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Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth. This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things. (1 John 3:18-20) Pastor John’s Notes: When we love others sacrificially, we know that we belong to God. We know this because our love has been manifest in…

If anyone has this world’s goods and sees a fellow believer in need but withholds compassion from him—how does God’s love reside in him? Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth. (1 John 3:17-18) Pastor John’s Notes: God intends for all of his children to grow spiritually. Yet troubles often come on us that distract us from spiritual things. Christ’s body of believers is to care for itself. When one of…

This week we will look at the Love of Self-Sacrifice demonstrated in the life of Jesus Christ. This same love is what we are called upon to show our brothers and sisters in Christ.  This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. (1 John 3:16) Pastor John’s Notes: There are two parts to this verse; both of them bear beauty,…

You know that he was revealed so that he might take away sins, and there is no sin in him. (1 John 3:5) Pastor John’s Notes: If you want to know what holy living looks like, you need only look at Jesus Christ. In an earlier post, we learned that sin is lawlessness. It is the desire to throw off the patterns of living that God has designed for the human race. Sin is not only harmful action, but it…