Analogy
Jesus did not say to tolerate enemies or to avoid them. He said to love them and pray for those who persecute you. The command is…
Love · Forgiveness
Matthew 5
Analogy
First Love
Revelation 2:4-5
Jesus told the church in Ephesus that they had abandoned the love they had at first. Their doctrine and endurance were still intact. The affection had cooled. The remedy was not more activity but remembrance, repentance, and the return to what had once been central. It is possible to be correct and busy while the heart has quietly drifted.
How you’d preach it
For churches or individuals who have maintained orthodoxy and activity but lost affection.
- Repentance
- Love
Revelation 2
Revelation 2:4-5