Aug 24, 2017

This is part two in our look at 1 John, chapter five, verses 13-21. This episode is entitled, “Whatever We Ask.” In today’s verses, John is going to deal with the subject of prayer, but specifically our prayers of petition, where we ask for things from God. It would seem that some of us believe that we can ask God...

Aug 23, 2017

This is episode one on 1 John, chapter five, verses 13-21 and I’ve entitled it, “Jesus=Life.” As John begins to wrap up his letter, he appears to be stressing the life made available to those who believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior. The eternal life to which he refers is far more than just a synonym for...

Aug 22, 2017

This is our sixth episode on 1 John, chapter five, verses 6-12 and I’ve entitled it simply, “Life.” Jesus spoke of eternal life and abundant life. He spoke of a future life to come and the present life in which we live. By accepting Jesus as our Savior, we receive life – not just at some, as-yet-to-be-revealed...

Aug 21, 2017

This is our fifth episode on 1 John, chapter five, verses 6-12 and it’s entitled, “The Blood.” Sometimes, as modern believers, we see the sacrificial system ordained by God in the Old Testament as somewhat barbaric. We have a difficult time understanding why God would require the deaths of so many innocent...

Aug 20, 2017

This fourth episode on 1 John, chapter five, verses 6-12 is an important one. It is called, “Present-Tense Belief” and deals with a problem I think most of us face as believers. The tendency to see our testimony as something in the past. We have been trained to think of our faith story as having taken place at a...