Today's text comes from 1 John 4:7-21 [ link ] Reading John is a little different than reading the other Bible authors. For example, Paul's style is to go from point to point, A-Z, beginning to end. Paul utilizes an introduction works his way through topics, themes, and ends with a nice conclusion...

1 John 2:12-17 12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know...

The George Barna Group did some research several years ago and noted that in the United States there are approximately 400,000 Protestant churches. Out of those 400,000 roughly 50% are comprised of 75 people or less. And out of those 400,000 nearly 3,500 close their doors every year never to re-open...

In Chapter 1:1-4 John quickly dives into the meat of the book, does away with the chit chat and the talky talky, and as we discussed last week, gives his testimony, "I heard about Jesus, what He was doing, I heard Jesus teach and preach, and I personally heard Jesus as He spoke to me, calling me...

What makes you happy? What gives you joy? Me? I love my wife, I love seeing my children, playing with them watching them grow. That gives me joy. I enjoy music, almost any kind, except the "new country". Don't get me wrong, I was country when country wasn't cool with the likes of Johnny...

Today we are begin our new, 12 week study on the letter of 1John. This morning I want to: 1. Give some background on John. Who was he and what did he do? 2. Go into some detail on 1John. Why was it written? What was the purpose of the letter and is it still applicable to us today? 3. Wrap up the lesson...

Are you busy? Is your schedule full? Is your life hectic? Do you find yourself jumping from one appointment to the next? How does your calendar look? Do you have every evening booked solid for weeks out? Do you ever find yourself gasping for air under the load? Do you ever ask the following questions...

Titus 2:1 “But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.” (Take this verse for a minute and put it on the back burner...I promise we will come back to it momentarily.) What is the worst commercial you have ever seen? A Levis commercial with two guys checking each other out. What commercials...

Who are the people directly in your life right now, this moment, this second, just now, who really really really get on your nerves? I am not talking about the way they comb their hair, wear their pants hiked up real high just below their arm pits or even all that back hair fluffing out from the back...