Loving One Another | 1 John 3:11-24

 1. The Command of Love

2. What Love Looks Like

3. Why We Don’t Love

4. How We Have Been Loved

5. The Overflow of Love

Main Idea: Because God loves us, let us love one another in deed and in truth

Practicing Righteousness | 1 John 2:28-3:10

 

1. The Call for Righteousness

2. The Heart of Righteousness

3. Practicing Righteousness

Main Idea: Since Jesus is your righteousness, live righteously

Abide in Him | 1 John 2:18-27

 1. Antichrists: Who They Are

2. Antichrists: What They Say

3. Antichrists: How Not to Be One

Main Idea: Since Christ alone promises eternal life, abide in him.

The Love of the Father | 1 John 2:12-17

 

The Commandment of Love | 1 John 2:7-11

 1. The Law of Love

2. The Light of Love

3. The Lord Who Loves

Main Idea: Since Jesus loves us, let us walk in the light of his love

When We Sin | 1 John 2:1-6

1. The Appeal (v.1a That we would not sin) 

2. The Advocate (vv.1b-2 Jesus Christ is the propitiation for our sins) 

3. The Assurance (vv.3-6 Keeping Christ’s word shows that we belong to him) 

4. The Affirmation (v.6 Walk the same way Christ walked) 

Main Idea: Since Jesus is the propitiation for our sins, let us keep his word

Walking in the Light | 1 John 1:5-10

1. Contrast (what does it mean to walk in the light) 

2. Confession (how to walk in the light) 

3. Cleansed (the motive for walking in the light) 

Main Idea: Since God is light, we are to walk in his light

 

Fellowship With God - 1 John 1:1-4

1. The Reason of Fellowship

2. The Means of Fellowship

3. Enjoying Fellowship

Main Idea: Jesus has come to restore fellowship with God – enjoy him!

Immanuel Lifts the Final Veil | Luke 23:44-49

 

The Closeness of Emmanuel | Luke 2:41-52