Introduction to 1st John

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.