephesus

Revelation 2:1-7

Loving and Working for Jesus

The Church at Ephesus

Confronting the Sin of waning love

1. The parties  Revelation 2:1
1. The Ephesian Church

                                                              i.      Angel is used as human messenger Luke 7:24; 9:52

                                                            ii.      Ephesus was

1.      the largest city in Asia Minor

2.      The place where Paul had spent three years serving with great success

3.      The mother church from which the others were founded Acts 19:10

1. The Lord Jesus Christ- What a comfort to know that he holds pastors in his hands is in he midst of every genuine church.

1. The praises  Revelation 2:2-3, 6
1. They believed in working hard #. They believed in staying in it
2. They believed in doctrinal orthodoxy (Acts 20:2-31)
2. The problem Revelation 2:4

They had abandoned the love that they used to have (1 Corinthians 13: 1-3)

1. The prescription Revelation 2:5a
1. Remember the way it was
2. Change your mind and heart about the way it is
3. Go back to the way it was
2. The peril  Revelation 2:5b Matthew 5:14-16

Loss of witness

1. The promise Revelation 2:7

Eternal life in heaven