This Sunday we continue our series in the first epistle of John looking now at chapter 4, verses 7-21.  This will be the first of multiple parts in this understanding of love (we’ll be studying the next few weeks). Here in these verses, John wants to be sure believers understand this important topic of love. …

This Sunday we continue our series in the first epistle of John looking now at chapter 4, verses 1-6.  Here in these verses, John wants to be sure these believers (that he is speaking to) are careful about the teachers/preachers that could be false prophets that they are listening to.  Telling them not to believe…

This Sunday we are back and continuing our series in the first epistle of John looking at chapter 3, verses 23-24.  Here in these verses, John wants these believers to know they really believe by their obedience to God’s commandments.  By this we know, is the challenge given in these final two verses of this…

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,…