When times are difficult and persecution is growing, there is only one thing we can do...trust in a future that is certain!
Distinctive Love
February 19, 2023 • Dan Bentz • 1 John 2:9–11
For anyone really wants to grow deeper in their relationship with our God, learning to love as He loves is going to be at the center of who they are and what they do. But what does a life of love really look like?
A Redemption Story
February 5, 2023 • Dan Bentz • 1 John 2:22, 1 John 4:2–3
God has established His church as the agency for real and lasting change in the world, it is incumbent upon us to become able handlers of the word of truth, as we humbly and lovingly hold out the gospel trusting the Holy Spirit to our efforts in the lives of others as only He can.
Made to Crave God
January 29, 2023 • Dan Bentz • 1 John 2:12–17
Probably the most famous verse in the Bible says that God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son… (John 3:16). If God loves the world that much, it seems like we should too. But then we come to a passage like the one we are going to be looking at this morning where John warns us not to love the world or anything in the world. So which is is—love or hate?
Whatever Happened to Sin?
January 22, 2023 • Dan Bentz • 1 John 1:8–10
The message of 1 John is clear, living before the Lord in the way He desires will require that what we believe and what we practice bring us closer to what God’s word says is right for us. And while that may lead some to think that if they just make better choices things will be better for them, it’s not as easy as that, is it?
Walking in the Light
January 15, 2023 • 1 John
Even Christian’s sometimes ask: what is it that God is asking of me? What needs to happen in me so I can experience the joy of walking in the ways of God? It’s surely more than living morally, going to church and the like. What am I missing? John helps us answer that question…
A Greater Joy
January 8, 2023 • Dan Bentz • 1 John 1:1–4
John’s message to God’s is a straightforward call for God’s people to live in truth, obedience, and with an ever-growing love in our relationships with others. His are words of hope that help us to see that lasting joy really can be ours.
