“Wisdom for Parents”
Proverbs 1:8-19
I. WISE PARENTS INTENTIONALLY STEWARD THEIR GOD-GIVEN RESPONSIBILITIES
II. WISE PARENTS GUIDE AND GUARD THE PATHS OF THEIR CHILDREN
III. WISE PARENTS DISCIPLINE THEIR CHILDREN TO LIVE RIGHTLY BEFORE GOD AND MEN
“The Value and Blessing of Wisdom”
Proverbs 2:1-22 & 3:13-18
I. AN INVITATION TO WISDOM
II. THE RESULTS OF WISDOM
III. THE BLESSINGS OF WISDOM
“The Beginning of Wisdom”
Proverbs 1:1-7
I. WISDOM IN KNOWING CORRECTION AND UNDERSTANDING
II. WISDOM IN COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY
III. WISDOM IS TO BE HANDED DOWN TO THE NEXT GENERATION
IV. WISDOM BEGETS WISDOM
V. THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM
“Final Reassurances”
1 John 5:13-20
I. REASSURANCE OF ETERNAL LIFE
II. REASSURANCE IN PRAYER
III. REASSURANCE OF CHRIST’S PROTECTION
“Testimony and Assurance”
I John 5:6-12
I. HISTORICAL TESTIMONY
II. THE TESTIMONY OF THE SPIRIT
III. THE TESTIMONY OF THE FATHER
IV. PERSONAL TESTIMONY
“Overcoming the World”
I John 5:1-15
I. TEST 1: BELIEF
II. TEST 2: LOVE
III. TEST 3: OBEDIENCE
IV. RESULT: OVERCOMING THE WORLD
“God Is Love”
1 John 4:7-21
I. THE COMMAND TO LOVE
II. THE SOURCE OF LOVE
III. LOVE AND JUDGMENT
IV. ABIDING IN LOVE
“Test the Spirits”
1 John 4:1-6
I. A CLEAR WARNING
II. A SPIRITUAL TEST
III. APOSTOLIC ASSURANCE
“Loving One Another & Spiritual Confidence”
1 John 3:18-24
I. CONFIDENCE OF OUR HEARTS
II. CONFIDENCE IN PRAYER
III. CONFIDENCE OF OBEDIENT FAITH
IV. CONFIDENCE OF GOD’S PRESENCE
“Loving One Another”
1 John 3:10-24
I. LOVING ONE ANOTHER AND THE GOSPEL
II. LOVING ONE ANOTHER AND THE ASSURANCE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
III. LOVING ONE ANOTHER AS CHRIST LOVES US
IV. LOVING ONE ANOTHER AND SPIRITUAL CONFIDENCE
“Identity, Hope, and Fruit: Part 2”
1 John 3:4-10
I. THE SERIOUSNESS OF SIN
II. THE PURPOSE OF CHRIST
III. THE PRACTICES OF GOD’S CHILDREN
“Identify, Hope, and Fruit”
1 John 2:28-3:3
I. IDENTITY
II. HOPE
III. FRUIT
“A Warning about Being Deceived”
1 John 2:18-27
I. HOW TO RECOGNIZE ANTICHRISTS
A. In relation to Christian beliefs
B. In relation to Christian fellowship
II. HOW TO AVOID BEING DECEIVED
A. Let the gospel abide in you
B. Let the Holy Spirit abide in you and keep you in the truth
“Assurance and Obedience: Part 2”
1 John 2:12-17
I. THE ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
II. THE ASSURANCE OF KNOWING CHRIST AND THE FATHER
III. THE ASSURANCE OF OVERCOMING THE EVIL ONE
IV. THE ASSURANCE OF DOING GOD’S WILL
“Assurance and Obedience”
1 John 2:3-11
I. ASSURANCE COMES FROM KNOWING WHO CHRIST IS AND WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE
II. ASSURANCE COMES FROM OBEYING CHRIST AS LORD
A. Knowing Christ brings you into a new relationship with his commandments
B. Keeping Christ’s commandments is the completion or fruit of loving God
C. Abiding in Christ means to live and act as Christ lived and acted
III. ASSURANCE COMES FROM LOVING AND FELLOWSHIPPING WITH OTHER BELIEVERS
“We Have an Advocate”
1 John 2:1-2
I. THE CALL TO CHRISTLIKENESS
II. CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
III. CHRIST OUR ATONEMENT
“Walk in the Light”
1 John 1:5-11
I. GOD IS LIGHT
II. A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH SIN AND DARKNESS
III. WALKING IN THE LIGHT
“Concerning the Word of Life”
1 John 1:1-4
I. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD OF LIFE
II. FOR THE PURPOSE OF FELLOWSHIP AND JOY
A Faith that Works
I Thessalonians 1:1-4
“The Gospel According to Isaiah”
Isaiah 55:1-9
I. A GRACIOUS INVITATION
II. A CLEAR COMMAND
III. A GOSPEL PROMISE