• 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 5:11-13 | Faithful assurances – part I

    Intro As noted the Apostle John finishes this letter with a summation of what he has been writing. His topic: Fellowship with God through New Birth. The question John emphasizes has to do with “How can a person truly know…

  • 1 John 5:6-10 | THE FACT of faith – Part III

    Intro The Apostle John finishes this letter with a summation of what he has been writing. His topic: Fellowship with God through New Birth. Such fellowship is not gained by education, environment, or effort. John teaches that a person can…

  • 1 John 5:6-10 | THE FACT of Faith – Part II

    Intro As I stated last week the Apostle John finishes this letter with a summation of what he has been writing. His topic was that of Fellowship with God through New Birth. This condition wasn’t unknown to humanity as we…

  • 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 | The Bible is a Love Letter

    Intro This morning we shall take a bit of a more detailed look at these first 5 verse of the 5th chapter of 1st John. The apostle John had at this point in life looked back at what he believed…

  • 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 4:17-21 | Perfected in Love

    Intro We are now in the last of the chapter starting in verses 7-21 that was based upon three repeated phrases or words that form a chorus: Vs. 7-12 The exhortation to “love one another” Vs. 13-16 The connection between…

  • 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…