There must be time in your life where you're not Russian, but you're remembering.

Dr. Tony Evans offers advice to believers who aren't as passionate about the Lord as they once were.

If you can ever remember how it used to be, you can now also remember how it can be.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

Dr. Evans says what we do with Christ is even more important than what we do for him.

Today, he discusses the importance of keeping that love at the top of our priority list.

Let's join him now as he takes us to Revelation chapter 2. This is a letter written to the Ephesian church. He is analyzing

the church. And what he is doing is determining whether what you talk about is what

you really are he is here validating or invalidating if you will our

authenticity how authentic are we as the people of God he He starts off with a commendation. He says in verses two

and three, I know your deeds, toil, perseverance, you can't endure evil men, and you put to the test

those who call themselves apostles and they are not, and you found them to be false, and you have

perseverance and have endured for my namesake and have not grown weary.

Now isn't this the kind of church you'd want to belong to?

I mean, I know your needs.

And you are a serious church when it comes to service,

and I commend you for that.

He says, I know you toil.

That word toil means to serve to the point of exhaustion.

You people are tired over there.

You're working so hard.

Verse three, you have perseverance and have endured for my namesake and have not grown weary.

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