The Love You Had At First

ISBN: 1475043775

Author: Wurtz II, Robert

Condition: New

Product Description The Love You Had At First is written for those that deeply desire to please God. In it the author traces the humble beginnings of the church at Ephesus from her infancy- into her prime years- only to discover that she had left her first love. Although she enjoyed the teaching and influence of great men of God like Paul, John and Timothy she still left her first love. How could that happen? They were in the best position for success of all the churches in Asia Minor. You will recall that Jesus addressed Ephesus first in Revelation 2:1. Why? Because love is the most important issue of all. Faith, hope and love now remain; but the greatest of these is love (1 Cor. 13). Without faith it is impossible to please God says the writer to the Hebrews; what about love that is greater than faith? Pleasing God means our affections are predominantly towards Him. Simply put, we are to love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength. What happens when we begin to take the love that belongs to God and give it to other things? We leave the love we had for God. This makes a Christian cold towards God and man. In an age where the emphasis of mainstream Christianity seems to be on all kinds of subjects, this book seeks to turn our attention back to a time much like our own, when the love that belonged to God and our neighbor was being given to a host of unworthy things. More than anything else, God wants us to love Him with all of our being and to love our neighbor as ourselves. What does that mean? How can we get back there? If we fail in this regard, everything else is utterly meaningless. Join us as we discover the insightful history of how Ephesus began in love, was built up in love, left her first love- repented and rediscovered her first love. About the Author Robert Wurtz II is native of the Kansas City, Mo. area and resides now in Independence, MO with wife Anna. For over 20 years he has been an author and teacher of advanced biblical studies. This includes nearly a hundred published articles found on multiple Christian Websites. Wurtz has served for over 20 years as pastor/teacher to ages ranging from 3 to 103. This includes churches, conferences, tent meetings, nursing homes, summer camps, house meetings, etc. He hosts thegirdedmind.com and is currently serving as a moderator for sermonindex.net and New Covenant Workshops (biblebase.com). His interests are the New Covenant, Apologetics and classical revival.