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  • Rodelio Mallari avatar

    Balancing Truth And Love

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
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    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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    The Teaching About Christ Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 29, 2012
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    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

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    More Warnings Against Deceivers

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 13, 2012
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    One of the greatest problems faced by believers today is false teaching. They’re everywhere. There are imposters all over the place who go by the name of Christian, yet they’re anything BUT followers of Christ. Their teachings contain just enough of th

    One of the greatest problems faced by believers today is false teaching. They’re everywhere. There are imposters all over the place who go by the name of Christian, yet they’re anything BUT followers of Christ. Their teachings contain just enough of the truth to ensnare millions by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Nichols avatar

    Dear Chosen Lady...walk This Way! Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Feb 13, 2011
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    3rd message in the series Letters from John. John is urging us to walk in TRUTH, LOVE and OBEDIENCE.

    TEXT: 2nd John 1-13 TITLE: Dear Chosen Lady…”Walk THIS Way” SERIES: Letters from John TOPIC: Walking in truth OCCASION: Hessville Christian Church, November 28, 2010 PROP.: John’s main purpose for writing this letter is to make sure we walk: In Truth, In Love and In ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Our Walk In This World Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 14, 2010
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    John’s message is clear about the life we should live. 1- We must walk in obedience 2- We must walk in love 3- We must walk in truth

    NTRO.- ILL.- You know it is time to resume running or walking when... - You try to do a few pushups and discover that certain body parts refuse to leave the floor. - You get winded just saying the words "10 kilometer run". - You come to the conclusion that, if God really wanted you to touch your ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Testing Your Christmas With Christian Compliance-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 22, 2012
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    2 0f 2. John supplied his readers with a test for Christian compliance in Jesus’ sonship/humanity/birth. Jesus’ sonship/birth is a test for Christian confession/compliance...But in what way is it tested? Celebrating Jesus’ Birth Tests Our...

    TESTING YOUR CHRISTMAS With CHRISTIAN COMPLIANCE-II — 2John :7-11; 1John 2:22-25; 4:14-16; 5:5-13— Attention: Our Christmas celebrations say much about what we really believe. Need: John supplied his readers with a test for Christian compliance in Jesus’ sonship/humanity/birth. Jesus’ ...read more

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    Testing Your Christmas With Christian Compliance-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 22, 2012
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    1 of 2. John supplied his readers with a test for Christian compliance in Jesus’ sonship/humanity/birth. Jesus’ sonship/birth is a test for Christian confession/compliance...But in what way is it tested? Celebrating Jesus’ Birth Tests Our...

    TESTING YOUR CHRISTMAS With CHRISTIAN COMPLIANCE-I — 2John :7-11; 1John 2:22-25; 4:14-16; 5:5-13— Attention: Recently I was invited to the WMU Christmas party. We had a great meal with great fellowship & later we opened some small gifts. The last thing we all participated in was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Panic Postcard! Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 21, 2013
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     | 9,971 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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    Truth In Love

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 16, 2013
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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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    The Commandment To Love Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jun 28, 2012
     | 5,377 views

    We are not asked to love. We are commanded.

    READ PASSAGE. As we continue on in our study of 2 John, once again God has brought us right back to the subject of loving one another. So here we go again. In verse 1, note the word “ask”. What John is now saying is urgent, it’s an absolute necessity. What is it? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    More Warnings Against Deceivers Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jun 28, 2012
     | 5,792 views

    One of the greatest problems faced by believers today is false teaching. They’re everywhere. There are imposters all over the place who go by the name of Christian, yet they’re anything BUT followers of Christ. Their teachings contain just enough of th

    One of the greatest problems faced by believers today is false teaching. They’re everywhere. There are imposters all over the place who go by the name of Christian, yet they’re anything BUT followers of Christ. Their teachings contain just enough of the truth to ensnare millions by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Living In The Truth

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jan 7, 2016
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     | 7,348 views

    Discipleship is a life-long process …it is not a sprint to be over with quick. Are we willing to invest in the truth and live rightly in order that we would be able to teach others?

    Living in the Truth 2 John Introduction - 2 John is John’s second letter sent to Christians near Ephesus, in Asia -- It is a letter of encouragement to Christians then, and now -- It has one primary emphasis: We have a need to obey God’s commands - John also touches on false ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Walking In Truth

    Contributed by John Crisp on Sep 4, 2014
     | 5,528 views

    How do we walk in truth?

    2 John 1.6 – Walking in Truth V1 – We find John’s letter is written unto the church • “elect lady” o God has chosen us for His own.(purpose, possession, propitiation of Love[for later not now]) o We can try to run or run or fight, but in the end those ...read more

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    Truth Vs Myths

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jun 5, 2015
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    To focus on how an act of obedience scores over other apparently good "spiritual" actions!!!

    Truth vs Myths It was Charles Haddon Spurgeon who wisely observed that discernment is not essentially the ability to know the difference between what is right and wrong but rather that which helps us distinguish between what ...read more

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    Walk In Love

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 24, 2015
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     | 11,480 views

    It means that for people who call God their God and for people who claim Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior; we have no options when it comes to love because we must act in love and have compassion for all people in all situations no matter the circu

    WALK IN LOVE 2 JOHN 1:6 THREAD: 2 John 1:6, “And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.” NARRATIVE 1 (sorta Genesis 4:1-8) Once there was a family that had two sons. The older son was named ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ