1 John Series: Illuminated 1 John 4:1-6, 5:1-5

Illuminated  10-31-16

1 John 4:1-6, 5:1-5

Greater is the One in Us

I. Test the Spirits 4:1

A. Societal Relativism of Truth

B. Deception of Immorality

C. The Work of the Anti-Christ

II. The Test of the Spirit of God 4:2-3

A. Confession of Jesus as the Christ 4:2, 5:1

B. Acknowledgement of His Nature 4:2

C. Lack of Confession verifies the spirit is not from God  4:3

III. Greater is Christ in You - Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world

A.  You are born of God, and thus Greater 4:4, 5:1

B. You obey God and thus are have Victory 5:4-5

C.  Because we are in Christ: (let's put this in a personal and practical perspective)

1. The grace of God is greater than your guilt

2. The love is God is greater than your shame

3. The comfort of God is greater than your sorrow

4. The strength of God is greater than your weakness

5. The hope of God is greater than your despair

6. The plan of God is greater than your agenda

7.  The power of God is greater than your adversity

8. The provision of God is greater than your need

9. The deliverance of God is greater than your temptation

Sermon Notes: From Micah 6:6-8

Excerpt Notes From Micah 6:6-8

Preached on 5-31-2105

The Issues Raised:

Ritual and Relationship

Obedience and Devotion

Obligation and Worship

I. The Question of Relationship

II. The Pretense of False Worship

III. The Content of True Worship

IV. Relational Obedience

A. Obedience must move beyond mere observance of certain actions, but rather embrace the biblical values that move you to do what you do.

B. Obedience must be filtered through a desire to know Christ.

C. When people see worship as obligatory, then any higher priority will become its substitute.

D. Obedience without relationship is obligatory compliance - which quickly leads to fatigue and failure.