The love you had at firstRevelation 2:1-7Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Jesus praise in the church at Ephesus, and what does he hold against it?
   • What three things does Jesus tell them to do?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Is there work you do for God that has taken the place of loving him? How can you tell the difference?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What is one thing you did when your love for Jesus was new that you will do again this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who is working hard for God but seems tired and far from him? How could you encourage them with this passage?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).