The Purpose: genuine and effective encouragement to Christians in a chaotic world.
The Style: To show and make known (signify) all that must take place.
The Approach: Recapping the seen and unseen realities of Christ’s triumph
The Point: The triumph of Jesus guarantees the triumph of his church
He Came for You - The Outsiders
Debunking the insider myth
Shining light on the truth
Giving all that is deserved.
He Came for You - The Fearful
Our great fear is a loss of self
God’s great love in Jesus surpasses our fear
Only then can we show courageous faithfulness
He Came for You - The Reluctant
Short-sightedness is at the heart of our reluctance
Faithfulness is at the heart of Jesus arriving
Joyful worship is at the heart of our lives when we see God’s faithfulness in Jesus
Jesus came in real history
Jesus came from real people
Jesus came for real hope
How to cultivate and demonstrate an authentic and active thankful heart amid legitimately bad circumstance.
Be aware of the text
Beware of counterfeit thankfulness
Become before being
Enjoy what has been given
A reflection on The Life Series out of study of 1 John.
Read MoreThe Heart Behind the Word
The Admonition of the Word
The Responsibility to the Word
We now that Jesus keeps us
We know that this world is hostile territory
We know that it is all by God’s grace
Sin is a real threat to the church’s vitality
Restoration is our heartfelt request
Discernment keeps our hearts soft and eyes open
The purpose of believing in Jesus is experiencing the life of God
The experience God wants for us is openness and freedom in his presence
Our openness with God is established in his attentiveness toward us in Jesus
The claim that Jesus is the Christ Son of God
The witnesses called to testify
The consequences of our belief
"For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world - our faith.” (1 John 5:4)
The world is opposed to God and his people
Jesus Christ decisively overcame the world
Faith in Jesus gives us the result of his victory
Love that Completes
God has given us completed love in a world of fear
His completed love drives away our fear
We fight our fears with God’s completed love
“The weight of our obligation to love each other is measured by the magnitude of the love God has shown us in Jesus Christ.
God is Love
God has Loved Us
We Ought to Love Each Other
We know the true Spirit of God because…
He confesses the truth about Jesus
He makes you overcome the world
He awakes our heart to the word of God
A heart that is absolutely assured in the presence of God
Knows that Condemnation has been Removed
Knows it has Confidence in Prayer
Because of Keeping the Commandment
A Love that Reverses
“See what kind of love the Father has given unto us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” (3:1)
What this kind of love accomplishes
How this kind of love is powerful
Who this kind of love effects
Continuing in the Light
Be aware of the qualities of the antichrists
Be assured of the qualities of the anointed
