October 22, 2023
Pastor Gina Cameneti
Revelation 2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lamp stands. 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not and have found them false. New International Version
Revelation 2:3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name and have not grown weary.4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place. New International Version
Revelation 2:6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. New International Version
THE MORE YOU LOOK, THE MORE YOU'LL LOVE
Revelation 1:12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lamp stands, 13and among the lamp stands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. New International Version
Revelation 1:14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. New International Version
Revelation 1:16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. New International Version
Revelation 1:18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. New International Version
I CHALLENGE MYSELF TO CULTIVATE A PERSONAL AND DAILY
DEVOTIONAL LIFE.
NO ONE WILL CARE ABOUT THIS MORE THAN ME. I TAKE
PERSONAL OWNERSHIP FOR MY SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. I
AM A SELF!FEEDER.
EACH SERVICE IS SACRED. I FIGHT AGAINST FAMILIARITY. I
WILL PARTICIPATE AND VALUE EACH MOMENT OF WORSHIP
AND TEACHING EACH SERVICE. (NOT DISENGAGED WHILE
ON PHONE, ETC...)
MY FIRST LOVE IS NOT HOW WE DO CHURCH, MY FIRST LOVE
IS JESUS. THEREFORE WE CAN DO CHURCH A LOT OF
DIFFERENT WAYS AND IT DOES NOT AFFECT MY WORSHIP.
I FIGHT TO KEEP PERSPECTIVE BY RECOGNIZING AND
REMEMBERING THE WAY THE PERSECUTED CHURCH LIVES
OUT THEIR FAITH ALL OVER THE WORLD.
IN MINISTRY, IT'S EASY TO BECOME A FULL-TIME CHRISTIAN
AND A PART-TIME FOLLOWER OF CHRIST. I WILL BUILD
INTENTIONAL MOMENTS WHERE I CAN SIT IN A SERVICE
WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN (SIT 1, SERVE 1).