The Letter of 1 John
1 John 5: 13-21
November 12, 2023 • Brandon Rose • 1 John 5:13–21
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. —1 John 5: 21 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him. —1 John 5: 13-15
1 John 5: 1-12
November 5, 2023 • Brandon Rose
6 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. 11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. —1 John 5: 6-12
1 John 4:1-21
October 29, 2023 • Brandon Rose • 1 John 4, Titus 3:1–8, 1 Corinthians 13:4–8, Luke 18:10–14
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. 4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. - 1 John 4:1-4
1 John 3:11-24
October 22, 2023 • Brandon Rose • Philippians 2:1–11, 1 John 3:11–24, James 2:14–17, James 1:22–25, John 15:18–25
11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, brothers,[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+john+3%3a11-15&version=esv#fen-esv-30576a] that the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. -1 John 3:11-15
1 John 2: 15-27
October 8, 2023 • Brandon Rose • 1 John 2:15–27
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life[a]—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. —1 John 2: 15-17
1 John 1: 5-10, 2: 1-6
September 24, 2023 • Brandon Rose • 1 John 1:5–10, 1 John 2:1–6
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us —1 John 1: 5-10
1 John 1: 1-4 (Stories and Reality)
September 17, 2023 • Brandon Rose • 1 John 1:1–4
Hello friends! We are at the start of a new story and a new series going through the letter of 1 John! We believe that 1 John was written by John the disciple, the brother of James, the sons of Zebedee. It was likely written sometime towards the end of the first century, sometime around 85-90 AD. John was likely written to the church and communities surrounding Ephesus, written to encourage the believers there to stand firm under persecution, temptation of sin and false teaching and teachers that were plaguing the community. 1 John is a “simple” letter, meaning that John spoke in simple, practical terms to his people, the “little children” who needed guidance and reassurance of their faith. It’s a fascinating letter filled with lots of practical and timely encouragement for us as a church today! Alright, let’s jump in and make a start of it!