John, as a eye witness and disciple of Jesus was confident in Jesus ability to save him and others. He believed we can know we have a saving faith. He also warns of a sin that's end would eventually result in eternal death and separation from Jesus.

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True Confidence

Can you imagine a love, so great, that it could destroy all fear? In 1 John 4:7-21, we find that love revealed and explained. God's love is far beyond what we can fully comprehend. The fuller we grasp it the more transformative it will be upon our lives, family, friends, and the world.

Love that Destroys All Fear

We are bombarded by more messages, with limitless access to information, than ever before. There are few spiritual disciplines more critical today than discernment. We have a crisis among professing Christians regarding understanding and knowledge of the Bible, much less how to live in a consistently Christian way. 1 John 4:1-6, gives us a warning to "test the spirits," being careful to not believe everything we hear.

Discernment

This Sunday we had the privilege of hearing from several serving in various mission contexts in Ecuador and Uganda. We considered the implications of 1 John 2:2, Jesus died, not only for our sins, but the sins of the entire world. Who is responsible for telling them (the whole world)?

Launch Sunday- if Jesus died for the whole world then?

Brokenness is unavoidable. How do you deal with brokenness, especially when you bear some responsibility? In Psalms 51, we find a rare and raw look into King David's heart and prayerful journey to restoration and forgiveness.

Joy From Brokenness

This message gives a short summary of John's teaching on themes of Sin and Salvation in 1 John 1-3. What were the false teachings that had caused so much disunity in their chuches? Are we being confronted with similar false truths and teaching today?

Sin & Salvation (Summary of 1 Jn 1-3)

If we have new life than we will have a new love. If we are lacking in our love for others than there is some cause for concern. True Faith is evident by a new relationship with the Heavenly Father and a new love.

New Life = New Love

Do we have confidence in our Heavenly Father's voice and presence in our lives? If we know the Father than we should have confidence in the Father's active and relational involvement in our lives. In 1 John 3:19-24, we find a remarkable hope for the chronic doubters among us for confidence.

Confidence in Knowing God

Have you ever witnessed an alarm sounding and people ignoring it? Maybe it was a false alarm or a test. How often to we learn to ignore warnings that should shock and awaken us to reality of potential dangers. There are few warnings in the Bible that sober us to the reality of the dangers we face living in this world than 1 John 2:15-17. "Love not the world or the things of this world."

Worldliness

Many "professing Christians" think they can be "good with God" on easy terms they are free to establish on their own. How can we know the authenticity of our faith apart from the walking in the light? 1 John 1:6-10 reveals 3 lies of false religion. These expose the ways people attempt to avoid the truth about themselves as revealed by God's Light.

Examining True Faith

If you want to truly know yourself you must first know God. Only in His light can you be truly known as you really are. This message explores God's revelation of Himself in 1 John 1:5.

God is Light!

In Song of Solomon, the couples depth of love and sexual fulfillment is likened to a garden vineyard. Yet, the garden must be protected for it to be fruitful, sustaining, and life giving. Last week, we considered how vital it is to focus on building a foundation rather than chasing after a moment. This week we will consider the second aspect of living for more than a moment. A godly marriage (or potential marriage) is of immeasurable value, and must be wisely protected.

Protecting the Garden of Love

Too many today are chasing the perfect moment for fulfillment and satisfaction in a relationship. We the moments can no longer be maintained the realtionship has difficulty surviving. What if we spent our time building a strong foundation for a marriage full of lasting satisfaction and fulfillment? Song of Solomon 1:15 to 2:7 gives us some insight on that kind of relationship.

Stop Chasing Moments, Build a Foundation

When is the last time you examined your own expectations? Are your expectations healthy, realistic, or Biblical? When we look at God's plan for marriage we find our expectations for fulfillment are not too high but too low. God's plan for marriage is far beyond the cheap substitutes of Disney princess stories, Reality TV, Dating Apps, and pornography.

Examining Your Expectations

Why do ME Marriages fail? How important is the insitution of marriage as it has been traditionally defined? This message examines the dangers of the ME Marriage and seeks to clarify Biblical Marriage as God created it in Genesis 1-2. We will also consider why marriage after the fall of man and original sin effected it, is so difficult today.

ME Marriage contrasted to Biblical Marriage

Verse by verse teaching (Systematic Expository Preaching) from CrossLife Church in Johnson City, TN. Sermons are primarily from Lead Pastor David Anglin

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