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Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 3:14
... "1 JOHN 3:14" I. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE PASSED FROM DEATH INTO LIFE, BECAUSE WE LOVE THE BRETHREN. A. We know, (oidas) by intuition or by revelation. In this case it is revelation. 1. Romans 8:16 tells us that the Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the sons of God. 2. What do we know? "That we ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 3:16
... "1 JOHN 3:16" I. "HEREBY PERCEIVE WE THE LOVE OF GOD, BECAUSE HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US." A. "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." B. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son." C. Should we ever be prone to ask God, "How do I really know God that you love me?&qu...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 3:17
... "1 JOHN 3:17" I. HOW DO WE KNOW THAT GOD LOVES US? A. Because He sent His Son to die for our sins. B. How do we know that Jesus loves us? 1. Because He laid down His life for us. 2. "Greater love has no man than this." C. God didn't just say, "I love you." He proved His ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 3:2
... I. "BELOVED, NOW ARE WE THE SONS OF GOD." A. Meditate on that a moment. 1. Say it, "I am a child of God." 2. Think about what you have just said, "I am a child of the awesome, eternal God who created and sustains this whole vast universe. He has adopted me as His child, giving me all of the rights and privileges of being His child." B. Jesus, Himself sought to press home this truth....
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 3:20
... "1 JOHN 3:20" I. "IF OUR HEART CONDEMN US." A. As a Christian we should not live in condemnation. 1. Jesus said that He did not come into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. a. The woman taken in the act of adultery. b. The woman at the well. c. ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 3:4
... I. WHOEVER COMMITS SIN, TRANSGRESSES THE LAW. A. The Greek word translated commits, is more accurately translated, "doeth." That is, is living in the continual practice of sin. 1. In chapter 1, John declared that if we say that we have not sinned we make God a liar, and the truth is not in us. 2. But as a child of God, though I may sin, sin is no longer the general practice of my life. 3. That is, I do not l...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 3:5
... "THE REASON HE CAME." I. HE WAS MANIFESTED TO TAKE AWAY OUR SINS. VERSE 5. A. John defines sin in verse 4. Sin is the transgression of the law. 1. David declared, "The law of the Lord is perfect." 2. The prophet Micah said, "He has shown you O man, what is good." 3. As I read the law of God, I must acknowledge that it is perfect, and that it is good....
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 3:8
... I. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT OF LIVING IN SIN. A. We know that sin is a transgression of the law. B. We know that Jesus was manifested to take away our sin and in Him is no sin. C. Thus we know that we cannot be living in sin and abiding in Christ at the same time. D. If you are living in sin, you really do not know Jesus. ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 3:9
... I. "WHOEVER IS BORN OF GOD." A. Jesus said to Nicodemus, that to enter the kingdom of heaven he would have to be born again. He spoke of being born of the Spirit. 1. That which was born of the flesh was flesh. 2. That which was born of the Spirit was spirit. 3. We must have a spiritual birth. B. By being born of God, I become a son of God. 1. ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:1
... "1 JOHN 4:1" I. "BELOVED, BELIEVE NOT EVERY SPIRIT." A. John is telling them to not be gullible. 1. Just because someone wears a prophet's attire does not mean that he is a true prophet. 2. Just because they say, "Thus saith the Lord," Does not mean that God has spoken. B. "Try the spirits to see if they ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:10
... "1 JOHN 4:10" I. "HEREIN IS LOVE" THIS IS WHAT TRUE LOVE IS ABOUT. A. "Not that we loved God." 1. Sometimes we hear a person say, "Well, I love God" as though that were such a big deal, and surely should buy us divine favors. a. Loving God should be as natural as breathing for any sane man. b. Loving ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:13
... I. "HEREBY WE KNOW THAT WE DWELL IN HIM, AND HE IN US." A. In John 14, Jesus said to His disciples, "In that day you will know that I am in the Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you." 1. In John 15, Jesus said, "Abide in Me, and I in you as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself except it abide in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in Me.&...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:14
... "1 JOHN 4:14" I. "AND WE HAVE SEEN AND DO TESTIFY." A. Deut. 19:5 declares One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. B. John seems to feel that it is necessary to establish the truth ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:16-19
... "WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE" I. GOD LOVES YOU. A. This is the heart of the message of the Bible. 1. Wonderful things in the Bible I see, this is the dearest that Jesus loves me. B. Jesus tells us how much God loves us. 1. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son. 2. In verse 9 John tells us, "In this was manifested the love ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:17
... "1 JOHN 4:17" I. "HEREIN IS OUR LOVE MADE PERFECT." A. The word perfect is whole, complete, matured. 1. Perfect love described. (Pos.) a. It is longsuffering and kind. b. Rejoices in the truth. c. Bears all ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:19
... "1 JOHN 4:19" I. "WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US." A. God has declared His love for us. ISA 43:4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:2
... "1 JOHN 4:2" Intro. We were told to test the spirits to see if they were of God because of the many false prophets. I. WHAT IS THE BASIC TEST? A. Their testimony concerning Jesus Christ. 1. I have noted that Satan has three main targets. The Bible as the inspired word of God; the Deity of Jesus Christ; the work of the Holy Spirit. 2. ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:4
... "1 JOHN 4:4" I. "YE ARE OF GOD, LITTLE CHILDREN." A. We have been taught to test the spirits to see if they be of God and have learned that there is a false spirit of antichrist in the world. 1. There are two basic spirits in the world. a. The Spirit of God. b. The spirit of antichrist. 2. ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:5
... "1 JOHN 4:5" I. "THEY ARE OF THE WORLD, THEREFORE THEY SPEAK OF THE WORLD." A. The scriptures do present a they and we concept. The they is the world system governed by Satan. 1. John writes: 1JO 5:19 [And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:7
... I. "BELOVED, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER." A. The Greek reads, agapeetoi, agapoomen. 1. We have that word that describes a quality of love that is all encompassing. 2. The Greeks spoke of eros, phileo, sturge, and our New Testament word agape. B. Jesus said, JOH 13:34 A new commandment I give unto ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:1
... "1 JOHN 5:1" I. WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH THAT JESUS IS THE MESSIAH IS BORN OF GOD. A. When Nicodemus asked Jesus how a man could be born again, Jesus answered, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life." 1. Here we find the word whosoever related again with being born of the Spirit or of Go...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:16
... "1 JOHN 5:16" I. IF ANY MAN SEE A BROTHER SIN WHICH IS NOT UNTO DEATH. A. John is here going to talk about sin and in so doing will speak of two types of sin. One that is unto death, and the other that is not unto death. 1. This is a very difficult passage to understand fully what John might have been referring to. 2. The Catholics have qualified sins into the mortal ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:18
... I. "WE KNOW THAT WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD SINNETH NOT." A. John first speaks of being born of God in his gospel, JOH 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 1. John then tells us that Jesus said to Nicodemus, the ruler of the Jews, ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:19
... I. "AND WE KNOW THAT WE ARE OF GOD." A. John is dealing with things that we know intuitively or by the Spirit. 1. Verse 18 "We know that whosoever is born of God does not live in sin." a. Sin is abhorrent to our new nature. b. There used to be a song, "Doing what comes naturally." c. While we were by nature the children of wrath even as others, we lived in...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:2
... "1 JOHN 5:2" I. "BY THIS WE KNOW THAT WE LOVE THE CHILDREN OF GOD" A. It is not by my saying, "I love all of the children of God." 1. Words are easy to say. 2. John has warned about many false professions that people were guilty of making. 3. He has told us not to love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:21
... "1 JOHN 5:21" I. LITTLE CHILDREN, KEEP YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS. A. We must not think of an idol as a little image carved out of wood or molded of silver or gold. 1. Though often in the ancient world the people made little images to worship them, idolatry is something that is a person's heart. 2. From the word image, we have the word imagination and imagery. Th...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:4
... I. "FOR WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD OVERCOMETH THE WORLD." A. In verse one John speaks of being born of God. "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Messiah is born of God." 1. Jesus spoke to Nicodemus about the necessity of being born again. You cannot enter the kingdom of heaven without being born again. 2. Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born again when he is old?" 3. Jesus responded, &qu...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:6
... "1 JOHN 5:6" I. "THIS IS HE THAT CAME BY WATER AND BLOOD." JOH 19:34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. JOH 19:35 And he that saw [it] bare record, and his record is ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:9
... "1 JOHN 5:9" Intro. We have been talking about proving a case by the testimony of witnesses. I. "IF YOU RECEIVE THE WITNESS OF MAN." THE MANY WITNESSES THAT JESUS IS THE MESSIAH, THE SON OF GOD. A. John the Baptist. "Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world." JOH ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 1:6, 7
... MESSAGE: "GOD IS LIGHT." I. FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD: THE DIVINE PURPOSE FOR MAN. A. This purpose we see fulfilled in the garden before the fall. 1. Adam walked with God. 2. Sin broke that fellowship. a. Isaiah 59. B. What God gains through this fellowship. 1. I ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 2:3-5
... "KNOWING HIM." Intro: Knowing God the most important thing in this world for you. I. WHAT IT MEANS TO KNOW HIM. A. Gnosko -- knowing by experience. 1. Intuitive knowledge difficult to prove. 2. Experimental knowledge can be proved by the experience itself. B. Obedience to His commandments. 1. Some profess to ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 2:15-17
... I. "LOVE NOT THE WORLD." A. What is meant by world? 1. Not material universe. a. It is God's beautiful creation. b. It testifies to us of God. 2. It is that world system that is in rebellion against God. a. That system that exhalts man. b. That creates vertical categories for man that puts one over ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:7, 8
... "LOVE ONE ANOTHER." I. BELOVED, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER." A. Commanded to love. 1. Not in word or tongue. 2. Notice John's loving terms: beloved, my little children. a. A great model for what he preached. 3. Loving one another, heart of New Testament message. a. Jesus' answer to greatest ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 4:9, 10
... "THE GREATEST CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING." Intro: Sitting around the table Thursday, when you are giving thanks, for what will it be? Food? Health? Shelter? Freedom? These are all good, but they are far from the greatest blessing. I. GOD LOVES US, "HEREIN IS LOVE, NOT THAT WE LOVED GOD, BUT THAT HE LOVED US." A. Love originated with God. 1. We did not love Him. 2. Nothing wi...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:11
... LIFE UNDER THE SUN VS. LIFE IN THE SON. 1 John 5:11,12 ECC 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit. 1JO 5:11 And this is the record, ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 1 John 5:18-20
... I. THE BELIEVER'S PRACTICE. A. "Whosoever is born of God." 1. Jesus spoke to Nicodemus of new birth. 2. My old sinful nature from Adam. a. When I sinned, I just followed by natural bent. 3. My new nature is righteous by Christ. a. Sin is contrary to my new nature. B. Sinneth not (does not practice ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 2 John 1:4
... "WHAT IS TRUTH?" Intro. John, writing to the Elect Lady said that he rejoiced greatly when he found her children walking in truth. In his next letter he said that he had no greater joy than to hear that his children were walking in truth. I. WHAT IS TRUTH? A. This is the question that Pilate asked Jesus when Jesus was on trial before him. 1. Pilate had first asked Jesus if He were a king, and Jesus answered, &q...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 3 John 1:11
... "FOLLOWING AFTER GOOD" I. THE STORY OF TWO MEN. A. Diotrephes, a man who loved preeminence and had set himself against the apostle John. 1. Mark tells us of an interesting event in the life of Jesus. MAR 10:35 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus, saying, Master, would you do us a favor? ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for 3 John 2
... I. VS. HAS BROUGHT HOPE TO MANY. A. immediately gone out to seek prosperity. 1. This is not what scripture promises or even implies. B. This much is true. 1. We are God's children. a. God wants us to have the best. b. God wants us to prosper. C. Why then are we not all wealthy? ...
Verse by Verse Study on Revelation 1 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
... Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the book of Revelation, chapter one? The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Rev 1:1), The Greek word "apokalupsis" is literally the unveiling. So in the very first phrase you have what the book is all about. It is the unveiling of Jesus Christ, the lifting of the wraps. When I was a child, I lived in Ventura and went to Elementary School in Ventura. I played in the school orchestra. And in front of the city hall they had a sculptor make a s...
Verse by Verse Study on Luke 7-8 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
... Let's turn now in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 7. At this point in Luke's gospel he is going to give us series of events, miracles that transpired in the life of Jesus. When he ended these sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, ...
Verse by Verse Study on Matthew 10-11 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
... Shall we turn now in our bibles to the tenth chapter of the gospel of Matthew? In the beginning of the tenth chapter we find Christ sending His disciples out, telling them to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But in the fact that He is sending them to go, in the first part of chapter ten, makes the last verse of chapter nine quite significant. For in the last verse of chapter nine, Jesus said to His disciples: "Pray ye therefore the Lord of harvest, that he will send forth labourers into His harvest" (Ma...
Study Guide for Holy Spirit
... CHAPTER 1: Introduction to the Holy Spirit CHAPTER 2: The Deity of the Holy Spirit CHAPTER 3: The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer CHAPTER 4: The Power of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer CHAPTER 5: The Conforming Work of the Holy Spirit ...
Verse by Verse Study on Luke 3-4 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
... Shall we turn to Luke's gospel chapter 3. As Luke begins the third chapter, he is giving you the date of the beginning of the ministry of John the Baptist, and he uses no less than six historic references points to tell you when John began his ministry. It was in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was the governor of Judea, and Herod was the tetrarch (Luk 3:1) And the word "tetrarch" means a ruler of a fourth part. And when Herod t...
Study Guide for Sermon on the Mount
... MATTHEW 5: Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Blessed Are They that Mourn Blessed Are the Meek To Hunger and Thirst after Righteousness ...
Verse by Verse Study on Matthew 1-4 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
... Let's get into the Gospel According To Matthew. Matthew was a tax collector in Capernaum before he was called by Jesus Christ to be a disciple. He was also called Levi. And he opens his gospel by giving to us the genealogy of Jesus Christ back to Abraham, as he said in chapter one, verse one, The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham (Mat 1:1). Now the Lord had promised to Abraham, "through thy seed shall all of the nations of the e...
Study Guide for Hebrews
... HEBREWS 1: Let Us Draw Near to God HEBREWS 2: The Humanity of Christ HEBREWS 3: Jesus Is Superior to Moses HEBREWS 4: The Rest of God HEBREWS 5: The Priesthood HEBREWS 6: A Warning to Slothful Christians ...
Verse by Verse Study on Matthew 14-15 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
... And at that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus. And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he's risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. But when Herod's birthday was kept, and the daughter of Herodia...
Study Guide for Galatians
... GALATIANS 1: Ordination from God GALATIANS 2: Justification by Faith GALATIANS 3: The Promise to Abraham GALATIANS 4: Freedom from the Law GALATIANS 5: Righteousness by Faith GALATIANS 6: Christian ...
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit (Part 1) (Holy Spirit Series)
... We are studying the subject of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. This will be part one of three parts that we will examine on the subject of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. In Luke 3:16, we read concerning John the Baptist that, John answered saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire. I...
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