Avoid Being a Loveless Church

Getting to Know You:
• Are you more of a truth or love person? Explain why.
• What’s the 1st thing you notice when you are loveless?

Going Deeper:
• Read Revelation 2:1-7.
• Discuss what the church at Ephesus was doing right and how we might implement some of those things at FBC.
• What caused them to abandon the love they had at first? How might we avoid being a loveless church?
• After each address to the church Jesus says the same thing. Rev. 2:7, 17, 29, 3:6, 13, 22.
– Why does Jesus say this? What is he calling the church to do? How might we do this in our setting?
• Repentance can be a hard thing to grasp. Look up the following verses and come up with a working definition of repentance. Matt. 3:8, 2 Cor. 7:8-11, Lk. 13:3.
• Discuss how repentance is a one-time thing that leads to a daily thing.

Taking it Home:
• Spend time asking God this week what you need to repent of. Ask him to reveal hidden and unintentional sins.
• Ask God to help you repent to those you’ve sinned against. Then ask forgiveness from them.