Riverbend Church

REVELATION | Message to Ephesus


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In this message regarding the letter to Ephesus in Revelation 2, Andrew illustrates how spiritual passion, like a dying fire, requires intentional effort to be rekindled . The book of Revelation serves as a practical guide for following Jesus and resisting the seductive drift of "Babylon," represented today by the distractions of secular culture. While the church in Ephesus is commended for its hard work, perseverance, and refusal to tolerate evil amidst a pagan society, it faces a critical rebuke for abandoning its "first love". This loss of relational intimacy threatens to turn religious service into joyless drudgery, even if a believer's doctrine remains sound. To restore this relationship, the text prescribes a three-step process: remembering one's former state, repenting, and returning to the "deeds done at first". By auditing how time and resources are spent to identify competing idols, believers can clear the way to re-engage in spiritual rhythms and receive the ultimate promise of paradise restored.

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