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  • Getting Real About The Christian Life Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 4, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,061 views

    If God is light, if God is perfect righteousness, then we’d better get real about our own righteousness.

    John is writing to his followers in the final years of his life. You get the feeling that he thinks he’s running out of time because there’s a certain urgency to the way he writes. He doesn’t waste words. There’s no polite greeting at the start of the letter. He just gets ...read more

  • Word Comes Alive

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 6, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,765 views

    Do your actions, your faithfulness show you are a part of God's program or does it show that you are outside of it looking on? For you is worshiping the Lord a matter of service to others and obeying Him. This is what honors Him and gives us our purpose.

    Opening Illustration: This line between truth and falsehood is blurred in our society. We pick up newspapers and read touching stories and later find out that the stories were complete fabrications. We are used to politicians making us promises to get our votes, only to forget those promises once ...read more

  • Confession And Absolution Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 9, 2014
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     | 4,697 views

    Confession and Absolution helps us approach God with humility and confidence.

    Did you and your friends ever form a club when you were growing up? Perhaps you draped blankets over the couches in the basement to serve as your clubhouse, and to get in everyone had to speak the password. Well heaven is a club like that. Only those who know and speak the password will get in. ...read more

  • Seeing The Word Of Life Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 17, 2016
     | 6,656 views

    The Word of Life is 1) Unchangeable (1 John 1:1a), 2) Historical (1 John 1:1b–2a), 3) Communicable (1 John 1:2b–3a), 4) Relational (1 John 1:3b), and 5) Joyful (1 John 1:4).

    We live in an era that looks with suspicion on any type of certainty or conviction about the truth. Our society has abandoned the idea of absolutes, choosing instead to arbitrarily grant equal validity to every opinion and philosophical musing. Sadly, today’s church, influenced by the ...read more

  • Measure Your Faith Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 24, 2016
     | 4,959 views

    1) An accurate belief in the nature of God (1 John 1:5), and 2) A genuine belief in the certainty of sin (1 John 1:6, 8, 10)

    Ever since the fall, humanity has tried to deny the reality of sin, even though every human being is innately aware of its presence. (cf. Rom. 2:14-16). People today minimize and redefine sin, often alleging that the “failures” of their lives and certain “disorders” exist ...read more

  • The Gentle Whisper - Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 27, 2016
     | 4,253 views

    Last week we talked about Elijah on Mt Horeb and the wind, earthquake and fire demonstration by God and then the gentle whisper of His voice. This past week I became angry in a way that was sinful. My experience was similar to Elijah's. Hear my confession

    Please open your Bibles to 1 John 2:1-2 "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father - Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of ...read more

  • Our Advocate Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 8, 2016
     | 6,724 views

    1) The believers’ Defense Attorney (1 John 2:1b)and 2) The Perfect Propitiation for their sins (1 John 2:2).

    This week, the sexual assault trial of Jian Ghomeshi began with emotional testimony from a woman who said the disgraced former CBC star punched her in the head during an evening at his Toronto home in 2003. Mr. Ghomeshi is facing four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance, ...read more

  • Grace And Sanctification

    Contributed by Andy Moyle on Feb 13, 2016
     | 3,905 views

    Grace justifies us and leads to and empowers sanctifciation

    Grace is amazing. John Newton, slave trader was saved by it, knew the breathtaking enormity of it and penned the fabulous him Amazing Grace! Let's review where we have got to in this mini series * We have been rescued from being by nature objects of God's wrath to become objects of God's mercy. ...read more

  • Keep The Faith Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 21, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,816 views

    John’s moral test for genuine salvation consists of: 1) The Test Stated (1 John 2:3), 2) The Test Applied (1 John 2:4–5) and 3) The Test Exemplified (1 John 2:6)

    Most of us don’t like tests. Tests conjure up bad images in our minds: that horrible math final exam your senior year in high school, that stress test the doctor has ordered, or that dreaded driver’s license test with a dour instructor in the car with you demanding that you display ...read more

  • Lessons In Life Series

    Contributed by Damon S Adams on Mar 30, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,999 views

    This is the first in a series of three messages based on 1 John and the themes - Life, Light and love. At the start of the letter John provides an introduction which presents Jesus as the fount of Life. Our understanding of life is found & fixed in Jesus

    Lessons in Life 1 John 1:1-4 Introduction The First Letter of John largely revolves around three connected themes - Life, Light and Love. When we take these three as essentially linked we have the call and basis to respond to error. Such as response is crucial as John clearly demonstrates in ...read more

  • Lessons In Light Series

    Contributed by Damon S Adams on Mar 30, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,740 views

    This is the second message in a series of three on the themes of Life, Light and Love in 1 John. The focus in this message is on the Light and the practical out-workings of being ain and of the Light.

    Lessons in Light 1 John 1: 5-10 Introduction Darkness and Light ; Truth and Error these concepts are under attack today and the church buys into the spirit of the age when it is more concerned about being politically correct than being faithful to the truth of God’s word. John 1:14 ...read more

  • The Tests Of Life And Light Series

    Contributed by Damon S Adams on Mar 31, 2016
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     | 8,593 views

    This is the final message in a series of three on 1 John. this message examines the tests we need to apply to our life in Christ. Redemption and regeneration are essentially bound to sanctification. We are called to discipleship and to faith in Christ

    The Tests of Life and Light 1 John 2:1-28 Introduction As seen from the previous two sermons Christians are called not only to redemption but to life in the light. It is a walk. It is the idea of journey that I would like to take up. Becoming a Christian is a call to discipleship – there ...read more

  • 1 John: Living In The Light - An Introduction To The Book Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 3, 2016
     | 5,997 views

    The Word of Life (introduction to the book) - 1 John chapter 1 verses 1-4 – sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Why did he write the letter? • He wants Christian’s to be satisfied: • Chapter 1 verse 4: • He wants Christian’s to be sinless: • Chapter 2 verse 1: • He wants Christian’s to be safe: • Chapter 2 verse 26: • He ...read more

  • The Sins Of The Saints

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 3, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,618 views

    A sermon the deals with the sins committed by the Saints and what to do about it.

    The Sins of the Saints 1 John 1:5-10 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Introduction: I. The Reality of Sin ...read more

  • I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked

    Contributed by David Nolte on Apr 3, 2016
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     | 7,784 views

    Focuses on walking spiritually with Jesus in Obedience, trust and cross bearing

    “I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked!” 1 John 2:3-6 &1 Peter 2;19-24 David P. Nolte A little girl was going outside with her father to build a snowman. As they walked, the little girl said, “Look, Daddy! I can step in your footprints and not get snow on my ...read more