Wednesday Night Bible Study - Notes - A Study In Revelation Lesson 12 - The Church of Ephesus P6

TEXT: Revelation 2:1-5

"Repent" and do the first works

1. The repentant seeker will find mercy even at the 11th hour

2. True repentance does not seek to place blame on anyone else but takes responsibility for the sin and the consequences of such folly

3. Mercy rejected will always result in judgement being accepted; apostasy has no remedy

4. Repentance is more than words, but the forsaking of Idols and strange gods

5. Repentance is more than repenting of what we do but what we are

6. We become our sin and Ultimately, we become what an who oppresses us.

7. True repentance is the road and path to the remedy; it is always birthed by the acknowledgement of sin - "We Have Sinned"

8. The remedy is the cross.

FIRST WORKS

1. They possessed a great spiritual hunger (see Acts 18:20).

2. They enjoyed rich fellowship among the brethren (see Acts 18:27).

3. They had an eagerness to repent and to receive what God had for them (see Acts 19:1-16).

4. They cherished the word of God (see Acts 19:8).

5. They sacrificed their religious reputation for Jesus (Acts 19:9).

6. They were committed to applying God's word to their lives (see Acts 19:10).

7. They were receptive to the power of God and to the gifts of the spirit (see Acts 19:11,12).

8. They loved Jesus and the wonder-working power (THE HOLY GHOST) associated with His name (see Acts 19:17).

9. They were quick to confess their sin and turn from their evil works (see Acts 19:18).

10. They severed all connections with a pagan past at great personal cost (see Acts 19:19).

11. They were publicly persecuted for the sake of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 15:32).

12. They were faith-filled (see Ephesians 1:15).

13. They were known for their love of the brethren (see Ephesians 1:15).

14. They defended the truth/hated the false.