Are You a Christian?ObeyLoveBelieveMessage 2 in our 6-week series on The Three Epistles of John.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Speaker: David Brereton

I believe that you no longer have x. I am sending you for a blood test to confirm this. We will test for …

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Physician to Patient

Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:1&2

The Gospel

• Authentic

• Cunning

• Handsome

• Haughty

• Intelligent

• Prudent

• Robber

• Unpretentious

• Smart

• Crafty

• True

• Thief

• Humble

• Beautiful

• Arrogant

• Wise

Synonym Quiz

• Poor in spirit, mourning, meek, hunger and thirst for righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers, persecuted for righteousness

• Salt and Light – in the world!

• Righteousness beyond teachers of law

Matthew 5

• Eye offends…pluck it out

• Your yes means yes and no means no

• Give to the one who asks

• Don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow

• Love your enemies…He sends rain on the just and unjust

• When you give to the needy…not if!

• Do you love your brothers and sisters?

• We are commanded to love…yes…it’s forced affection

• Love is not an uncontrollable emotion but the steady devotion of the will…John Stott

• If we harbour bad feelings…we cannot claim to have discernment in spiritual matters

Children:•Enjoy sins forgiven•Know the father

Young Men•Strong• Immersed in the Word•Have overcome the wicked one!

Fathers•Known Him who is from the beginning

Stages of Life

Children: Cravings of • Enjoy sins forgiven our flesh•Know the father

Young Men• Strong Lust of our • Immersed in the Word eyes•Have overcome the wicked one!

Fathers•Known Him who is Look at what I

from the beginning have!

Stages of Life

Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD. 30 And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ 31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Mark 12:29-31

• If you are a Christian…you may wander but you feel that strong pull back!

• The Spirit within you and His word tell you that Jesus is the Son of God

• You can’t love the King but not the Prince!

• The enemy is not your bro who differs with you on sprinkling versus immersion!

Believe…

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

Obey Love Believe