Sermons on 1 John 3:5:

Christmas Is For Purity Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 15, 2021

Purity is to be prized by categorically every one of God’s children. The last text I read puts it in stark terms: If you don’t prize purity, then you’re not a child of God.

In a California neighborhood in 2009 one resident decorated his lawn with a depiction of Jesus shooting Santa Claus with a double-barrel shotgun. Fox News had reported that Jesus points the weapon at Santa’s dead body while Rudolph lays sprawled across the hood of a pick-up truck. The creator, Ron ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:5, Romans 6:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

How Is Your Bow And Arrow?

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Apr 17, 2021

John is answering a question about what we will look like when Christ returns. Then moves to sin.

Sermon Title: How is your bow and arrow? Scripture Text: 1 John 3:1-7 Illustration: -A story about a younger sister: “Kerry, seven years old, was taken aside by her two older sisters. They said it’s time you knew our family secret.” “Mom isn’t really our mom,” they continued. “Our real mother ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Can Only Imagine

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Apr 18, 2021

God has super stuff prepared for us and we can only imagine, what we may become, what heaven is like.

1 John 3:1-7 I Can Only Imagine When children play they believe they are much more than what they are: • Give them pillows and blankets, and they are no longer children, but mighty warriors constructing fortress. Tie a towel around their neck and they transform from child into an invincible caped ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

What It Means To Be Weak In Jesus

Contributed by Thomas Andrufski on Apr 25, 2021

What does it mean to be weak in Jesus? We need to be honest with ourselves, understanding that we are sinful and we are weak. We need THE savior daily in our life.

What It Means to Be Weak in Jesus People like winners • Every day on earth there are contests to see who is best at something. • Olympics, contests, leagues – everybody cheers for the winners. • People respect strong people – healthy, disciplined, practiced, pretty. So, • What does it mean to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-10, Philippians 2:12, Luke 12:5, Ephesians 5:3, Matthew 7:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

Practice Makes Perfect (2018)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Apr 30, 2021

Are we children of God? Or do we just claim the name with charades and dismiss the character? Isn’t that what today’s text is all about? On a daily basis, we are called to live up to the name because the way we live is supposed to illustrate who Jesus is!

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Text: I John 3:1- 7 The story is told of Alexander the Great confronting a coward: "Alexander the Great had a soldier in his army who also bore the name Alexander. But this man was a coward. Alexander the Great called him before him and said to him, "You ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

Responsibility And Accountability In Discipleship Series

Contributed by Jason Duhon on May 23, 2023

Having done a cost-to-benefit analysis of discipleship, we should every reason to pursue a closer, deeper relationship with God. So what keeps us from desiring purity and righteousness? Nothing less than the practice of sin.

Having done a cost-to-benefit analysis of discipleship, we should every reason to pursue a closer, deeper relationship with God. So what keeps us from desiring purity and righteousness? Nothing less than the practice of sin. Notice what the text tells us in 1 John 3:4-10: Everyone who makes a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

Sin No More Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on May 31, 2023

Sin is life without boundaries.

Sin No More June 4, 2023 1 John 3:4-9 NIV Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. 6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4-9, Genesis 3:1-5, Romans 6:23, Hebrews 4:15-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Saved From Guilt

Contributed by Colin Mcgeer on Jul 6, 2023

Guilt can be crippling. Jesus did not come to condemn but to save. When Jesus died we died. We have been raised a new creation. No more the old guilty man

For more than 50 years I lived in guilt. Even though I knew I was forgiven by God. I had been abused at eight years old and I could never tell anybody about it. At least I felt I could not speak about it because I had made my abuse my own and I felt ashamed. In later years I felt afraid to be found ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11, John 3:16-18, Romans 8:5-7, Ephesians 1:20-21, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:6, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 John 3:5  (view more)  (view less)

Signs Of Life

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 9, 2023

Taking, hoarding and passivity are signs of death. But the signs of life are the opposite: receiving, giving, and acting.

There was a popular song about 30 years ago which some of you might remember. It went, “They’re rioting in Africa, they’re starving in Spain, there’s hurricanes in Florida and Texas needs rain" ...and ending with “What nature doesn’t do to us will be done by our fellow man.” It only needs a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dealing With Sin In 1 John (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Feb 2, 2019

Why is the apostle John so urgent in his speaking about sin and the ramifications for our lives? How does our personal sin affect the perceived glory of God in our sphere of influence?

Dealing with Sin in 1 John Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 John 1:5-7 “This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10, 1 John 2:1-2, 1 John 3:1-10, 1 Chronicles 16:28-29, John 12:28, Revelation 7:12, Malachi 1:11, Ezekiel 36:23, 1 Corinthians 13:7, John 13:35, Psalm 19:1, Psalm 34:3, 1 John 1:6, 1 John 1:7, Matthew 22:37-40  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Dealing With Sin In 1 John (Part 2 Of 2) Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Feb 12, 2019

Is it possible for a born again, regenerated Christian to live a life of continual, habitual sin? The apostle John says, absolutely, positively, NO!

Dealing with Sin in 1 John (Part 2) Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 John 1:5-7 “This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10, 1 John 2:1-2, 1 John 3:4-10, Romans 3:23, Isaiah 53:6, 2 Corinthians 13:5-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Practice Makes Perfect Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 15, 2019

As Christians we need to practice righteousness and not sin.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Text: 1 Jn. 3:4-10 Introduction 1. Illustration: There were two doctors with the same name who lived a few doors apart. One doctor was a Christian and a lay preacher; the other doctor made no profession of faith. One night a rather sick person, who was also a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4-10

Denomination: Methodist

Cómo Ayudar Al Prójimo Series

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Feb 17, 2019

El amor es la marca característica de los hijos de Dios

Un día que me encontraba en la oficina, la secretaria me pasó una llamada porque estaban buscando al Pastor de la Iglesia. Al contestar, mi interlocutor se identificó como el Pastor Fulano de tal de una iglesia Presbiteriana en Veracruz. Me dijo que me llamaba para ver si ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sin Comes In Varieties Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 4, 2019

We believers will still sin as long as we are earthly mortals. But some sins do not characterize us, and one sin we cannot commit.

Sin Comes in Varieties (I John 3:4-10) 1. A tourist stops at our church and says, “What is the quickest way to get to the Sieberling Mansion?” 2. “By foot or by car?” I asked. 3. “By car,” he answered. 4. “Yes,” I replied, “That is the quickest way.” 5. There are different ways to travel – foot, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sin-Sin-Sin-Devil!!! Series

Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 11, 2019

The Christian vs sin and the devil!

Introduction: Dual Citizenship In The Kingdom Of God And The Kingdom Of Darkness? Try to imagine this. It is the year 1944 and Germany is at war with England. Now suppose you have dual citizenship in both Germany and England and you are living in Germany. How will you be treated? Conversely, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4-10

Denomination: Baptist