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  • Wilbur Madera Rivas avatar

    El Amor Es Compromiso Series

    Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Nov 1, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 12,821 views

    El amor son actitudes, palabras y acciones comprometidas con Dios para el bien de los demás

    El amor es compromiso 2 Juan 3 Intro. ¿Me amas? ¿Te amo? Parece una pregunta tan sencilla pero, la verdad es tan difícil de contestar. Estamos rodeados de tantos conceptos relacionados con el amor que en el caos de ideas quedamos confundidos respecto a si amamos o no. Podrás contestar esa ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Walking In Truth And Love Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Nov 14, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 14,525 views

    In 2 John, the Apostle John addresses a very important question: What should I do about false teaching? To answer that question John deals with two major subjects.

    Walking in truth and love 2 John The concept of NT Postcards is not as far off as it might seem. Four books in the NT and one in the OT have only one chapter. • Philemon • 2 John • 3 John • Jude Originally, these short books served a similar purpose to postcards. The author had a short ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Mothers: Passing It On

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 23, 2005
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    God wants mothers to pass along these things to their children.

    Passing It On 2 John 4 Introduction Dr. James Dobson tells about a time he came home when his son, Ryan was a small baby. It had been a terrible day for his wife. Ryan had been sick, and had cried all day long. Once, as Shirley was changing his diapers, the telephone rang and she reached over to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Walking In Joy Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 23, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 9,191 views

    This is the 11th study in the study "Light In The Darkness".

    WALKING IN JOY 2 John 1:1-13 In a world of pain, misery, corruption, etc…; how does a Christian find joy in their Christian walk? 2 John helps us answer this question. This letter, which is addressed to the “chosen lady and her children”, is thought by some to be the cover letter to 1 John ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Frank Lay avatar

    The Da Vinci Code- Truth Under Fire

    Contributed by Frank Lay on May 11, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,651 views

    Many of the New Testament epistles were written to combat false teachings that threatened the church. The epistles of John are no exception. The letter of 2 John is the shortest letter in the New Testament. Yet, this little letter speaks powerfully to

    TRUTH UNDER FIRE By Frank Lay A STUDY OF 2 JOHN In John 14:6, Jesus made a statement that has become His most controversial claim. He said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me.” In that declaration, Jesus claimed to be the personification of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Truth Decay Series

    Contributed by David Kirkner on Aug 22, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,632 views

    Being like Jesus starts with truth, love and obedience

    The ThreeAttitudes: 2 John Dealing with Truth Decay 2 John Being like Jesus starts with truth, love and obedience Drama: Teacher espouses: "Class, thre are no absolutes in life. 3 students speak of creation, sin and the Bible. The teacher states again: "Well class, we must conclude that there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Inseparables

    Contributed by Mark Mccool on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
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    There are two eternal things that God has committed to the trust of the church: truth and love.

    THE INSEPARABLES Mark McCool 2 John 3 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. KJV There are two eternal things that God has committed to the trust of the church: truth and love. Truth is eternal. Truth ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "Truth And Deception"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,886 views

    Christians must know the truth in order to guard and proclaim the truth. Do we?

    “I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    I Hear You Knocking, But You Can't Come In!

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Apr 3, 2010
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     | 7,372 views

    We can do without be sympathetic to the cult!

    Intro: 1. There was a song some years ago that went, “I hear you knocking…but you can’t come in!” 2. The cults will always come knocking on our door, but if we are wise we will not let them in. The essence of this little letter is: It is a Caution against Endorsing a Cult. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Truth In Love

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 16, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
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    All who claim loyalty to Jesus must be committed to truth & love. We are to follow the truth and act with love toward one another. Love though is not to overshadow or overcome truth.

    2 JOHN TRUTH IN LOVE [Matthew 7:21-23 / 1 Corinthians 13:1-4] Second John is a brief epistle which could have been written on a single sheet of papyrus of standard size [5x9]. The preservation of this brief letter is no doubt a tribute to its spirituality and inspiration. In this short ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodelio Mallari avatar

    Balancing Truth And Love

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,357 views

    Have you been weighed in God’s balance and found wanting on the side of Truth? Or have you been weighed and found wanting on the side of Love? Biblically speaking, falling short in one is falling short in both! May we seek God’s grace and mercy today for

    Intro: The Apostle John personally wrote to the “elect lady” who seemed to have erred on the side of love and also needed to take heed on the side of truth. Note: the word “truth” is mentioned 4X in this epistle (vv. 1, 2, 3, 4). The word “love” is also mentioned 4X (vv. 1, 3, 5, 6). The number ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Michael Stark avatar

    The Teaching About Christ Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 29, 2012
     | 5,367 views

    The distinguishing doctrine for the Christian Faith is the teaching about Christ. Identifying that doctrine and understanding its meaning is vital to the Faith.

    “I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    2 John

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 31, 2012
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    Dealing with False Teachers and False Religion

    Series: One Chapter Books in the New Testament Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson: 2 John June 10, 2012 A. INTRODUCTION “From the old leader of the church to the elect lady and her children whom I love so much, as do all other believers who have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John McCormack avatar

    Truth And Love

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Jan 21, 2013
     | 2,958 views

    A CHRISTIAN WALK DEMANDS TRUTH AND LOVE.

    TRUTH AND LOVE INTRODUCTION: MOST SCHOLARS BELIEVE THE APOSTLE JOHN WROTE 2 JOHN DUE TO THE STYLE OF THE WRITINGS SOME SCHOLARS BELIEVE THE “ELECT LADY” AND CHILDREN WERE AN ACTUAL FAMILY. OTHERS SUGGEST JOHN WAS REFERRING TO A LOCAL CHURCH AND ITS MEMBER. MOST SCHOLARS DATE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Panic Postcard! Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 21, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,020 views

    2 John seems to have been written hurriedly to warn a woman of the danger of walking in love without also walking in truth and thus aiding and abetting those who taught error. This study looks at this little "postcard."

    A Panic Postcard Series: New Testament Postcards Chuck Sligh January 20, 2013 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to 2 John. INTRODUCTION In one of his sermons titled What About the Foundation?, Ravi Zacharias tells this story: A few weeks ago, I did a lectureship at Ohio State University. As I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist