A Picture of the Christ-Centered Life (1 John 5:13-20)
Key Idea – the Christ Centered life is one that knows Christ and has been transformed by his grace. Three blessings of the Christ Centered Life. I. Trusting Prayer II. Transforming Grace III. True Worship
True Faith (1 John 5:6-12)
John’s Three Item Combo (1 John 5:1-5)
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)
The Way Up Is Down (Philippians 2:1-8)
I. Look at the expectation for humility A. Because of their experience in Christ B. Because of their participation in the Spirit II. Listen to the exhortation to humility A. Do not be self-focused B. Be other-focused III. Learn from the example of humility A. Jesus was humble in His thinking B. Jesus was humble […]
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
