{"id":50987,"date":"2024-12-28T19:33:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T00:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2025-en\/m341\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T19:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T00:33:18","slug":"m341","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2025-en\/m341\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to church in Ephesus and church in Smyrna"},"content":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1a<\/strong>Revelation 2:1 ~ 2:11<\/a>\r\nKey Verse\uff1a<\/strong>4-5a. But I have one thing against you, that you have left your first love.\r\nRemember therefore where you have fallen from and repent and do the first works; \r\nTopic\uff1a<\/strong>Letters to church in Ephesus and church in Smyrna\r\nEmphasis\uff1a<\/strong>This book describes the churches\u2019 situation through all different ages by using the letters to the \u201cseven churches\u201d. These seven letters reveal different aspect of Christ and talk about the churches\u2019 condition and close with the calling of overcomers. The first letter is addressed to the church in Ephesus and points out that she \u201chas left the first love\u201d. This is the fundamental reason causing the churches\u2019 decline\u2014being busy in the ministry affairs but losing love for God.\r\nMeditate\uff1a<\/strong>How are the \u201cthese things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, He who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands\u201d(verse 1) and \u201cthese things says the First and the Last, who became dead and lived again\u201d(verse 8) related to the situation of the church in Ephesus and the church in Smyrna.\r\nPrayer\uff1a<\/strong>Please prevent me from these churches\u2019 chaotic situation but let me retain my \u201cfirst love\u201d to you.\r\nHymn\uff1a<\/strong>894 Will you be an overcomer?<\/a>\r\n\nhttp:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0894-Will-You-Be-an-Overcomer.mp3<\/a><\/audio>
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