1 John

1 John 5:13-21

September 13, 2015 • Matt Larson

This week, Matt Larson shares with us that the call of 1 John 5 is to pursue Jesus and Jesus alone. That is the life that is worth living. That is the abundant life, the abiding life, the free life, the life without burden, the joyful life, the powerful life, the compassionate life and on and on…

1 John 5:1-12

September 6, 2015 • Matt Larson

This week, Matt Larson takes us through 1 John 5:1-12, where we see that we are a broken people, and the yoke of being a human being is heavy. To walk in faith and obey the Father is the lighter load. The world is not our enemy any longer because it has been overcome by Chirst. We are not bound by it, but set free to live as God's kids in God's Kingdom.

1 John 4:7-21

August 30, 2015 • Josh Lewis

This week, Josh Lewis shares with us from 1 John 4, where we learn that we love because He first loved us. The Gospel is Jesus doing what we could never do, but now in Christ, we can love because God is love and he is in us!

1 John 4:1-6

August 23, 2015 • Matt Larson

This week, Matt Larson takes us to 1 John 4:1-6, where we see that part of our responsibility in a life with Christ is to have discernment regarding what is from God, and tossing what is not. The true message of Jesus is what gives life.

1 John 3:19-24

August 16, 2015 • Matt Larson

This week, Matt Larson takes us through 1 John 3:19-24 where we see John repeatedly expressing how in the face of a broken world (and sometimes a broken self), you can have confidence that Christ is in you, and you are abiding in Christ.

1 John 2:28-3:10

August 2, 2015 • Matt Larson

This week, Matt Larson teaches through 1 John 2:28-3:10, where we see that your life demonstrates your faith. Jesus taught this in John 15 and John takes it and runs with it as a new creation life… Do we love each other? Let’s start there.

1 John 2:18-27

July 26, 2015 • Matt Larson

This week, Matt Larson takes us through 1 John 2:18-27 where we see that Jesus is the only true Messiah. To be a part of his story is to be anointed with the Holy Spirit. Your confidence is in the finished work of Jesus, but you need to be on your guard against false teaching and deceptions. Do you know the real thing from the counterfeit?

1 John 2:15-17

July 19, 2015 • Daniel Jansson

This week, Daniel Jansson teaches through 1 John 2:15-17, where we see that the "love of the world" is a concept that is not reconcilable with the Gospel. There is a critical moment in the believer’s life where he/she must decide what to do with the world.

1 John 2:7-14

July 12, 2015 • Bert Alcorn

This week, Bert Alcorn takes us through 1 John 2:7-14 where we see that our love for one another demonstrates our reception of the Gospel story. The true light shining shapes our lives, our character and our community. If we believe, then we live. That’s been the thesis of 1 John, and is critical for us to understand how we become livers of the Gospel rather than just knowers of the Gospel…

1 John 2:1-6

July 5, 2015 • Josh Lewis

This week, Josh Lewis shows us in 1 John 2:1-6 that God is light. This reality shapes our theology, our practice, our relationships and our understanding of our own brokenness.

1 John 1:1-4

June 28, 2015 • Matt Larson

As we begin our new series through the book of 1 John, Matt Larson shows us that a life with God is one of relationship, unhindered by sin and it’s consequences. This impacts our eternity, but as John is going to show us repeatedly, it transforms our present.

Anthem Thousand Oaks

Dear Church, Love One Another