Date: 2016/11/06 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Assurance – Part 11 Scripture: 1 John 3:11-18 The Gospel Compels Us to Radical Love for Others… I. We are Called to Practice Righteousness and Love even in the Face of Hate! (11-13) II. We are Called to Love in a Way that Gives Evidence that we […]
Date: 2016/10/30 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Assurance – Part 10 Scripture: 1 John 3:4-10 Jesus’ Work in us makes a Sin Lifestyle Impossible… I. Jesus came to Take Away Sins, therefore Abide in Him and Eradicate Sin! (4-6) II. Jesus came to Destroy Satan’s Works, therefore Practice Righteousness! (7-8) III. Jesus came to […]
Date: 2016/10/23 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Assurance – Part 9 Scripture: 1 John 2:28-3:3 Hope in Christ’s Return Motivates Righteous Living… I. Cultivate a Relationship w/ Jesus that Produces Confidence not Shame at His coming! (2:28-29) II. Be Amazed at God’s Adopting Love so that you are not Fazed by Rejection or Hardship! […]
Date: 2016/10/16 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Assurance – Part 8 Scripture: 1 John 2:18-27 The Spirit & the Word can Keep us from Being Deceived… I. Anti-Christs work to Pull us from Jesus; but the Spirit gives Knowledge of Jesus! (18-20) II. Anti-Christs Deny the Person and Work of Jesus; but we Confess […]
Date: 2016/10/09 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Assurance – Part 7 Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17 Falling in Love w/ the World leads to Destruction… I. Loving the World and Loving God are at Odds with Each Other! (15) II. Being Consumed with the World’s Stuff is Opposed to a Desire for the Father! (16) […]
Date: 2016/10/02 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Assurance – Part 6 Scripture: 1 John 2:12-14 Be Encouraged by What is True about You at Each Level of Spiritual Progress… I. Children have Gained Forgiveness and Adoption through Jesus! (12, 13c) II. Fathers have Deepened their Experiential and Battle Tested Relationship w/ Jesus! (13a, 14a) […]
Date: 2016/09/25 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Assurance – Part 5 Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11 Self-Sacrificing Love Validates our Claim of Eternal Life… I. Our Love has a Higher Model and a Greater Power sourced in Work of Jesus! (7-8) II. Hatred Contradicts or Invalidates our Claim to having God’s Life in Us! (9) […]
Date: 2016/09/18 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Assurance – Part 4 Scripture: 1 John 2:1-6 Knowing Jesus Empowers us to Pursue Grace-Based Holiness… I. We can Fight Sin and Find Forgiveness through the Wrath-Bearing Sacrifice of Jesus! (1-2) II. Our Obedience is a Sign we Know God and Have His Life within us! (3-4) […]
Date: 2016/09/11 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Part 3 Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10 If we Claim a Relationship w/ God, Our Lives must Resemble His Nature… I. So Don’t Live in Darkness, but Walk in the Light Based on the Atoning Work of Jesus! (v 5-7) II. So Don’t Claim Sinless-ness, but Practice a […]
Date: 2016/08/28 Speaker: Chris Fowler Series: 1 John: Part 2 Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4 Knowing Jesus leads to know God and knowing others… I. Jesus is Eternal God Revealed and Witnessed in the Incarnation! (1:1) II. Jesus is the Embodiment and Source of Eternal Life! (1:2) III. Jesus’ Message gives us Fellowship with God that […]