Five Words Rather than Ten Thousand

1. Undisputed Champ 1 John 5:1-12 2. 1 John 5:1–12 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments. 3. Restatement Belief needed to be born again Jesus is the Son of God A love explosion Observe His commandments 4. This is important For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. 5. Runs counter This is the way God made me It’s about relationship not commands God loves me just the way I am 6. Love is action oriented Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. 7. Think The relationship is on God’s terms 8. Do you want a promise to claim? For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the wor...

1. A Father’s Love 1 John 4:7–21 Story of my dad 2. Fathers are important Poverty 4x GREATER RISK OF POVERTY BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE BEHAVOR PROBLEMS 3. Fathers needed CHILD HEALTH 2X GREATER RISK OF INFANT MORTALITY INCARCERATION MORE LIKELY TO GO TO PRISON 4. Loving fathers needed CRIME MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT CRIME TEEN PREGNANCY 7X MORE LIKELY TO BECOME PREGNANT AS TEEN 5. Fathers are role models CHILD ABUSE MORE LIKELY TO FACE ABUSE AND NEGLECT SUBSTANCE ABUSE MORE LIKELY TO ABUSE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL 6. We all need a father’s love CHILDHOOD OBESITY 2X MORE LIKELYTO SUFFER OBESITY EDUCATION 2X MORE LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL 7. Think  God designed us to need a father  God chose to revel Himself as the Father  The world is trying to negate the role of father 8. 1 John 4:7–21 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, fo...

Brotherly love 1 John 3

1. Brotherly Love 1 John 3:10–24 2. PLEASE STAND IN REVERANCE FOR GOD’S WORD Read aloud what is underlined 3. 1-1 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; 4. 2-7 not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. For what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous. Don’t be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you. Know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. 5. 3-7 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 6. 4-7 Whoever has the world’s goods, and see...

Whose kid are you? 1 John 3:1-10

1. Whose Kid Are You? 1 John 3:1–10 2. 1 John 3:1–10 1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. 3. V3-7 3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. 4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. 7 Little children, make sure no one deceives you; 4. V8-9 the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 8 the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appe...