The Advocate

Stand Confident my Friends

November 20, 2022 • Pastor Boyd Bettis • 1 John 5:14–21

Stand confident in your Prayers Stand confident in your Holiness Stand confident against your Idols

Did you know about this?

November 13, 2022 • Pastor Boyd Bettis • 1 John 5:1–13

Did you know about this?  1 John 5:1-13   #1 REMEMBER IN CHRIST YOU ARE A LOVED  AND VICTORIOUS SON OR DAUGHTER!   1 John 5:1-6   #2 I CAN TRUST THE TESTIMONY  OF THE WATER, BLOOD AND SPIRIT. 1 John 5:7-9   GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU  ETERNAL LIFE, ARE YOU READY TO BELIEVE?  1 John 5:10-12

God’s Love Cast Out Fear

November 13, 2022 • Pastor Boyd Bettis • 1 John 4:7–21

#1 WE CAN LOVE GOD AND OTHERS BECAUSE GOD WAS THE FIRST TO LOVE. #2 OUR SALVATION WILL BE EVIDENT TO OTHERS BY THE WAY WE LOVE AND ABIDE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. #3 IF GOD’S LOVE CAST OUT ALL FEAR, WHY ARE YOU STILL ALLOWING IT TO CONTROL YOU?

Testing the Spirit’s

November 6, 2022 • Ronnie Owen • 1 John 4:1–6

Loving others requires a laid down life

October 30, 2022 • Pastor Boyd Bettis • 1 John 3:11–15, 1 John 3:16–18, 1 John 3:19–24

Loving others requires a laid down life #1 HATING PEOPLE AND LOVING GOD WILL NEVER WORK, BECAUSE OF THE GOSPEL. 1 JOHN 3:11-15 #2 JESUS IS OUR PLUMB LINE OF WHAT TRUE LOVE DOES. 1 John 3:16-18 #3 THERE IS GREAT ASSURANCE IN GOD’S PROMISES WHEN WE ABIDE AND OBEY GOD. 1 JOHN 3:19-24

Your Identity Drives Your Behavior

October 23, 2022 • 1 John 3:1–10

#1 DON’T YOU EVER FORGET HOW DEEPLY LOVED BY GOD YOU ARE AS HIS CHILD. #2 WE LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE RIGHTEOUS THROUGH CHRIST. #3 DO NOT BE DECEIVED WE ARE EITHER A CHILD OF GOD OR THE DEVIL: WHICH ARE YOU?

Living in the Last Hour as Children of a Coming Kingdom

October 16, 2022 • Pastor Joshua Wicker • 1 John 2:18–29

Don't Love The World

October 9, 2022 • Pastor Boyd Bettis • 1 John 2:15–17

Don’t love the world! Loving the ways of the world and God are incompatible. Surrender your strongest desires to the Lord this morning.

A Forgiven and Strong People

October 2, 2022 • Pastor Boyd Bettis • John 16:33, 1 John 2:12–14, John 15:1–5, Romans 5:1–5, James 1:2–4

A Forgiven and Strong People #1 WE ARE FORGIVEN AND KNOWN BY GOD #2 WE ARE WAY STRONGER IN THE LORD THAN WE REALIZE #3 WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS IN THIS LIFE WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO FEAR IN THIS LIFE?

Learning to Walk and Love in the Light

September 25, 2022 • Pastor Boyd Bettis • 1 John 2:3–11

Learning to Walk and Love in the Light 1 John 2:3-11 #1 WALKING IN THE LIGHT IS OUR BEST OPTION EVERY TIME. 1 John 2:3-6, 1 John 2:1-2, 1 John 1:9 #2 IT’S HARD TO WALK IN THE LIGHT AND HATE SOMEONE AT THE SAME TIME. 1 John 2:7-11, Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 5:21-24, 1 Corinthians 13:5, 1 Peter 4:8 SETTLE THE HATRED, BITTERNESS, OR ANGER YOU MIGHT HAVE.

We have a great Advocate

September 18, 2022 • Pastor Boyd Bettis • 1 John 2:1–2

You’re gonna sin again, remember God’s grace will already be there when you do. Theology of the cross: Jesus is our advocate, atonement and propitiation. Come running to the table this morning!

We want you in on this

September 11, 2022 • Pastor Boyd Bettis • 1 John 1

We want you in on this! REMEMBER: JESUS IS YOUR ADVOCATE AND PROPITIATION. “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.” - 1 John 2:1–2 #1 JESUS IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE ETERNALLY GOD — 1 John 1:1-4 John is an eyewitness that walked with Jesus Jesus is eternal and He is God God invites you into a relationship with Him #2 GOD IS LIGHT AND WE WALK IN THE LIGHT WITH HIM. — 1 John 1:5-10 God is light and there is no darkness in Him Five “If… statements” IS THERE SIN TO CONFESS OR TRUTH TO BELIEVE THIS MORNING? Confess your sin because God is Faithful and Righteous to forgive