1st John: The Words of Life

1st John: The Words of Life

Living in the Truth

August 11, 2024

We have spent the past four months in two letters… today we close our series with a third that ties together what we have learned thus far. How can we take the truth that we know in Jesus and live it out? How can we apply it to our lives and have our souls thrive? Join us this weekend as we open up 3rd John to see four things we need to imitate as we seek to live in the truth of Christ.

Living in Complete Joy

August 4, 2024

This weekend we turn to a new book but a book written with the same goal as 1st John… our complete joy. As we turn to 2nd John we see John establish again that great and perfect joy come from the truth and love of Jesus. This short but powerful letter reminds us of what the truth of Jesus is and shows us how we can experience its fruit of joy in our lives. Be with your church family this weekend as we dive into this study.

Stay away from Idols… Pray!

July 28, 2024

We have journeyed a long way and covered a lot of ground over these past four months in the letter of 1st John. How can we summarize what John has taught us and called us to? Right Belief in Jesus. Right Behavior as we follow Jesus and to be Rooted in the rich love of Jesus. How can we do this? John closes his letter by giving us the answer… through prayer! Join your church family this weekend as we turn to 1st John 5:13-21 to see how can keep ourselves from idols and rooted in the truth and love of God.

God’s Testimony about Jesus

July 21, 2024

“There just isn’t enough evidence to believe in Jesus.” Have you ever heard this statement? Maybe you have struggled with this thought in your own life. The supposed lack of evidence of Jesus’s existence and deeds. This week as we turn to 1st John 5:6-12 we are going to deal with this topic and these questions directly. Is there really enough evidence to believe that Jesus is who He claims to be? Join your church family this weekend as we tackle this question.

Becoming an Overcomer

July 14, 2024

Pastor Adrian Rogers got it right when he said… Faith in faith is just positive thinking but faith in Jesus is salvation. Our world doesn’t lack faith. Our world has faith in its understanding, in its intellect, in its good works, in its knowledge, and in its self. So our world doesn’t only need faith… but it needs a specific faith. The Apostle John’s world was in a similar place and so he uses 1st John 5:1-5 to shows us where our faith needs to lie and the true spoils of Christ’s victory. Join us this weekend to experience the rebirth and victory of Christ!

Love’s Origin Story

July 7, 2024

There are many words and ideas that are often only heard in church and in Christian circles. Words and ideas like sin, wrath, gospel, and eternal life are often only heard in church and so when we hear them we don’t have to weed through worldly definitions to get to God’s definition of these terms. As we turn to 1st John 4:7-21 though we have a word that is heard often and the world over. LOVE And it is that widespread use and familiarity to our ears that can make understanding what genuine love actually is difficult. In our study this weekend The Apostle John gives us one of the clearest definitions of love that we have and it will change the way that we live once we see its greatness and superiority to the world’s version of love. Join us for this powerful study and as we begin a new month around the Lord’s table through Communion.

How to Recognize God’s Voice

June 30, 2024

There is a LOT of noise in our world. A lot of voices, a lot of spirits as John will call them trying to get us to hear and heed their leading. The question for followers of Jesus amidst this noise is… how do we recognize and follow God’s voice? Join us as we turn to 1st John 4:1-6 to see the three point approach that God gives us to discern His voice out of the noise of this world.

Confidence & Contentment of Christ

June 23, 2024

We have a world and we live lives that are looking for two things… confidence and contentment. Confidence in that we long for something and someone that we can truly count on and trust. Contentment in that we long to find rest for our souls and something that quenches our inner longings. As we turn to 1st John 3:19-24 we are reminded that these two longings of our heart are only found in Jesus and The Apostle John gives us a road map to forsake our conscience, and find confidence and contentment in Christ.

Your Heavenly Father Knows Best

June 2, 2024

As we turn to 1st John 3:4-10 this weekend John reminds us that each of us has a father. Now, John is not talking about our earthly fathers that we will celebrate in a few weeks. Rather John is talking about our spiritual father and we are each either a child of God or a child of the devil. And as Jesus showed Nicodemus in John chapter 3 John reminds us here that we are not born children of God by physical birth but only through the rebirth and renewal of the Holy Spirit. Join us this weekend to see the fruit that will be in the life of a reborn and restored child of God and contrast that with the fruit that defines our former father the devil.

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