1 John 5:14-21 | Faithful Assurances – Part II
Intro The 5th chapter of 1st John has shown that “our faith” is based upon “a single fact that Jesus is God the Son and that trusting in Him alone comes with “four assurances” that when trusted continually by the…
1 John 5:6-10 | THE FACT of faith – Part I
Intro As we are nearing the end of this letter John revisits the truths that were placed upon his heart by the Holy Spirit. The point of the letter was to convey the greatest event that can happen upon any…
1 John 5:1-5 | Characteristics of a Christian
Intro The apostle John throughout this letter has established what he believed to be the most important truth in life the possibility of: Fellowship with God!!! John described this in an encounter that had happened to him as a young…
1 John 4:13-16 | Love and Sound Doctrine
Intro At the start of the 4th chapter, I offered an outline of the chapter starting in verses 7-21 and it was all based upon repeated phrases and words that form a chorus: Vs. 7-12 The exhortation to “love one…
1 John 4:11-12 | God’s Love Perfected
Intro We are still examining God’s love in 1st John chapter 4:7-21 and specifically the exhortation to love one another. The apostle’s style of writing was very lyrical as he repeated words and phrases like a song writer would repeat…
1 John 3:18-24 | The Antidote To Hate
Intro This morning we take up the antidote to the three examples in “types of human relationships” that should NOT be in the body of Christ. Vs. 12 Murder Vs. 13-15 Hatred Vs. 16-17 Indifference As we shall examine what…
1 John 3:13-17 | Loving one another – Part II
Intro The third chapter of John’s first letter is a contrast between two different groups of people the Child of God and the Child of the devil. In verse 10 John wrote, “Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of…
1 John 3:11-12 | Loving One Another – Part I
Intro John’s letter of 1st John has a circular nature to it as he continues writing about “fellowship with God” from three things that are keys to maintaining it: Obedience, Love, and Truth! Each time John returns to one of…
1 John 3:7-10 | Two Fathers
Intro To take our study of 1st John starting from verses 3:4-12 would be unfair to the heart in which the Holy Spirit wanted to communicate through John. John made certain that what he was about to say about SIN…
1 John 3:4-6 | Practicing Righteousness
Intro The start of chapter 3 makes it abundantly clear that John is address the true child of God who is enjoying the benefits of their relationship with God. As we noted last week in 2:28 John used three words…
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