Obediently Imitating the Master (1 John 2:3-6) I.) Discovering Why Christians Obey and Imitate Christ In this next section of 1 John we are faced with another test of genuine salvation in Christ; after all John begins by saying, “and by this we know that we have come to know Him…” Our immediate question should …
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Destroyed by Bad Theology (Mark 12:38-44) I.) Bad Theology Hurts People Let me come right out of the gate here and tell you that this text has absolutely nothing to do with people faithfully and dutifully giving to God. My hope is that just simply reading it in its context would make that glaringly obvious. …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk2Hg6xcfVs The Advocacy of Christ (1 John 2:1-2) I.) Unpacking the Text In order to unpack these two verses, there are three areas we will cover: 1.) Forgiveness of sins is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, and not of works. 2.) The charge placed upon the Christian who is forgiven of …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyXsHn2ihAY The Christ, The God-man (Mark 12:35-37) I.) Christ Incomplete We will begin this morning by examining who the Jews believed their Messiah to be, for Jesus is questioning these men on the complete identity of the Christ as it is revealed in the Scripture. They were not anticipating God clothed in flesh. They were …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktwBLhDmyBg Sensitivity to Sin (1 John 1:8-10) I.) Growing In Christ As we make our way to the next section of 1 John we come across another examination of genuine fellowship with God. Remember that John has just established that those who partake of the life of God will walk in the light as He …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGP3Z3phC4A God, Worthy of Love and Glory (Mark 12:28-34) I.) Live To The Glory of God This morning we are faced with the answer to the question everyone desires to know, and that is this, what is the purpose of your existence? What does the One, who gives to all life and breath and all …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOr_tYhdJ5Y Walking in The Light of God 1 John 1:5-7 I.) Components to Examining True Fellowship We come to the first test John presents to us by which we to are compare our lives to. The purpose of such an examination is so that we may see whether or not Jesus has begun a good …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxno7-CsQ3U The Fact of the Resurrection Mark 12:18-27 The Crux of Christianity The truth of Christ’s teaching in this portion is the wonderful hope of every believer in Jesus Christ. The certainty that this life is not all there is. The fact of the resurrection from the dead. Thomas Watson, said: “We are more sure …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBh_VPXKADA&feature=youtu.be The Essence of The Gospel (1 John 1:1-4) I.) Contending for The Gospel We come again to the beginning of John’s epistle. Last week we considered the purpose of his letter and the importance of us making certain about Christ’s choosing and calling us.[1] The necessity of us as new creatures in Christ to …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM3FJVJ51xY&feature=youtu.be Honor the King, Glorify The Almighty (Mark 12:13-17) I.) The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend We come to a text this morning which epitomizes the old saying: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Two opposing groups of people, the Pharisees and the Herodians, have joined forces to bring about the …
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