1. Reviving A Love For The Truth Text: Revelation 2.2-4 To Be Against … To Be Down On To Be Down On Why? They Were Full Of Form … What Form? We Are Christians & Don t Believe Others Claims! We Are Christians & Don t Believe Others Claims! Admirable, But Insufficient

2. First Love? What Was The Problem? They Left Their First Love What Was That? I John 4.19 … 2.5 How Did They Leave? Abandon, Keep No More Abandon, Keep No More Apparently They Failed To Keep His Word! Simply Put … They Were Disobedient!

3. Their True Interest SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS! Luke 16.15 … 18.9 Self-Justification … Self-Trust II Timothy 3.5 II Timothy 3.5 Forms Of Godliness & Self- Righteousness … BOTH WORTHLESS!

4. The Likely Cause… Failure To … James 4.10 Pride James 4.10 Pride Ephesians 6.10 Look What I Did! Ephesians 6.10 Look What I Did!

5. What Are The Symptoms? Hebrews 2.3 Neglect & Failure To Listen … I Timothy 4.1 … 6.3,4 I Timothy 4.1 … 6.3,4 A Falling Away & Being Puffed Up

6. Result: II Peter 3.16 Destruction Judges 2.10 No Longer Know God Hebrews 10.31 + 12.29 = FALL INTO THE HANDS OF A CONSUMING FIRE!

7. The Cure: Revive A Love For The Truth! Psalm 119.97 … 140 … 160 Theme Of II John Is Love For Truth Theme Of II John Is Love For Truth II John 1 John Writes To Those Who Know & Love The Truth II John 1 John Writes To Those Who Know & Love The Truth

8. Can We Know The Truth? Ephesians 4.21 John 8.32 John 8.32 I John 2.3 I John 2.3 If We Know Christ & Do What He Says … We Know The Truth … We Know The Truth … And Know That We Know! And Know That We Know! I Timothy 2.4 Of Course We Can Know The Truth!

9. If We Cannot Know The Truth… Cannot Know God Or Christ Forgiveness Forgiveness Salvation Salvation Freedom From Sin Freedom From Sin

10. Truth Brings Knowledge & Awareness Of Grace & Hope … Colossians 1.5,6 Mercy, Righteousness & Peace … Mercy, Righteousness & Peace … Psalm 85.10 Psalm 85.10 Peace … Peace … Zechariah 8.16 Zechariah 8.16 Duty … Duty … III John 4 III John 4

11. If We… I Timothy 4.16 Continue … II John 8 Watch Out … Colossians 3.1,2 Seek Heaven

12. We Will Not Revelation 2.4 Leave Let Us Revelation 2.5 I Corinthians 15.34 Wake Up!

13. Let Us Pray With David… Psalm 51.10-13 Clean Heart Right Spirit Joy Of Salvation Willingness: Teach & Praise