Sermons on Jesus First Loved Us:

Ephesus: Church Lost Its First Love

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 17, 2003

Church started with Penticost, ends in heaven.

EPHESUS: THE CHURCH THAT LEFT ITS FIRST LOVE. Revelation 2:1-7 There are many different ways to look at these letters to the seven churches. We could consider them first of all prophetically. To do so means these letters represent the stages the church will go through. It started from the day of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Loves The Children - All Of Us! Series

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 3, 2018

we must have the faith of a child

Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me." (Mark 9:37) A follow-up to the Scripture we just heard told more of the story ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: Episcopal

First Things First

Contributed by Vernon L Caruthers on Apr 21, 2006

This sermon is taken from Jesus’ sermon on the mount. It asks us totake a good look at our priorities in life. Is Christ Jesus "REALLY" our number one priority?

WHERE DOES JESUS RANK IN YOUR LIST OF PRIORITIES? SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: MATTHEW 6:33 ’But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of Godand His Righteousness and All These Things Shall Be Added unto You.’ Introduction: I’d like to ask you a question this morning and I would like for you to think ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Recapturing The Church's First Love

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Dec 10, 2008

The church has fallen out of love with Jesus and we must recapture that first love by falling in Love with Him all over again.

“Recapturing the Church’s First Love” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. SCRIPTURES: Revelation 2:1-7 “Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Apostolic

Guard Your First Love

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Jun 9, 2002

Is your love for Jesus exclusive? Do you regularly take quality time to be with him? We must guard our "first love."

Guard Your First Love Pastor Bob Ashcraft June 2, 2002 (RealAudio) ------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION: · In the first three chapters of Revelation, Jesus addresses the churches: · He has come to judge these churches in righteousness · 1 Peter 4:17 ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All I Want For Christmas Is Jesus

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 21, 2018

Jesus should be at the heart of what we want for Christmas.

All I Want For Christmas Is Jesus Luke 1:26-39 Matthew 1:18-24 December 25th Today is Christmas, and we find ourselves at the end of our series, All I Want For Christmas Is. How many of you have either given or received forgiveness this Christmas season? How many of you have either ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-39, Matthew 1:18-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Love For Us

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 27, 2017

Jesus loves me this I know is just a song we sing until it becomes a truth in our hearts.

God’s Love for us Psalm 139:1-3;13-16 Psalm 27:1-27:8 Prayer- Introduction- This morning, we will look in a moment at the broken hearted words of David as he sought the Lord in his hard times. Most people relate to Peter because he was the outspoken one and one who usually talked first and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Reviving Your First Love

Contributed by Tommy Davis on Mar 21, 2001

This sermon explores how Christians, over a period of time, have a tendency to stray away from JESUS CHRIST, their first love, and offers encouragement to return to HIM.

TEXT: Revelation 2:1-5 1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Constant Love

Contributed by Doug Gorman on Apr 11, 2016

God's Love is never Lacking - Our Faith Is...

Romans 8:38-39: “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Is There Evidence Of Our First Love?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 10, 2021

We face great dangers when our first love grows dim. We shall stand at the bema seat of God. Guard your passion and zeal to be ready for the imminent return of Jesus Christ.

IS THERE EVIDENCE OF OUR FIRST LOVE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Two part) Text: Matthew 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. WE SO TEACH A GOD OF LOVE, GRACE AND MERCY THAT WE TEND TO BYPASS THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:4, Jeremiah 20:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Call To His First Apostles

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 22, 2011

The call of Andrew, Peter James and John reflects the Great Commission

Jesus Calls His First Disciples In this morning’s Gospel reading we read of Jesus’ encounter with Peter and Andrew and James and John – and with his call for them to follow him. Jim Eliot, an American missionary who was killed on 8th January 1956 taking the Gospel to the Waodani ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Anglican

Love Found A Way To Help Us Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on May 11, 2001

Jesus shows us how willing He is to help us in our darkest and most difficult times!

Love Found a Way to Help Us May 12, 2001 “Judy Rogers, now a woman, remembers the year her father was laid off work. Family finances, already lean, became leaner still. “Christmas was coming, and for months Judy’s father had been promising his wife a new dishwasher. That good woman was still ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:48-51

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

First Mary, Now Us

Contributed by John Nadasi on Dec 19, 2002

The call to share Christ with the world began with Mary... It is now our turn.

Luke 1: 26-38 Paonia United Methodist Church December 22, 2002 I want to start off this morning with a little exercise. Don’t worry, you don’t even have to get up… But I do want you to take a minute to reflect back on your life. I want you to remember being 15. Can you remember back that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus Puts First Things First

Contributed by Edward Frey on Aug 6, 2002

The miracle of feeding the 5,000 underlines God’s grace as he provides for all our needs.

Prioritize. That’s what we’re all instructed to do in this busy world. As we make our lifestyles more convenient, the more demands we place on ourselves, and we find our lives become more frantic. So, we are called to prioritize – to convert our activities into a sort of Top 10 list -- picking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Re-Finding Your First Love Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 12, 2017

Ephesus had been a great church, but now it had lost it's first love for Jesus. If it happened to them, how can we make sure it doesn't happen to us?

OPEN: Someone once asked a bunch of elementary aged children what they thought about love. Glenn, age 7: If falling love is anything like learning how to spell, I don’t want to do it. It takes too long. Regina, age 10 agrees: I’m not rushing into love. I’m finding fourth grade ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ