Cultivating Love (1 John 4:13-21)
Key Idea: Our love for others is cultivated in our relationship with God I. The importance of cultivating love: Love Defines Our Lives We must not excuse our lack of love. We must let love be the filter through which we see our world. We must find hope in love. II. The soil of love: […]
A Love That Makes God Known (1 John 4:7-12)
Key Idea: Display God through your sacrificial love I. Love is required: a commitment to care (Verses 7-8) II. Love is radical: a sacrifice for sinners (Verses 9-11) III. Love is revealing: making visible the invisible (Verse 12)
A Healthy Unbelief (1 John 4:1-6)
Key idea: To avoid the lies of the world we must know the Christ of Scripture. I. To know spiritual truth we must cultivate a healthy unbelief in the world II. To know spiritual truth we must cultivate a healthy belief in Christ
Upward I Look and See Him There (1 John 3:19 – 24)
The Cure for a Condemned Heart The Blessings of a confident Heart
Love is a Sacrifice, Not a Salary (1 John 3:11-18)
We must see love as a necessity not a preference We must see love as a sacrifice to be made, not a salary to be earned We must see love as gospel transformation, not self sufficient strength
A Loving Call to Right Living (1 John 3:4-10)
God’s commands demonstrate not only his loathing of sin, but his love for us. I. The wickedness of sin demands the righteousness of believers II. The wickedness of sin demonstrates the necessity of Christ III. The wickedness of sin displays the love of God Ultimately God’s call to obedience is loving because sin is destructive.
Live Set Apart By Looking Back and Looking Forward (1 John 2:28-3:3)
A Christ-Centered Understanding of the Word (1 John 2:18-27)
Be aware of the world’s lies Abide in the Word’s truths
The Formation of Christian Identity (1 John 2:12-14)
Key Idea: Two foundational assurances every Christian needs to embrace to live out their Christian identity. I. The assurance of relationship. II. The assurance of victory.
Love as a Way of Life (1 John 2:7-11)
Key Idea: True disciples of Christ live out a Christ-honoring love for others. Three reasons our love for others is an indicator of genuine faith: I. Loving others is foundational II. Loving others reflects Christ a. Jesus extends love to sinners and enemies b. Jesus commits love to imperfect people III. Loving others guides our […]
