In this portion of Scripture John continues his discourse on false teachers. The serious nature of this threat against the true church is real and this is why the apostle takes so much time to press this thought home. Integral to standing against deception is to abide in Christ. Don’t miss this encouraging message.
This lesson was challenging for me to teach and it will be challenging for some of you to hear. Listen to the whole lesson and see if what I am teaching is soundly built upon God’s Word. The message itself is very important because it is about living ready for Christ’s second coming.
Our reason for being as humans that are created in God’s image is the principle subject of this lesson. What this world offers is temporal. What God offers is eternal. We must choose which one we will follow and then face the consequences of our decision, whether it is good or bad.
We will concentrate in this lesson on First John 2:16. This verse gives one of the clearest definitions of how temptation works. We will learn about the three categories of temptation that is common to every person. We will also learn some of the ways to overcome temptation. This is a practical lesson for anyone that wants to be a disciple of Jesus.
This Christmas devotional is short and sweet, but it’s also challenging. We will see the praise of an angelic host and the cowardly response of a wicked king. And most of all, we will see Jesus!
The apostle John gave us a very strong command, “Do not love the world or anything in the world.” This comes out of First John 2:15 and is an extremely important truth we need to correctly understand and live out. This teaching will challenge you.
As we study 1 John 2:11-14 we will dig a little deeper into the light verses darkness theme John used from the beginning of this epistle. He will also give some words of encouragement to dear children, young men and spiritual fathers. This is a great lesson.
In this lesson we will examine verses 6-10 of First John. The focus on this portion of Scripture is what it means to walk as Jesus walked. The practical application of this is seen in loving others like Jesus loves us.
How would you define Christianity? In this lesson out of 1 John 2:3-6 we find the best definition of what it means to be a follower of Jesus. This is practical Christianity that can only be lived out through true and abiding fellowship with Jesus.
In this lesson we will examine First John 2:1-2. The principle subject of this study is on Christ’s work of atonement through His death on the cross. This truth is foundational to the Biblical faith and understanding this is necessary to help us live out what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
First John 1:8-10 are the verses we will study in this lesson. The themes of deception and redemption will come out in stark contrast. This message will encourage your faith if you are a follower of Jesus and help you come to salvation is you are not.
In this lesson we will concentrate upon 1 John 1:7. We will learn from this verse what the apostle means by light and how the blood of Jesus is central to our salvation.
What does it mean that God is light as stated in 1 John 1:5-6. And what did John mean by darkness? This message will provoke some thought and challenge your faith.
In 1 John 1:1-4 we will investigate the apostle’s eyewitness account of Jesus. By tying together the beginning of First John with the opening verses of John’s Gospel and that of Genesis one we will see how Jesus is God. We will also examine what it means that Jesus is the Son of God. There is some really good stuff in this teaching so don’t miss it.
We are beginning a new series that is on First John. This lesson examines who authored this epistle and the when, where and why it was written. There are a lot of very interesting facts in this lesson that will help us understand the book a little better. You will enjoy this teaching.
In this final lesson in our short series on Becoming Radical Christians we will learn some practical ways to live this out. We are in desperate need of Biblical Christians, not cultural Christians. Let the Lord change you through this message.
In part two of Becoming Radical Christians we will focus on what it means to be Christlike. The more like Jesus we become, the more radical we will be according to the world and a lukewarm church, but the more normal we will be according to God. This message will stir your soul.
It’s nostalgia time. We are going back to the first year the podcast came out and doing a short series on what it means to be a radical Christian. Here is a spoiler that will come out in this three part series. Being a radical Christian is only being a Biblical Christian. Listen and you will learn why.
The final six verses of Ephesians chapter six are the focus of this final lesson on Paul’s Epistle. We will begin looking at prayer and end in loving God with an undying love. In between we will see the need to fellowship with other saints and how that benefits our walk with God.
Ephesians 6:18 is the verse we will study in this lesson. Paul is continuing his teaching on spiritual warfare, but takes it in the direction of prayer. This powerful weapon is an indispensable part of the Biblical faith. This message will challenge you.
We will study Paul’s teaching on the final two articles of the Armor of God that are found in Ephesians 6:17. These are the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. This is a thought provoking message.
In this lesson we will learn what Paul meant by our feet being fitted with Gospel of peace and our need to pick up the shield of faith. This thought comes out of Ephesians 6:15-16 that is about the Armor of God that every true follower of Jesus must be clothed in.
Ephesians 6:14 is the verse we will focus on in this lesson that is part of Paul’s teaching on the armor of God. There are three points in this verse: that Christians are to stand, and that we are to wear the belt of truth and the breastplate of righteousness. You will be encouraged by this teaching.
The Apostle Paul’s command that we put on the full armor of God is the focus of this lesson that comes out of Ephesians 6:13. We not only have to believe that this spiritual war is real and that we have a spiritual enemy that wants to do us eternal harm, but we must be willing to fight.
This lesson on Ephesians 6:12 presents the truth that there is a real devil with his demon hordes that every person must contend with. Either we find victory through Christ or we are defeated slaves of the devil. This is a challenging message so don’t miss it.