The Test of the Acknowledgment of Jesus as the Messiah

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The Test of the Acknowledgment of Jesus as the Messiah

1 John 2:22 and 23 The Test of Acknowledgment of Jesus the Messiah Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 John chapter 2 as we continue to work our way through this letter of the Apostle John to the church. As we've worked through this letter over the last several months, we have said that over and over John's concern is to show us what the marks of a true Christian are. What's the expression of true Christian faith in life? What does it look like? And John is concerned to articulate an answer for these Christians and for us. And he's given a three-part answer to that question: He has spoken of the moral test of our Christian profession; he has spoken of a fellowship test of our Christian profession; and for today in particular and for much…

The Test of Fellowship

1 John 2: 18-21 The Test of Fellowship I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 John chapter 2 and to the 18th verse as we continue to make our way through this letter. Over the last number of weeks, we have seen John digress from a plan that he has been pursuing in the first two chapters to give, first, a word of encouragement and, then, a word of exhortation. A couple of weeks ago we saw John encourage those who are reading this book about his own assurance about their assurance. He wanted to make sure that as he gave them tests whereby to measure true Christian discipleship, that they themselves were not discouraged by the application of those tests. And he explained to them that his purposes were for them to be able to distinguish between true and false Christians, but not to unsettle…

Loving Christians

1 John 2:7-11Loving Christians Let's ask the Holy Spirit to give us illumination and understanding in the word that he has caused to be written. Let's pray together. Our Father, we come before you now as a needy people. Lord Jesus, we want to love You and to emulate Your love. Holy Spirit, would You to come and to make this word which we are about to read, Your word, clear to us. Come and pour light in dark places, for Jesus’ sake. Amen. This is God's word. “Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is…

Being Like God

The Epistles of John 1 John 1:5-7 Being Like God We’re continuing to work our way through this book and the two small letters of 2nd and 3rd John that follow it. The last time we were to together we said that John in this book shows us how the Christian life expresses itself doctrinally, relationally, and morally. That is, how it expresses itself in the truth that we believe, in the love that we show for one another in the Christian church, the commitment that we show to our brothers and…

The Word of Life Appeared to Us

1 John 1-4The Word of Life Appeared to Us I invite you to turn with me to 1 John, verses 1-4. Today we are beginning a new sermon series on the little books of 1, 2, and 3 John. Our focus is going to be on the Christian life. We want to consider how true Christians are manifested by what they believe and how they relate to one another in the world, and by how they live. We want to show how the Christian life is the outworking of the Triune life of God in us and is the expression of our being…

Pray Always

The Lord's Day November 24, 2002 Call to Worship O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good. His steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Let us worship God. Prayer of Adoration and Invocation Our Lord and our God, when we contemplate the sin of this world, and we contemplate Your mercy to us in Jesus Christ, our hearts cry out, may Jesus Christ be praised. When we contemplate our own sin and what it deserves and how we ought to have been cast out and judged and…

The Christian Attitude/The Wordly Attitude

James 4:6-10The Christian Attitude/The Worldly Attitude If you have your bibles I invite you to turn with me to James chapter 4. Since James began to talk about heavenly wisdom towards the end of James chapter 3 he has been slowly turning our attention to the issue of worldliness. Worldliness is a tremendous challenge. It's always a challenge for the Christian church, when the church dwells in a peaceful and prosperous setting and is in some measure identified with, and admired by, and takes…

Worldliness in the Church

James 4: 1-5Worldliness in the Church If you have your Bibles I would invite you to turn with me to James chapter 4. We've been working through this great book for a number of weeks now. We've seen how James deals with the always relevant subject of the Christian's response to trials in James chapter 1. We also seen how he defines true religion at the end of James chapter 1 from verses 19 — 27, and especially in that 3 point summary in James 1:26 and 27, where he reminds us of some…

The Blood of the Covenant

Exodus 24:1-11The Glory Blood of the Covenant If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Exodus 24. During the summer on Wednesday evenings, we worked through the Book of the Covenant. Now, keep your finger at Exodus 24, and turn back to Exodus 20, and look at verse 22. The Book of the Covenant begins in that verse. The Book of the Covenant contains the applications and illustrations of how the Ten Commandments apply to the daily life of Israel as individuals and as a…

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