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)
WALKING THE TALK1 JOHN 2:1-14 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 gives three pulse checks or tests which work simultaneously together “to confirm and mature the right assurance for those whose … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 2 (Kathy L)
The heart of the matter – 1 John 1: 1-10 IntroductionWritten by John the apostle, the same John that we read about in the New Testament.John was an older man around 80 years – being the last living witness of Jesus life and ministry around 60 years earlier. He was the youngest of the apostles.In … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 1 (Jill H)
The heart of the matter Read together 1 John 1 v 1-10 2. In verse 1 John begins with ‘That which was from the beginning’. What does this mean? (Genesis Ch 1v1 John Ch 1 v 1-5 v14). 3. John was the last living apostle so was uniquely qualified to testify about the life of … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 1 (Jill H)
James 5: 7-20 In chapter 5: 1-6 James has been addressing wealthy Jews who are living in the lap of luxury and oppressing those beneath them. He doesn’t pull his punches and calls them out for their greed, selfishness and sin. Now he turns to address the saints with an encouraging word as he finishes … Continue reading James: Wisdom for Living in the World Study 8 (Ruth L)
Whose is your life? James is the younger brother of our Lord Jesus Christ, so he would have spent a lot of time with him, meaning, we need to really listen to what he has to say. It’s a practical letter, but with the point of helping us to seek Heavenly wisdom rather than allowing … Continue reading James: Wisdom for Living in the World Talk 7 (Vicki K)