{"id":3214,"date":"2016-10-03T14:28:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T14:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/?p=3214"},"modified":"2016-10-03T14:28:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T14:28:30","slug":"audio-for-sunday-october-2-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/?p=3214","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO for Sunday &#8211; October 2, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dont-miss-all-mode-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3216 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dont-miss-all-mode-1.png\" alt=\"dont-miss-all-mode\" width=\"318\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dont-miss-all-mode-1.png 318w, http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dont-miss-all-mode-1-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The city of Ephesus, the \u201cLight of Asia.\u201d <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Ephesus was a captivating city, called Luminasia in Latin, the \u201cLight of Asia\u201d and was highly regarded for many reasons, one of which was having the greatest harbor in Asia Minor. Four highways connected Ephesus on an established trade route. Ephesus was also a prominent religious center, being the hub for the worship of Artemis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">The church at Ephesus was regarded by some as \u201cthe leading church in the province of Asia.\u201d Because of its size and dedication this church became a relevant threat to the local idol-making industry. The Ephesian church diligently pursued doctrinal purity, testing those who claimed to be authoritative teachers and leaders, and not tolerating those making false claims.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Church at Ephesus &#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">The church at Ephesus was built on a strong, biblical infrastructure, having been founded and instructed by what sounds like a Who\u2019s Who list of famous first century Christian leaders. Some of the best of the best, including the Apostle Paul, Aquila and Priscilla, Apollos, Timothy, Tychicus and eventually the Apostle John. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">What a resume! By any human measurement or observation, right up until the time of this<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>letter addressed to them in Revelation, this appears to be a good, strong church. In fact, if you were to move to Ephesus around AD 95 and were looking for a new church home, you would be thrilled to find this church. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Their commitment to faithfulness and duty was reflected in the words of Christ himself. They worked hard and patiently endured. They exposed fake church leaders, endured suffering and hardship for Jesus\u2019 sake and did not grow weary in well-doing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">This was one excellent church! And these people had it together.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Except \u2026 it wasn\u2019t and they didn\u2019t. The church was flawed and unsound and was, in fact, in danger of Christ removing its gospel witness. Why? How could they appear to be so focused and on target and biblical and together and yet be so far off that Christ himself would threaten to level judgment if they didn&#8217;t repent? Why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">B<\/span><span class=\"s1\">ecause in the busyness of doing church, and caught up in the importance of their agendas and programs, and in working hard at fighting the bad guys, they had forgotten what was most important. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">And so this church, which by all appearances was faithful and true, was on the brink of having the light of its testimony removed by Jesus himself.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Message: \u201cFirst Love\u2014Remember &amp; Repent!\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Message Text: Revelation 2:1-7<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3214-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/REVELATION%20MESSAGE%203%20-%20First%20Love-Remember%20and%20Repent%20:%20Revelation%202-1-7%20:%20ffc%20:%20dave%20scott%20:%20100216%20AM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/REVELATION%20MESSAGE%203%20-%20First%20Love-Remember%20and%20Repent%20:%20Revelation%202-1-7%20:%20ffc%20:%20dave%20scott%20:%20100216%20AM.mp3\">http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/REVELATION%20MESSAGE%203%20-%20First%20Love-Remember%20and%20Repent%20:%20Revelation%202-1-7%20:%20ffc%20:%20dave%20scott%20:%20100216%20AM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Ephesus, the \u201cLight of Asia.\u201d Ephesus was a captivating city, called Luminasia in Latin, the \u201cLight of Asia\u201d and was highly regarded for many reasons, one of which was having the greatest harbor in Asia Minor. Four highways connected Ephesus on an established trade route. 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