1 John 3:11-24
Day 1-2: Agapeo love is to have God’s best interest for another at heart…not
necessarily what THEY think may be in their own best interest. God’s best interest for us all is for one to experience true Love, real Joy, and everlasting Peace. The path to this is for us to BE Love. What does it look like to be agapeo to others?
Matt. 5: 17-48
Matt. 9:10-13, 35-38
Matt. 25:31-46
Luke 6: 27-36
Romans 5:6-11
Romans 12:3-21, 13:8-10
1 Cor. 12: 27-13:13
Eph. 2: 1-10
Phil. 2: 1-18
Day 3-4: How can I show Love by laying down my rights?
Acts 4: 1-4
Acts 4:32-37
Acts 6-7
Romans 14: 1-6
1 Cor. 9: 1-23
Day 5: What brings God [Love] pleasure?
Psalm 5: 3-4
Psalm 35: 27
Psalm 103: 21-22
Psalm 104: 34
Psalm 147: 11
Psalm 149:3-4
Isaiah 58: 1-14
Ezekiel 33: 11
Micah 6:8
Matt. 9:13
1 Cor 12:18
Eph. 1:3-4
2 Thess. 1: 3-12
Heb. 10: 38-39
Heb. 11: 5-6
Heb. 13: 15-16
1 Peter 2: 20-21
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Week 5 Basics of Christianity: 1 John 2:18-3:10
I. Living in the last hour.
A. The anti-christs. (1 John 2:28-22)
1. Many have appeared.
2. They went out from among us.
3. They weren’t really of us.
4. They lie.
a. Jesus is not the Messiah
b. Deny the Father & Son.
B. The little-Christs.
1. You have an anointing.
2. You know the truth.
3. You confess the Son.
4. You have the Father also.
5. What you heard from the beginning abides in you.
6. You will abide in the Father & Son also.
7. You have eternal life.
8. No need for anyone to teach you.
9. The Holy Spirit teaches you.
10. You abide in Him.
II. The hope of His appearance at His coming. (1 John 2:28-3:3)
A. We have confidence.
B. We are not ashamed.
C. We are born of Him.
D. We are loved by Him.
E. We are his children.
F. The world does not know us or Him.
G. We don’t know what we will be.
H. We will be like Him when He appears.
I. We will see Him as He is.
1. This is the reason for our hope.
2. This is the reason for purity.
III. Testing time for myself. (1 John 3:4-10)
A. Am I Anti-Christ.?
1. Do I practice sin?
2. Do I practice lawlessness?
a. Jesus came to take away sins.
b. In Jesus (Love) there is no sin.
c. No one who habitually sins has seen Jesus or
knows Him.
d. The sinners (lovers-of-self) are born of the devil.
e. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil.
f. No one who is born of God practices sin.
3. Do I love my family in Christ?
B. Am I a little Christ?
1. Do I abide in Him?
2. Do I practice righteousness?
3. Does the Holy Spirit teach me what is right?
4. Do I love my family in Christ?
A. The anti-christs. (1 John 2:28-22)
1. Many have appeared.
2. They went out from among us.
3. They weren’t really of us.
4. They lie.
a. Jesus is not the Messiah
b. Deny the Father & Son.
B. The little-Christs.
1. You have an anointing.
2. You know the truth.
3. You confess the Son.
4. You have the Father also.
5. What you heard from the beginning abides in you.
6. You will abide in the Father & Son also.
7. You have eternal life.
8. No need for anyone to teach you.
9. The Holy Spirit teaches you.
10. You abide in Him.
II. The hope of His appearance at His coming. (1 John 2:28-3:3)
A. We have confidence.
B. We are not ashamed.
C. We are born of Him.
D. We are loved by Him.
E. We are his children.
F. The world does not know us or Him.
G. We don’t know what we will be.
H. We will be like Him when He appears.
I. We will see Him as He is.
1. This is the reason for our hope.
2. This is the reason for purity.
III. Testing time for myself. (1 John 3:4-10)
A. Am I Anti-Christ.?
1. Do I practice sin?
2. Do I practice lawlessness?
a. Jesus came to take away sins.
b. In Jesus (Love) there is no sin.
c. No one who habitually sins has seen Jesus or
knows Him.
d. The sinners (lovers-of-self) are born of the devil.
e. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil.
f. No one who is born of God practices sin.
3. Do I love my family in Christ?
B. Am I a little Christ?
1. Do I abide in Him?
2. Do I practice righteousness?
3. Does the Holy Spirit teach me what is right?
4. Do I love my family in Christ?
Monday, February 15, 2010
Reading Week 4
1 John 2: 18-3: 10
Day 1 & 2: What does it mean to be born again?
John 1:12-13
John 3:1-21
2 Cor. 5:17-7:1
Col. 3:1-17
1 Peter 1: 3-12
1 John 2: 29
1 John 3: 9-10
1 John 5: 1-4, 18
Day 3: What do unbelievers think about end times?
Matt. 24 9-12
1 Tim. 4:1-5
2 Tim. 3: 1-7
2 Tim. 4: 3-4
2 Peter 3: 1-9
James 5-6
Jude 1:17-19
Rev. 13: 1-18
Day 4: What will believers think & do & hope for the end times?
Matt. 13: 1-23
Matt. 24: 3-31
2 Thess. 2:1-3:15
1 Tim. 4:1-16
2 Tim. 3:1-4:8
James 5: 7-20
1 Peter 1:13-25
2 Peter 3:1-18
Jude 1:17-25
Day 5: What do believers have to hope for at Christ’s coming?
Is. 26: 19
Is. 35: 3-10
Amos 4: 1-5
Zephaniah 3: 9-20
Zechariah 8:5
Matt. 25: 31-46
1 Cor. 15: 16-58
2 Tim. 4:7-8
Rev. 19-20
Day 1 & 2: What does it mean to be born again?
John 1:12-13
John 3:1-21
2 Cor. 5:17-7:1
Col. 3:1-17
1 Peter 1: 3-12
1 John 2: 29
1 John 3: 9-10
1 John 5: 1-4, 18
Day 3: What do unbelievers think about end times?
Matt. 24 9-12
1 Tim. 4:1-5
2 Tim. 3: 1-7
2 Tim. 4: 3-4
2 Peter 3: 1-9
James 5-6
Jude 1:17-19
Rev. 13: 1-18
Day 4: What will believers think & do & hope for the end times?
Matt. 13: 1-23
Matt. 24: 3-31
2 Thess. 2:1-3:15
1 Tim. 4:1-16
2 Tim. 3:1-4:8
James 5: 7-20
1 Peter 1:13-25
2 Peter 3:1-18
Jude 1:17-25
Day 5: What do believers have to hope for at Christ’s coming?
Is. 26: 19
Is. 35: 3-10
Amos 4: 1-5
Zephaniah 3: 9-20
Zechariah 8:5
Matt. 25: 31-46
1 Cor. 15: 16-58
2 Tim. 4:7-8
Rev. 19-20
Week 4 Basics of Christianity: 1 John 2:3-17
I. The Test of true faith. (1 John 2:3-11)
A. My actions.
1. Keep his commands.
a. The love of God is perfected.
b. Walk in the same manner as Jesus.
2. The new Old Commandment.
a. Be lovers--of others.
1) because the darkness is passing away.
2) because the Light is already shining.
3) because you won’t cause others to stumble
b. Not haters--lover of self.
1) It shows that you walk in darkness.
2) You don’t know where you are going.
3) blind eyes.
B. My growth (1 John2:12-14)
1. Little children
a. Your sins are forgiven
b. You know the Father *basic knowledge.
2. Young men
a. You have overcome the evil one!
b. You are strong.
c. The Word of God abides in you.
3. Fathers
a. You know Him who was from the beginning. *intimate knowledge
C. My treasure.
1. The temporary are not from the Father.
a. The world
b. the things of this world
c. Lust of the flesh
d. Lust of the eyes
e. Pride of life. *boasting in your status
2. The one who does God’s will, will live forever.
A. My actions.
1. Keep his commands.
a. The love of God is perfected.
b. Walk in the same manner as Jesus.
2. The new Old Commandment.
a. Be lovers--of others.
1) because the darkness is passing away.
2) because the Light is already shining.
3) because you won’t cause others to stumble
b. Not haters--lover of self.
1) It shows that you walk in darkness.
2) You don’t know where you are going.
3) blind eyes.
B. My growth (1 John2:12-14)
1. Little children
a. Your sins are forgiven
b. You know the Father *basic knowledge.
2. Young men
a. You have overcome the evil one!
b. You are strong.
c. The Word of God abides in you.
3. Fathers
a. You know Him who was from the beginning. *intimate knowledge
C. My treasure.
1. The temporary are not from the Father.
a. The world
b. the things of this world
c. Lust of the flesh
d. Lust of the eyes
e. Pride of life. *boasting in your status
2. The one who does God’s will, will live forever.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Reading Week 3
Basics of Christianity—1John 2: 3-17
Day 1: What are God’s commands?
Exodus 20-23
Leviticus 19:17-18
Deuteronomy 6:4-6
Mark 12: 29-31
Day 2: What are the consequences for obeying or disobeying?
Leviticus 26
Luke 11:28
John 14: 15-27
Daniel 9: 11-14
Why did God give the letter of the law?
Rom 7:1-8:17
Gal 3:23
Heb. 10: 1-25
Day 3: What is the Spirit of the Law?
Amos 5: 21-24
Matt. 22:34-40
John 13:31-35
Rom. 13:8-10
Gal 4:21-5:8
Gal. 6:2
Eph. 5: 1-2
Phil. 2:1-4
1 Thess. 4:9-12
2 Tim. 2:20-26 James 2: 1-26
2John 1:4-6
Day 4: What does Spiritual growth look like?
Matt. 5: 43-48
Rom. 8:28-30
Eph 4:17-16
Phil. 3:12-16
Col. 1:28-29
1 Thess. 5:12-22
1 Peter 2:1-2
Day 5: What are different kinds of treasure?
Isaiah 33:6
Matt 6:19-21
Matt. 16:24-27
Mark 10: 17-27
Gal. 5: 19-26
Day 1: What are God’s commands?
Exodus 20-23
Leviticus 19:17-18
Deuteronomy 6:4-6
Mark 12: 29-31
Day 2: What are the consequences for obeying or disobeying?
Leviticus 26
Luke 11:28
John 14: 15-27
Daniel 9: 11-14
Why did God give the letter of the law?
Rom 7:1-8:17
Gal 3:23
Heb. 10: 1-25
Day 3: What is the Spirit of the Law?
Amos 5: 21-24
Matt. 22:34-40
John 13:31-35
Rom. 13:8-10
Gal 4:21-5:8
Gal. 6:2
Eph. 5: 1-2
Phil. 2:1-4
1 Thess. 4:9-12
2 Tim. 2:20-26 James 2: 1-26
2John 1:4-6
Day 4: What does Spiritual growth look like?
Matt. 5: 43-48
Rom. 8:28-30
Eph 4:17-16
Phil. 3:12-16
Col. 1:28-29
1 Thess. 5:12-22
1 Peter 2:1-2
Day 5: What are different kinds of treasure?
Isaiah 33:6
Matt 6:19-21
Matt. 16:24-27
Mark 10: 17-27
Gal. 5: 19-26
Week 3 Basics of Christianity: 1 John 1:1-2:11
I. Jesus is the Word of Life. (1 John 1:1-4)
*God’s visible message of Love to us.
A. He is God.
B. He was one with the Father.
C. He became man.
D. He is God’s only begotten son.
E. He is the Savior.
F. He is the Anointed one.
G. He is Light.
II. God is Light. (1John 1:5-2:3)
*A=B, B=C & C=D
*Jesus= Light, God =Light, so Jesus =God
*God =Light, God=Love, so Light=Love. (1John 1:5, 4:8)
*Believer= Light, Believer=Love, so Believer=Body of God (1Jn 2:10, Jn. 10:34, 5:18)
* Unbeliever=Dark, Unbeliever= No Love, Dark=No Love. (John 13:9)
A. If we walk in the light or love then:
1. We have fellowship with God.
2. We are forgiven.
3. We won’t practice sin—love of self.
4. We have an advocate in Jesus.
5. We have a satisfying payment for our sin.
6. We know Him.
7. Our love is perfected or mature.
8. We walk in the same manner.
9. No cause for stumbling in Him.
10. The Light is already shining.
11. The one who loves abides in the Light.
B. If we walk in the dark or without love then:
1. We are liars, if we say we have fellowship with God.
2. We are liars, if we say we have no sin.
3. We make God a liar, if we say we have no sin.
4. The Word is not in us.
5. We are liars, if we hate our brother & say we walk in the Light.
6. We don’t know where we are going.
7. We are blind.
* 2 Timothy 3:1-7—Those who live without love of others may have a form of godliness (Religion), but they deny the power of God’s love in their life.
* Matt. 7: 21-23—Not everyone who calls Jesus Lord will enter the kingdom.
* 1 Cor. 13: 1-3—You can call Him God and do all the right things and say all the right things, but if you do not have Love (God) in your heart, then He is not your real Lord and it doesn’t do you any good.
*God’s visible message of Love to us.
A. He is God.
B. He was one with the Father.
C. He became man.
D. He is God’s only begotten son.
E. He is the Savior.
F. He is the Anointed one.
G. He is Light.
II. God is Light. (1John 1:5-2:3)
*A=B, B=C & C=D
*Jesus= Light, God =Light, so Jesus =God
*God =Light, God=Love, so Light=Love. (1John 1:5, 4:8)
*Believer= Light, Believer=Love, so Believer=Body of God (1Jn 2:10, Jn. 10:34, 5:18)
* Unbeliever=Dark, Unbeliever= No Love, Dark=No Love. (John 13:9)
A. If we walk in the light or love then:
1. We have fellowship with God.
2. We are forgiven.
3. We won’t practice sin—love of self.
4. We have an advocate in Jesus.
5. We have a satisfying payment for our sin.
6. We know Him.
7. Our love is perfected or mature.
8. We walk in the same manner.
9. No cause for stumbling in Him.
10. The Light is already shining.
11. The one who loves abides in the Light.
B. If we walk in the dark or without love then:
1. We are liars, if we say we have fellowship with God.
2. We are liars, if we say we have no sin.
3. We make God a liar, if we say we have no sin.
4. The Word is not in us.
5. We are liars, if we hate our brother & say we walk in the Light.
6. We don’t know where we are going.
7. We are blind.
* 2 Timothy 3:1-7—Those who live without love of others may have a form of godliness (Religion), but they deny the power of God’s love in their life.
* Matt. 7: 21-23—Not everyone who calls Jesus Lord will enter the kingdom.
* 1 Cor. 13: 1-3—You can call Him God and do all the right things and say all the right things, but if you do not have Love (God) in your heart, then He is not your real Lord and it doesn’t do you any good.
Reading Week 2
For Basics of Christianity—1 John 1:1-2: 11
Days 1 & 2: Who is Jesus?
Isaiah 7:10-16
Isaiah 9: 1-7
Matt 1:23
Matt 16: 13-17
Mark 10:41-45
John 1: 1-18
Philippians 2: 5-11
Heb. 6:13-20
Heb. 7: 23-28
Days 3 & 4: What does it mean to walk in the light?
Psalm 119:1-16
Psalm 119:105
Psalm 119:130
Proverbs 6: 20-23
John 8: 12
Romans 13: 11-14
1 Thess. 5: 1-8
Eph. 5: 3-21
James 1: 12-18
Day 5: Propitiation means to appease or satisfy.
What must be satisfied?
Romans 3:23
Romans 6:23
What satisfies the debt we owe God?
Lev. 16: 1-34
Heb. 9: 22
Heb. 2:14-18
1 John 9-10
Whose blood was the satisfaction for believers?
Isaiah 53: 1-12
Matt. 27: 15-56
How do we obtain this payment?
Eph. 2: 1-10
Rom. 3: 21-26
Days 1 & 2: Who is Jesus?
Isaiah 7:10-16
Isaiah 9: 1-7
Matt 1:23
Matt 16: 13-17
Mark 10:41-45
John 1: 1-18
Philippians 2: 5-11
Heb. 6:13-20
Heb. 7: 23-28
Days 3 & 4: What does it mean to walk in the light?
Psalm 119:1-16
Psalm 119:105
Psalm 119:130
Proverbs 6: 20-23
John 8: 12
Romans 13: 11-14
1 Thess. 5: 1-8
Eph. 5: 3-21
James 1: 12-18
Day 5: Propitiation means to appease or satisfy.
What must be satisfied?
Romans 3:23
Romans 6:23
What satisfies the debt we owe God?
Lev. 16: 1-34
Heb. 9: 22
Heb. 2:14-18
1 John 9-10
Whose blood was the satisfaction for believers?
Isaiah 53: 1-12
Matt. 27: 15-56
How do we obtain this payment?
Eph. 2: 1-10
Rom. 3: 21-26
Week 2 The Basics of Christianity: Abide (Strong's #3306)
1. Meno—to remain, to dwell, to live, or in relation which one person of thing stands with another united in heart, mind and will.
* used 19 times in 1 John.
2. What does it look like to have the same heart, mind, and will as God?
A. 1 John 2: 3-11
1. Obeys God's commands
2. Loves one another.
3. Serves - Matt. 20:24-28
4. Be holy - Rev. 20:4-6
B. 1 John 2:19
1. Don't leave the faith
2. Do stay with us
C. 1 John 3: 23-24
1. Believe on His name
2. Love one another
3. Obey His commands
a. Fellowship with God
b. The Holy Spirit lives in us
D. 1 John 4:13-19
1. Proclaim Jesus is the son of God
a. God lives in Him
b. They live in God
2. Know how much God loves us
a. Trust Him
b. We give love
c. Our love grows
d. We are not afraid
e. We are confident
*because we are like Christ in this world
3. We love others as a result of God's love for us
E. John 6:53-58
1. Share in His suffering (flesh)
Share in His promises (blood)
a. Eternal life
b. Resurrection
c. Live in the power of God
F. John 8:31-36
1. Obey my teachings
2. Know the truth
a. Set you free
b. You become family
G John 14:8-21
1. Believe in Jesus
a. You will do the same works as Jesus
b. You will do greater works than Jesus
c. You will ask anything in Jesus' name (in His character)
1. He will do it
2. He will bring glory to God
2. Obey His commands
a. He will give you a counselor - Holy Spirit
b. The Spirit will lead you into truth
c. The Spirit lives in you - you're never alone
3. Love God - the results:
a. you are resurrected
b. the Father loves them
c. Jesus loves them
d. Jesus reveals Himself to them
H. John 15:1-17
1. Produce lots of fruit
a. Ask what you will
b. Give glory to the Father
2. Obey
a. Remain in God's love
b. Your joy overflows
3. Love
a. You are God's friend
b. God reveals Himself
* used 19 times in 1 John.
2. What does it look like to have the same heart, mind, and will as God?
A. 1 John 2: 3-11
1. Obeys God's commands
2. Loves one another.
3. Serves - Matt. 20:24-28
4. Be holy - Rev. 20:4-6
B. 1 John 2:19
1. Don't leave the faith
2. Do stay with us
C. 1 John 3: 23-24
1. Believe on His name
2. Love one another
3. Obey His commands
a. Fellowship with God
b. The Holy Spirit lives in us
D. 1 John 4:13-19
1. Proclaim Jesus is the son of God
a. God lives in Him
b. They live in God
2. Know how much God loves us
a. Trust Him
b. We give love
c. Our love grows
d. We are not afraid
e. We are confident
*because we are like Christ in this world
3. We love others as a result of God's love for us
E. John 6:53-58
1. Share in His suffering (flesh)
Share in His promises (blood)
a. Eternal life
b. Resurrection
c. Live in the power of God
F. John 8:31-36
1. Obey my teachings
2. Know the truth
a. Set you free
b. You become family
G John 14:8-21
1. Believe in Jesus
a. You will do the same works as Jesus
b. You will do greater works than Jesus
c. You will ask anything in Jesus' name (in His character)
1. He will do it
2. He will bring glory to God
2. Obey His commands
a. He will give you a counselor - Holy Spirit
b. The Spirit will lead you into truth
c. The Spirit lives in you - you're never alone
3. Love God - the results:
a. you are resurrected
b. the Father loves them
c. Jesus loves them
d. Jesus reveals Himself to them
H. John 15:1-17
1. Produce lots of fruit
a. Ask what you will
b. Give glory to the Father
2. Obey
a. Remain in God's love
b. Your joy overflows
3. Love
a. You are God's friend
b. God reveals Himself
Catching Up
OK, so I had a little trouble getting the 1 John study in digital form so I could be posting the info. each week so now there's just a little catching up to do. I'll start with the answers from our intro. session on the 21st.
Week 1:The Basics of Christianity
I. Written by John the Apostle
A. Brother of James. (Acts12:2)
B. Son of Zebedee. (Matthew 10: 2-4)
C. Nicknames “Sons of Thunder”—outspoken, intense, etc.
(Mark 3:17, Luke 9:54)
D. One of Jesus’best friends. (Matthew 17:1, 26:37)
E. An eyewitness to Jesus’ ministry. (1 John 1:1-4)
F. Disciple “Whom Jesus Loved”. (John 13:23, 19:26, 20:2, 21:7)
G. Wrote five Books of the Bible.
1. 1 John
2. 2 John
3. 3 John
4. Gospel of John
5. Revelation
H. The only disciple who died of natural causes.
1. He was boiled in hot oil.
2. He was exiled to die on Patmos—means my killing.
3. He was released by a new ruler.
I. The last Apostle to die. He was over 86 years old.
II. Why was 1 John written?
A. Gnostics--false teachers that believed that TRUTH was:
1. Man’s reason, not God’s revelation.
a. Sin doesn’t affect ones spirit.
1) Sin doesn’t matter. (Heb. 10:26-31)
2) The more one sins the more grace there is.
(Rom. 3:5-8)
b. Everything that appeals to flesh is sin. (Col. 2:20-23)
1) “Don’t handle, taste, or touch.” (Gen.3:1-3)
2) Severe treatment of the body.
2. Flesh is evil,
--therefore Jesus wasn’t God in the flesh.
3. The man's spirit is good.
--mystical knowledge
B. Failure to love.
Week 1:The Basics of Christianity
I. Written by John the Apostle
A. Brother of James. (Acts12:2)
B. Son of Zebedee. (Matthew 10: 2-4)
C. Nicknames “Sons of Thunder”—outspoken, intense, etc.
(Mark 3:17, Luke 9:54)
D. One of Jesus’best friends. (Matthew 17:1, 26:37)
E. An eyewitness to Jesus’ ministry. (1 John 1:1-4)
F. Disciple “Whom Jesus Loved”. (John 13:23, 19:26, 20:2, 21:7)
G. Wrote five Books of the Bible.
1. 1 John
2. 2 John
3. 3 John
4. Gospel of John
5. Revelation
H. The only disciple who died of natural causes.
1. He was boiled in hot oil.
2. He was exiled to die on Patmos—means my killing.
3. He was released by a new ruler.
I. The last Apostle to die. He was over 86 years old.
II. Why was 1 John written?
A. Gnostics--false teachers that believed that TRUTH was:
1. Man’s reason, not God’s revelation.
a. Sin doesn’t affect ones spirit.
1) Sin doesn’t matter. (Heb. 10:26-31)
2) The more one sins the more grace there is.
(Rom. 3:5-8)
b. Everything that appeals to flesh is sin. (Col. 2:20-23)
1) “Don’t handle, taste, or touch.” (Gen.3:1-3)
2) Severe treatment of the body.
2. Flesh is evil,
--therefore Jesus wasn’t God in the flesh.
3. The man's spirit is good.
--mystical knowledge
B. Failure to love.
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