Grasping the fullness of God's grace—His forgiveness and the sacrifice of His Son—inspires us to love everyone, both within and beyond our community. This love, a reflection of God's own, reaches out and sacrifices just as He did for us. Pastor Paul walks through 1 John 4 as he challenges us to reveal Christ to the world through our love.

"If you're going to move forward in your walk with God, you're going to have to be willing to put yourself in vulnerable positions and take risks. And trust God. That's how you grow. You're not going to see God work in your life and use you if you're not willing to trust him and obey him and take his word." - Pastor Josh Towns

Pastor Paul resumes on John's teachings on discerning truth, error, and the role of the local church. We are to distinguish between true and false teachings, the battle between light and darkness, and the importance of aligning with Scriptural truths. As called out people, we as a local body should be committed to sharing the truth of Jesus Christ and being faithful to His Word and realize that greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world. Scripture: 1 John 4:1-4

God's forgiveness is greater than our failures. When we struggle with imperfect obedience, we know that we can be forgiven and we know that our prayers can be answered. The genuinely saved person can live securely in their salvation.

As believers, God has made us free, given us liberty in Christ, so that we could use our freedom to serve each other in love. That's what the body of Christ is all about, and if there's no evidence of that in our lives, if there's no action behind our love, we need to get moving. Because love does. The world will know that we are of God through our love for one another. Scripture: 1 John 3:11-18

As believers, we are to remember who we are in Christ. We are children of the King, God is our Father, and there are indicators - God loves us, He died for us, and He gave us a new nature. These truths changes everything for us. We are to pursue a life of holiness and put on our new self. Scripture: 1 John 3:1-10

In this latest installment of the 1 John series, we are reminded that God wants us to understand the truth and we have to be determined to pursue it. We have to be determined to live a life that is formed by being led by the Spirit and conformed by the Word of God.

There is a spiritual battle going on, and our adversary, the devil, is the one that is in charge of the system, the world. The love of the world can consume us and will never satisfy us. As believers, we are to live holy, set apart, from the world but it's a decision we have to make. True satisfaction and contentment can only be found in the presence of God. Scripture: 1 John 2:12-14

Worldliness is defined as anything in a Christian’s life or mind that causes us to lose the enjoyment of the Father’s love, or our desire to do the will of God. Pastor Paul discusses the three worldly traps - lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life, that we need to be wary of. Do we love God more than the world?

The focus of this latest message on 1 John is on identifying the genuine marks of a Christian's life. We are challenged as believers to reflect on the authenticity of our faith through our obedience, our love for others, and our commitment to walking in the light, rather than in darkness. A transformed life mirrors the character of Jesus Christ. Scripture: 1 John 2:1-11

The scripture encourages us to walk in the overwhelming light of our Heavenly Father. But the truth in doing so requires us to face the darkness of our sins. We’ve got to recognize this inner darkness, confess our sins, and seek the merciful forgiveness our Father offers us so freely through Christ. By confessing our sins and earnestly seeking God's forgiveness and cleansing, we inch closer to God, build genuine bonds of fellowship, and truly live out our faith. Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

We begin a new teaching series though the book of 1 John. In our first instalment, we focus on joy and how it can be experienced through the presence of Jesus in our own lives. True joy is something that can never be taken away, and it is something that is offered to us daily. The presence of Jesus, fullness of joy.

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