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  • Mike Hays avatar

    ...for The Sins Of The World!

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 57 ratings
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    Jesus died for our sins and His death and resurrection have set us free.

    "...For The Sins Of The World!" 1 John 2:1-2 The passion of every follower of Jesus should be to absolutely turn away from every act, thought, and attitude that grieves the heart of Almighty God as if they were a den of poisonous snakes ready to strike at any moment. We should be made so ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Walking In The Light Of Love

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 67 ratings
     | 8,017 views

    Walking in the light of God's love will change our lives and our outlook on life.

    Walking in The Light of Love 1 John 2:3-14 Obedience is the twin sister of discipleship. Jesus calls us to take up our cross, deny ourselves, and follow Him in obedience. The great German theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, said that grace without repentance, grace without obedience is nothing more ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Apple avatar

    Take Sin Seriously Without Despairing

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,936 views

    The Ministry of Christ Allows Us to Take Sin Seriously Without Despairing 1.

    The Ministry of Christ Allows Us to Take Sin Seriously Without Despairing 1. Our Goal is to Completely Avoid All Sin (to take sin seriously) 2. Our Failure Casts Us Upon the Ministry of Christ a. Christ our Advocate with the Father -- Jesus Christ the righteous b. Christ our Propiation -- 1) ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Walking In The Light Means Obedience

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,484 views

    1. Obedience to the Revealed Word of God Indicates One is Walking in the Light (:3-5) a.

    1. Obedience to the Revealed Word of God Indicates One is Walking in the Light (:3-5) a. Disobedience indicates darkness regardless of the testimony b. Obedience indicates the light of love dwelling in the believer 2. Obedience to the Revealed Walk of God in Christ Indicates One is Walking in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Robert Kerr avatar

    First John Chapter Two Part 1

    Contributed by Robert Kerr on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,650 views

    Bible Study

    THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN -CHAPTER 2 I JOHN 2:1 - A FRIEND OF THE ACCUSED "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" John uses the family term "my little children" to warn us that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bo Dunford avatar

    What It Means To Have An Advocate With The Father

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 100 ratings
     | 6,800 views

    I want to thank Pastor Curtis Linton for this outline. It really spoke to my heart. Thank God that we have Someone to plead our case to the Father

    1 JOHN 2:1-2 "WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE AN ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER" * It’s judgment time. * The angel has put one foot on land and one foot on the sea. * He blows the trumpet of God and time as we know it will be no more! * There may be different views about the millennium, but we will all agree that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Frank Lay avatar

    Can We Really Know Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006
     | 3,087 views

    Is it possible for a person to really know that he has eternal life as a present reality?

    CAN WE REALLY KNOW? John 2:3-11 Is it possible for a person to really know that he has eternal life as a present reality? Some people hope that they are among the elect but feel that no one can really know until that day. Others believe that a person can be saved one minute and loose it the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jamie Wright avatar

    How Do You Know You Know Him? Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jamie Wright on Jul 22, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,141 views

    The Bible is clear that we can know Him? But how do you know that you know him and how can we have that assurance of knowing him?

    Pastor Jamie Wright * MFC * May 24, 2006 Last week: Do you know Him? 1 Cor. 3:10 This week: How do I know that I know Him? 1 John 2:3-11 “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.” There are three TEST(s) of knowing Him: 1. ATTITUDE TEST towards obeying His Word and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Obeying Our Advocate Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Aug 8, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,149 views

    We can know we’re Christians with absolute certainty. Is this being presumptuous? The objective basis for our assurance of salvation rests on faith plus action. Our choices reflect our commitment to Christ.

    Sermon Series on First John, “Collecting Evidence of Faith” “Obeying our Advocate”, 2:1-6 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Picture a tense courtroom trial. The evidence has been presented and things don’t look good for the defendant. The defense ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Fellowship With God - Obedience (Part 1 Of 5) Series

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 5, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,317 views

    One of the keys to fellowship with God is Obedience. It’s important to Obey and heed the voice of the Lord for increased fellowship. This sermon has 5 points to help us in the area of Obedience.

    Title: Keys To Fellowship With God (Part 1 of 5) Sub-Title: The Foundation Of Obedience Sermon Series: 1 out of 5 Text: I John 2:3-5 Pray!!! Read Text!!! Introduction: Have you ever heard the expression “Face the music”? Here’s how that phrase came about: Many years ago, a man wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Charles Lane III avatar

    The Next Level

    Contributed by Charles Lane Iii on Feb 28, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,781 views

    What is it that will bring you into the next level of commitment to Jesus Christ and the Christian life? Lack of commitment hinders our development and prevents spiritual growth. Lack of commitment to spiritual excellence keeps us on a slippery place wh

    What is it that will bring you into the next level of commitment to Jesus Christ and the Christian life? The original thought planned for tonight’s lesson was to present another lesson in this series on Apologetics, discussing some of the very specific statements in the Bible and some reasons that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The"If" Of Knowing Jesus Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 30, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,244 views

    If anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, but He expects our obedience.

    The “If” of Knowing Jesus. I John 2:1-6 INTRO.: Wm. Barclay introduces his exegesis of this passage with the following thoughts: In I John 1:7-9, John says two very important things about sin. He says the blood of Christ purifies us from all sin. This means forgiveness and cleansing come through ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • William Nowak avatar

    Walking In The Light Of Obedience

    Contributed by William Nowak on Oct 10, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,735 views

    Learning to Walk in the Light of God

    Intro—As we come to 1 John 2 today, we are continuing our series on how we can learn to walk in the light of God, and John wants to tell us about another positive step we can take to make sure we actually are living in God’s will. In a nutshell, John says that we need to respect God’s authority ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walking Obediently Series

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on May 29, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,271 views

    The connection between knowing Jesus and how you live your life.

    Walking Obediently 1 John 2:3-6 May 21, 2006 If you were to find yourself in a courtroom standing before a Judge and a Jury, accused of being a Christian, a Jesus follower, would there be enough evidence to convict you? John writes in v. 3 - "We know that we have come to know him "or more ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Did Jesus Have To Die? Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 3, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,660 views

    The death of Jesus was not by accident or by surprise but rather was a part of the plan of the Father to redeem the world

    Why did Jesus have to die? There was a greater purpose for the death of Jesus than many people realize and I do not believe that the movie truly pointed to this enough. However, the first scene Satan tells Jesus that no man can bear the world’s sin. This was the purpose of Jesus coming to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God