First Things First - Love the Lord Your God

Growing Together in the Gospel · Oct 26, 2025 · 42m

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First Things First: Love the Lord Your God

There's nothing better than simply being with the one you love. No agenda, no to-do list — just presence.

This week, we heard a strong but tender word from Jesus in Revelation 2 — a letter dictated directly to His church.

He begins with celebration:

"I know your deeds, your hard work, your perseverance."

But then He says something that takes the air out of the room:

"Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first."

Not lost it. Left it.

Not fallen out of love, just slowly drifted, distracted, or…