Sermons from October 2017
Whom or what do you love? (1John 2:15-17)
Sermon Outline The Love of the World What do you love? (1Jn 2:15) What does it mean to love? Love is a sacrificial pursuit/service of one’s life for the benefit of another. (John 15:13) Love seeks to encourage, to build up, to strengthen the faith walk of another. [1Cor 13:4-8a Love is (insert in PPT)] Love will forgo things in order to not cause others to stumble. (Matt. 18:6, 1Cor. 8:12 ) What is the world and the things of…
The Command to Love (1John 2:7-14)
Sermon Outline Russell Martin Stendal John’s Command to Love Beloved (1Jn 2:7a) Love is an old command (1Jn 2:7, 4:7-8, 2Cor 13:11, Gen 24:27, Jn 17:24) Rooted in character of God Rooted in Creation Order Rooted in the Law (Dt 6:5, Lev 19:18) Love is a new command (1Jn 2:8) Rooted in Christ’s Example (Jn 13:34, 15:10-12) Love is Christ’s Character Love is the Christian’s Character Love is the eschatological reality Failure to love is to hate (1Jn 2:9, 11)…
Blessed Are the Peacemakers–Matthew 5:9
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Love Revolution – 1 John 4:7-19
Love Revolution – 1 John 4:7-19
1John 2:1-6 The Imitation of Christ
Sermon Outline Imitation is the best form of flattery (1Jn 2:6) The Imitation of Christ Choosing not to sin (1Jn 2:1a, 1Cor 10:13, John 5:14) Keeping his commandments/words (1Jn 2:3, 5) Walking like Christ (1Jn 2:6) So how did Jesus walk? So are you ready to live a life of submission? Only happen because we truly ‘know’ him (1Jn 2:3) Recognizing Impostors Say but don’t do (1Jn 2:4) Hate their Christian brothers (1Jn 2:9) Love the world (1Jn 2:15-17) So…