Calling All Overcomers
1 John 5:1-5 – We will be unable to overcome the world until obedience to God’s Word is desirable. Once God’s commandments are no longer seen as burdensome, we can experience the victory intended for us.…
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You Can’t Love Until You’ve Been Loved
1 John 4:7-21 – Our love for God and others is contingent upon HIs love for us. We are incapable of loving another until we grasp the unfathomable love of God.…
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Not Every Spiritual Person Is Spirit-Led
1 John 4:2-6 – Many people seem to be spiritual but really aren’t biblical. We must learn to test the spirits of what people say so that we don’t drift away from the Spirit of God.…
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Love Requires More Than Words
1 John 3:11-24 – It’s one thing to tell people that you love them, but it’s an entirely different thing to show them. Love requires more than words and should be displayed through our deeds and truth.…
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If Habitual Sin Remains Unchallenged
1 John 3:4-10 – Can a true believer continue in habitual sin? God’s Word provides stark warnings about the changes that should be present in the disciple’s life.…
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Righteous Resemblance
1 John 2:28-3:3 – If God is truly our Father, certain things about us are guaranteed to happen. Over time, we will grow more to look like Him if we truly belong to Him.…
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Deconstruction & Deception
1 John 2:18-27 – Some people appear like they know Christ, but over time, the masks come off, and we see who they truly are. Beware of deceitful people who claim temporary or modifiable association with Jesus.…
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Dismissing Jesus
When Jesus delivered a man from demonic possession, the people had less acceptance of the deliverer than they had for the demoniac. When Jesus threatens our comfort and convenience, we can seek to rid ourselves of His presence as well.…
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How to Know for Sure You Are Saved
1 John 2:1-11 – Assurance of salvation can often be an elusive thing to obtain. God’s Word provides specific characteristics of those who have been truly born again.…
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Stepping Out of Darkness
1 John 1:5-10 – To deny sin's presence in our lives only increases our level of guilt. The only way to walk in the light is by stepping out of the darkness in honest confession for true forgiveness.…
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Rescued from an Ordinary Life
1 John 1:1-4 – Far too many professing Christians drudge through life, seemingly unaware of the joyful journey it is to follow Jesus. To know Jesus is to experience rescue from an ordinary life.…
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The Pride of Platform
Psalm 131:1-3 – King David found the proper state of mind when he realized who he was and who he was not. We must fight against the tendency to assert ourselves pridefully among a culture built on self-promotion.…
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