Confidence – 1 John 5 John returns to most of the themes he has developed in this last chapter of his letter. Throughout this series of studies, we have talked about the ‘pulse-checks’ or ‘tests’ which give assurance to the true believer and these are once again revisited. John was writing to a church beset … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 7 (Hannah S)
1 John 4 Abiding in Christ 1 John 4 offers a simple truth: our love shapes us. And if you were at retreat, you’ll recall this: love is both the cause and the cure of sin. Because, as we explored, the very core of sin is not bad behaviours or bad theology – it’s bad … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 6 (Hollie G)
Abiding1 John 4 | CBC Ladies Bible Study | May 2024 1 John 4 is one of the New Testament’s most focused discussions on love, but what is love? A feeling? A work? Something you try hard at and force? Something you can start and stop? Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever you do … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 6 (Hollie G)
Compelled By Love 1 John. The book of assurance. The book of true assurance, something we can confidently stand firm on. We can believe that what John has to say is the truth, because he was a witness to Jesus: his life, death and resurrection. He is testifying to that truth and he is making … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 5 (Vicki K)
1 John 3: 11-24 1 John is a New Testament book written by the apostle John, who was a witness to Jesus’ ministry, teachings, death and resurrection so we can be assured that what he is saying is true. This book is to give us the confidence as believers in Jesus, to fully know we … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 5 (Vicki K)
I was excited when I found out we were going to be looking at 1 John this year because, as Ruth said last time, it was written by the author of the gospel of John which we studied two years ago. And this was one of my favourite years, remember the ‘I AM’ statements? My … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 4 (Christine C)
Family Likeness: 1 John 2 v 28 – 3 v 10 (NIV) 28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. 3 See what great … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 4 (Christine C)
Staying the Course – 1 John 2 We’re going to dive right in to this study by reminding ourselves why John wrote this letter: Our theme this evening is ‘Staying the course’ – we’ll be looking at how we can recognise those who would deceive us and knock us off course with false teaching, and … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 3 (Ruth L)
Staying the Course Welcome to our next study in the book of 1 John! Read 1 John 2: 15-17, James 4: 4 John wants us to know that if we are going to love God, we cannot also love ‘the world’. The Greek word that John uses for ‘world’ has various meanings. It can mean … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 3 (Ruth L)
Walking the Talk We continue in our 1 John series where the older apostle John writes to the believers at Ephesus who are spiritually confused by false teachers. Throughout this book, John repeatedly unpacks three pulse checks (Anne in overview) or tests: belief in the gospel, obedience, and love. These tests work together “to confirm … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 2 (Kathy L)