Reaching the Lost. Discipling the Saved. Sharing the Love of Jesus with Everyone.
The world is corrupt. We know that. But that doesn’t keep us from desiring much of it – a lot! We spend so much time fulfilling our worldly desires – and to what end? What is the end of that pursuit and why is it futile – and even harmful? Finally, what are we to do about it?
“If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
1 John 2:15b
The Word of God and His commandment of Love is for young and old and everything in between. But it plays out slightly differently within our different stages of life. Same message. Increasing understanding.
“Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.”
1 John 2:10
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If we are to “walk in the Light,” it means that we can’t also walk in the darkness of our sins. We either follow God’s way or ours. His is Light. Ours, darkness. The fact is, we will walk in our ways and, when we do, we need to humbly confess and let Jesus advocate on our behalf to God – and He always wins! Jesus wins! Light wins! So we win!
“Whoever keeps [God’s] word, in him truly the love of God is perfected.”
1 John 2:5
It wasn’t just the those who lived at the time of Jesus who were witnesses of Him; we are too! And as such, we are to give witness about Him! This doesn’t just bring others true Life, but also brings us complete joy!
“We are writing these things so that your joy may be complete.”
1 John 1:4
This is the theme for our new sermon series on 1 John beginning Sunday, September 6, 2020!
There are some major themes in 1 John, including Truth, Obedience, Faithfulness, the Love of this World, the Love of Others, Living in the Word, and, of course, JESUS!
It’s a book that reminds us to be faithful to the Truth taught to us in the Bible and to live out that truth in Love and Actions for others – just as Jesus did for us.
This will be a proper walk through and, as such, will be a series longer than our usual ones – but well worth it!
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