04.21.24 | Fellowship in the Light | Doug Page

Grapevine's First Baptist Church Podcast

Apr 21 2024 • 33 mins

“Ignorance was destroyed; knowledge arose; darkness was destroyed; light arose—as happens in one who is heedful, ardent, and resolute.” - Buddha, speaking of his Enlightenment

“In the midst of darkness, light persists.” – Gandhi
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.”–MLK
“The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” – Apostle John

Acts 26:16-18
John 8:12

Our Standing with God:
1 John 1:5

1. We have been transferred from the Kingdom of Darkness to the Kingdom of Light.

1 Colossians 1:9-14
Romans 4:7-8
Ephesians 1:7

Can a Christian lose fellowship with God?

2.
All Followers of Christ have unending fellowship with God our Father.

1 John 1:6-10
2 Peter 1:4

3. Jesus’ Act of Propitiation highlights God’s Faithfulness and Satisfies God’s Justice.
1 John 1:8-10
1 John 2:2

What about when a Follower of Jesus sins?

4.
Jesus our Advocate cannot and will not leave our side!
1 John 2:1
1 Timothy 2:5