This Sunday we continue our series in the first epistle of John looking at chapter 3, verses 19-22.  Here in these verses, John now speaks to a concern that he has for his readers after talking so much about evidences of being a believer.  You will have, you will be doing this, this and that,…

This Sunday we continue our series in the first epistle of John looking now at chapter 3, verses 16-18.  Here in these verses, John continues his topic on love and the importance of having love for everyone as a believer.  Last week we talked about not hating anyone because it is wrong.  John is saying…

This Sunday we continue in our series in the first epistle of John looking at chapter 3, verses 11-15.  Here in these verses, John now speaks about something his audience has heard about before (v.11).  They know that love is important, but here John is addressing the false teachers who had been teaching a conditional…

This Sunday we resume our series in the first epistle of John looking at chapter 3, verses 7-10.  Here in these verses, John is continuing his theme of assurance (of salvation) and talking about tests that show, really tell you, that verify, yes, you have been born again!  He says here again, a true child…

This Sunday we’re back in our series in the first epistle of John looking at chapter 3, verses 2-3. Here in these verses, John continues to talk about the reality of what we are, and what we have in Christ now (salvation and assurance); and what we have in the future! “Beloved,” he says, “we…

This Sunday we’re continuing our series in the first epistle of John.  We are beginning chapter 3 looking at verse 1.  Here in this verse, John begins to talk about what we are, and what we have in Christ.  And it’s all because of God’s love for us!  Behold, he says, look at, notice, see,…

This Sunday, as we continue our series in the first epistle of John, we are in the final verses of chapter 2 – verses 28-29.  Here in these 2 verses, John begins a new section represented by a new paragraph in the original Greek.  Some call this the hinge section between the previous and the…

This Sunday we continue our series in the first epistle of John, in chapter 2 looking at verses 20-27.  Here in these verses, John continues to encourage, help the people in the (his) church, and shares with them the truth of the Trinity and the important role of the Holy Spirit in their Christian lives. …

This Sunday we continue our series in the first epistle of John, in chapter 2 looking now at verses 18-19.  Here in these verses, John shifts gears a bit and begins to talk about the “last time” or “last hour.” Signs of the times, what will happen in the future?  We know that it’s the…