Posts from June 2024

Lovest Thou Me More Than These?

This Sunday continuing our series in the first epistle of John; we are in chapter 2 looking at verse 15.  Here in this verse, John now gives his first command (imperative) in this letter, the first of 10 imperatives (commands) that he gives.  This command he gives is about the world, loving the world, and…

The Reassurance of Growth

This Sunday continuing our series in the first epistle of 1 John; we are in chapter 2 looking at verses 12-14.  Here in this text, John takes a break from topic and develops a sort of parenthesis here in order to encourage his readers and to help them remember about levels of Christian growth.  He…

Love Your Brothers/Sisters

This Sunday we are in our expository series in the first epistle of John; we continue in chapter 2 looking at verses 7-11.  Here in this text, John gives another evidence that shows that we are truly saved.  Because, as we said last week; we show that we are truly born again when we are…

How Can You Know? (Part 2)

This Sunday as we continue our expository series in the first epistle of John; we come to our 2nd part, part 2 of chapter 2, verses 3-6.  Here in part 2, John, has been saying that we can know that we are saved!  That our salvation is not guesswork!  So how do we know?  Because,…