Christ Church Bentonville

What Do You Know (1 John 5:13-21)

If knowledge is power, and safety, and happiness (h/t Thomas Jefferson), then knowing Jesus is the greatest power, and safety, and happiness. John closes his letter with reminders of what he wants Christians to know.

The Spirit, The Water, and The Blood (1 John 5:6-12)

Do you believe John's testimony that has been confirmed by God's three-fold testimony of the Spirit, the water, and the blood?

Overcoming the World (1 John 5:1-5)

Our faith is not in our assurances.  Our faith is in Jesus.  We should be encouraged by them, but our eyes should remain on Him.  Our faith is a victorious faith because the object of that faith is victorious Savior. 

The Power of Love - Reprise (1 John 4:7-21)

How do we know we know God and that we are in fellowship with Him?  John says it's not up for debate.  We know if we love one another.

Truth Matters (1 John 4:1-6)

The previous passage stressed the importance of loving one another.  The passage that follows will stress loving one another.  This passage in between the two stresses the importance of the truth.

The Power of Love (1 John 3:11-24)

We should love one another.  We must love one another.  We can love one another because God's love has been shed abroad in our hearts.

Children of God (1 John 2:27-3:10)

John continues to assure his readers of their salvation by pointing out who they are as children of God.

The Last Hour (1 John 2:18-27)

The anointing of the Holy Spirit isn't a second blessing that only the super-spiritual experience later in their Christian life.  It is the blessing every believer experiences at the point of salvation.  Therefore, Christians don't need some secret knowledge, special enlightenment, or mystical extra-biblical experience to know the truth.  The Holy Spirit who indwells us leads us into all truth.

Love the World or Love the Lord (1 John 2:15-17)

We either love the world and the things of the world or we love God and the things of God.  We can’t love both. 

The Light of God's Law and Gospel (1 John 2:7-14)

In our text this week, John says God's light shines through both the law and the gospel, therefore faithful pulpits will preach both.

To Know That You Know (1 John 2:1-6)

The best way to refrain from sin and grow in holiness is by living a godly life by grace and through the power of the Spirit which is fruit of our salvation and therefore a means by which we are assured of our salvation.

Walking in the Light (1 John 1:5-10)

"When we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9