Sermons by Kevin Meadows (Page 9)

1 John 5:1-12 Are you a Christian as defined by the Bible? Christians obey God and love His children. 1 John 5:1-5 Christians believe Jesus is the authenticated Son of God. 1 John 5:6-12

1 John 3:11-24 We must love believers. Hate has an ungodly nature (1 John 3:11-15).-Matthew 5:21-22-John 8:44 Believers need compassion (1 John 3:16-18). Love gives us an objective point of reference when our conscience falsely condemns us (1 John 3:19-22). Love is a characteristic of abiding in God (1 John 3:23-24). Christian love rises above human differences to show itself in absolute loyalty to others in their need. Christian love looks on other persons through the eyes and with the…

1 John 2:28-3:3 Why followers of Jesus have hope… We can have confidence before Christ when He returns (1 John 2:28-29). We are God’s children (1 John 3:1-2a). We look ahead to our full transformation (1 John 3:2b-3). He will appear We will see Him We will see Him as He is We will be like Him

1 John 2:15-17 We must love God and not the world’s system. Because the world’s virtues are not God’s virtues (1 John 2:15b-16). Because the world’s system is temporary (1 John 2:17).

1 John 2:1-6 We must keep Christ’s commands to fellowship in Christ… We are able not to sin. Christ makes restored fellowship possible if we do sin. Advocacy Propitiation God’s love is maturing us.

This week we begin a sermon series on the book of 1st John. Author: John the Apostle Date: 80’s or 90’s AD Addressees: Believers in Asia Minor Occasion: Heresy, Immorality, and Conflict Purposes: Fellowship, Joy, Holiness, Assurance Summary: John urges believers to fellowship in Christ by exposing the antichrist teachers.