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Sep 01, 2024

What in the World?

What in the World?

Passage: 1 John 2:28-3:10

Speaker: Brad Owen

Series: 2024 Practicing the Way of Jesus

Keywords: children of god, practice, destroy the works of the devil, little children, practice righteousness

 

CENTRAL TEXT: 1 John 2:28-3:10

And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. 29 If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

3:1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

 

PRE SERVICE TEXT: 1 John 3:1

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.

 

PRAYER/SCRIPTURE READING/CONFESSION OF FAITH: The Apostles’ Creed

LEADER: As we continue in worship, let’s confess our faith together. 

ALL: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, 
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand 
of God the Father almighty. 
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. 

Amen.

 

POST SERVICE: 1 John 3:1

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.

 

BOOKS / DOCS

  • John Mark Comer, Practicing The Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did. 
  • Kenneth Bersing; kennethberding.com (website)“Kindle Afresh”; “What Pliny the Younger Learned When He Interrogated Christians”
  • Randy Alcorn; (website) tabletalkmagazine.com,  April 2018
  • Bruce Gore: “1. Historical Setting of the Book of Revelation” - part of a 15 part series on Revelation interpretation from the first century to the present