1 John 5:4-5

1 John 5:4-5

Series: 1 John

(Text Only) Title: Overcomes the World John today revisits an idea that we looked at some time ago in I John and offers a world of personal encouragement, not only to his original audience, but to anyone here today who is feeling, or has felt particularly “beaten” by the world.   So if you have…

1 John 5:6-8

1 John 5:6-8

Series: 1 John

(Text Only) Title: “Water and Blood” Who wants to have fun today? Way back during the first sermon that we’d look at in I John, well over a year ago, I offered fair warning that John’s language can sometimes be difficult to understand because John can be simultaneously simple and profound. With today’s lesson there…

1 John 5:9-13

1 John 5:9-13

Series: 1 John

(Text Only) Title: An Encouraging Reminder As the holiday season draws closer, I’d like to offer a word of encouragement from John this morning. John writes in verse 9:  “IF we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater.” What is John saying?  He’s saying:  “Look, if we are apt to believe…

1 John 5:14-17

1 John 5:14-17

Series: 1 John

(Text Only) Title: Theology by Logic and Consistency Today is the final sermon for 2009, and I’m afraid to say that I come to you today with no less than a theological whopper of a problem.  I read six commentaries, searched the interned, did research, prayed, and spat at my computer monitor before I finally…

1 John 5:18-21

1 John 5:18-21

Series: 1 John

(Text Only) Title: John’s Closing We have finally reached the conclusion of the first of John’s three short epistles.  We began this sermon series about 14 months ago, on November 23rd, 2008.  I know that for many of you, as was also the case with me, the adaption to John’s language and his writing style…