Sunday Teaching: Exodus Christmas—John 8:34-36
Read moreThe Walk in the Light (1 John 1:7)
The Walk in the Light
(1 John 1:7)
What does this walk in the light look like? We know that it does not mean moral perfection. It does not mean you'll never experience temptation. And it is not some unattainable life only a select few real saints ever achieve.
Read moreThe Unstoppable Word of Christ, Part 1 - It Is Not Hidden (Mark 4:21-25)
The Unstoppable Word of Christ Part 1 - It Is Not Hidden
(Mark 4:21-25)
Have you ever been disappointed by unmet expectations? I remember a day in my childhood when I built up an expectation but never voiced it, and it led to my disappointment. (7 Minutes/1900 Words)
Read moreLove the Father – What Is the World? (1 John 2:15)
Love the Father What Is the World?
(1 John 2:15)
Sin and Satan wills to use our mortal bodies' passions as a way to take the throne. We must not allow it to occur. Even though, as we saw last week, we are forgiven by the Father, in a longstanding relationship with the Son, and victorious by the Spirit, there is still a challenger to the throne of our hearts. (6 Minutes/1600 Words)
Read moreThe Test of a True Believer -- The Results (1 John 2:9-11)
The Test of a True Believer -- The Results
(1 John 2:9-11)
Here, we have the final claim of this section. This man says he is in the light, where God is, but hates his brother (in Christ). The reality, John says, is that he is still in darkness. (5 Minutes/1400 Words)
Read moreGod's Light Produces Real Help for Everyone (1 John 1:10-2:2)
God's Light Produces Real Help for Everyone
(1 John 1:10-2:2)
Now, by this point, the claims of those who departed from the church are starting to sound very similar. (6 Minutes/1400 Words)
Read moreGod’s Light Produces a Chain Reaction of Grace (1 John 1:8–9)
God’s Light Produces a Chain Reaction of Grace
(1 John 1:8–9)
Here, John shows us God's light produces a chain reaction of grace. We see ourselves honestly, confess our sins, and He faithfully continues His work of sanctification, shaping and molding us into the image of Christ, cleansing us from all unrighteousness. (5 Minutes/1200 Words)
Read moreGod's Light Produces Fellowship and Sanctification (1 John 1:6-7)
God's Light Produces Fellowship and Sanctification
(1 John 1:6-7)
The first thing John tells us God's light produces is fellowship with one another and personal growth, or sanctification, within. But before detailing this, John records the first claim of the deceivers. (5 Minutes/1300 Words)
Read moreGod Is Light (1 John 1:5)
God Is Light
(1 John 1:5)
In 1 John 1:1-4, we read John's purpose statement, his heart for his readers, a group of Christians in a circuit surrounding Ephesus, where he'd pastored. He loved this group and, fearing the false teaching which sniped them off one by one, he lovingly rose up to communicate the truth to his beloved, his little children. (6 Minutes/1600 Words)
Read moreGod Is Light, Part 3 (1 John 1:5-22)
God Is Light
Part 3
(1 John 1:5-22)
At times, it will be the confession you make to others which will help you really overcome. But that confession has more to do with what we already talked about, walking in the light. We can't, though, merely tell others about our sins. We must also **confess our sins** to the Lord. (9 Minutes/2000 Words)
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