Where is Your Gaze? (3 John 5-15)
Walking in the truth means our upward focus draws our gaze outward, instead of inward. The danger of the inward gaze The importance of the upward gaze The result of the outward gaze
No Greater Joy As Parents (3 John 1-4)
Parenting is about priorities: pursuing the great over the good Parenting is about truth: shepherding kids to live Christ’s truth in a world of falsehoods
Walking in the Truth (2 John 7-13)
Key idea: The reality we live in must be the reality of Scripture I. Avoid deception II. Abide in the truth
Walking In The Truth (2 John 1:1-6)
Key Idea: We must live in and live out truth that is meaningful, loving, and transforming. Three marks of a church walking in the truth: I. Truth that is meaningful. II. Truth that is loving. III. Truth that is transforming.
Desperate For Grace (Luke 18:9-17) – Baptisms
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
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 Local Church and Disability
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
