Losing Your First Love 2

The fall of a vibrantly serving church:

First, the character of Christ, 1
Daniel 7:12-13
Revelation 1:12-20
Second, the commendation of Christ, 2-3
The 4 areas of Christ’s evaluation:
#1: I know your works
#2: I know your labor
#3: I know your perseverance
#4: I know your intolerance for error
2 Cor 11:13
Acts 6:5
Third, the criticism by Christ, 4
Rom 5:5; Matt 23:37
Deut 5:8-10; 6:4-5; 10:12-13; 11:1; 11:13-14; 11:22-23; 13:3; 19:9; 30:6; 30:19-20
John 13:34; 14:23; 17:3; 20:15-17; Matt 10:37-38