Sermon text: 1 John 5:13-21 John turns the idea of prayer on its head. We do not bend God’s will to our will. Instead, rooted in the confidence of our salvation, we bend our will to God’s will and pray from that posture. In essence, the right position of prayer, along with the right petition of prayer, leads to a powerful experience in prayer. Header image by Samuel Martins on Unsplash.
Sermon text: 1 John 5:1-13 John knew what it took to experience the victorious Christian life on a daily basis. It’s something we cannot do alone. Not only do we need God to accomplish victory but we need one another. Faith, through love and obedience, is the path to victorious Christian living. Header image by Randy Fath on Unsplash.
Sermon text: 1 John 4:7-21 In this passage, John emphasizes that we must demonstrate that we are a loving community to attract others into that community. The demonstration of love and the invitation to love are complementary. One does not exist without the other. How do we extend our new way of loving beyond the four walls of the church: By making the invisible visible; staying the course; and pushing through to the end. Header image by Priscilla Du Preez…
