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<li> The Key Word in the definition of Relationship is <b>connected</b>.
<li> Types of Relationships 
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<li> Friendship - Affection , commonality
<li> Love - Affection , attraction, intimacy
<li> Contractual - mutual Need , benefit
<li> Marriage - commitment, oneness
<li> Child - Inheritance , subordinate
<li> Servant - subordinate, bondage
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<li> What Kind of Relationship does God want with us? - <b>all of the above</b>
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<li> <b>Friend</b> - James 2:23 <br><i>
And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham Believed God , and it was imputed unto him for Righteousness : and he was called the Friend of God .</i>
<li> <b>Love</b> - John 15:9 <br><i>
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved You : continue ye in my Love .</i>
<li> <b>Contractual</b> - Hebrews 8:13 <br><i>
In that he saith, A New Covenant , he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.</i><p>
 Hebrews 8:10 <br><i>
For this is the Covenant that I Will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord ; I Will put my Laws into their Mind , and write them in their hearts: and I Will be to them a God , and they shall be to me a people: </i>
<li> <b>Marriage</b> - Revelation 21:9 <br><i>
And there came unto me one of the seven Angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I Will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. </i>
<li> <b>Child</b> - 1 John 3:2 <br><i>
Beloved, now are we the Sons of God , and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we Know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall See him as he is.</i>
<li> <b>Servant</b> - Romans 6:18 <br><i>
Being then made Free from Sin , ye became the servants of righteousness.</i>
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 Revival is experienced with a renewing of your love for Christ Jesus.
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~Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love.
Remember therefore from whence you are fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto you quickly, and will remove your candlestick out of his place, except you repent.~ - Rev 2:4,5 
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True repentence is a turning toward God.<br>  It is falling in love with Him. 
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 Obedience is a by-product of Love .  
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In verse 4 He makes it clear that the church has turned away from Christ and Love Relationship .  
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In verse 5 He uses the word ~fallen~ which implies they have fallen out of Love with Him.  
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What are our ~first works~?  Turning from Sin into the Light of Christ`s Love .   
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So, the church has become distracted by the world and needs to return to a Love Relationship with Christ .  
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I believe the candlestck represents Spiritual Revelation and Understanding of the things of God .  
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The natural result of falling out of love with Christ is to ritualize and ceremonialize - i.e. turn to Religion . 
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Relationship with God Study: http://www.lucasco.info/ProjectManagement/Help.php?iprm=3690&iprm2=0&iprmid=12&exte=1 