1. How to Get Back on Track Ephesus had left its first love.
They needed to get back
There are 4 steps to get back where they once were.

2. Revelation 2:3-5
3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name's sake and have not become weary. 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place--unless you repent.

3. What Happened? They had persevered, had patience
Worked for Jesus, not weary
BUT – Left their first love
How did you feel when first baptized?
Has the feeling faded, gone away?
HOW DO WE GET IT BACK?
THERE ARE 4 STEPS

4. 1 - Remember Remember what you did to become a Christian
Remember the feeling of forgiveness
Remember how your faith grew
Remember what it was like to be saved, forgiven, headed to heaven
Realize how far you have gone away

5. 2 - Repent Realize you have drifed away
Know that it was an error / sin / wrong
Decide to turn things around
Form a plan for change in your life
Determine not to do that again

6. 3 - Restore Do the first works again Get back to what you used to do
What you did in the beginning
Faith – Repentance – Confession
Ask for help to make the corrections
Put your fellowship back on track
Put your life back on track

7. 3 - Restore Restore = put it back the way it was
Make it look like when it was brand new
We can restore cars, houses, boats
We can restore lives, faith, morality
Get your life back where it was when you were first baptized

8. 4 – OR be Removed WARNING – DANGER
If you don't follow the steps above - - -
You can die lost
A congregation can cease to exist
The light from our candle can be put out
Local churches can grow / die
They can explode suddenly / fade slowly
Jesus can remove them

9. You Can Get Back on Track
Remember
Repent
Restore
OR be Removed