08/14/2028 – “The Elvis Principal of Church History”
Friday, August 14, 2026
“Later in Elvis Presley’s life, after his concerts were over, his fans didn’t want to leave. So the loudspeaker would announce, “Elvis has left the building.” In other words, get out of here, Elvis is gone. This can be used as a metaphor for much of Church history. God births a new work, then man builds an organization, a denomination, a cathedral, a chapel – but it often ends up that Messiah has left the building. So many churches today have an outward structure – but Messiah is gone – and not just churches – but individuals. If you’ve become so busy with the things of God but without the presence and heart of God, then you’ve forgotten your first love – Messiah has left the building. Is your love for God less than it was in earlier days? If so, don’t let it become like an empty cathedral. Put everything else aside and seek Him again. Center your life on Him and the glory will return. Because life without His presence is as meaningless as an Elvis concert from which Elvis has left the building.”
From Message #1171 – The Omega Point
Scripture: Revelation 2:4-5
TODAY’S MISSION – Today, take account of any area in which you may have lost your first love – put busyness aside and come back to your first love.
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“But I have this against you: you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember then how har you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place — unless you repent.” Revelatian 2: 4-5
Revelation – Chapter Two is the “Letter to the Seven Churches”. Let’s look at the Apologetics Study Bible commentary on verses 2: 1-7:
“2:1-7 A timeless concern facing the church at Ephesus was dead orthodoxy. Though commended for persevering in zeal for proper belief (vv. 2-3, these church members had left the “love” they had “at first” (v. 4). This probably means love for God since the greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all one’s being (Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22: 36-38). Having “fallen” (Revelation 2:5) does not mean losing one’s salvation, though, ceasing to love God is a serious spiritual matter requiring soul-searching repentance. The significance of the Nicolaitans (v6) is clarified in the letters to the churches at Pergamum (vv 14-15) and Thyatire (vv. 20-21,24).”