Transformed_1 John 1.1-4 Sermon Slides_.pptx

The First Epistle of John is a very practical book for today's world. How many of us have experienced painful church splits. The Apostle John was faced with the challenge of dealing with a break-away group that was trying to "shear his flock" by luring them into dangerous false beliefs. They "demoted Jesus" rejecting the Bible's clear teaching that Jesus was and is the Eternal Son of God come in human flesh. We are told that in the end times false prophets and false teachers will abound. As John deals with these schismatics, we will learn powerful lesson about the true gospel, a message concerning how we can be transformed and walk in the light and love of God.

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3. Background:

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4. Background:
The Setting

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5. Background:
The Church Setting

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secessionists

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aeons

gnostics antinomians
docetists
schismatics

6. u
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The true Christian Faith
rests upon a solid
foundation.

1 John 1:1-3a

7. Eyewitness Testimony

8. Eternal Testimony

9. Eternal Testimony

10. Second Point
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Fellowship is the glue
which binds us together
as Christians.

1 John 1:3

12. Fellowship with the Father
and the Son

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13. Ev
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Joy is the defining
characteristic of the
mature Christian.

1 John 1:4

14. We are writing We are writing
these things so these things so

that our joy may that your joy may
be complete be complete