Eastern Hills Baptist Church
A 13 week series through the book of 1 John
Welcome to Eastern Hills Baptist Church
We are so glad that you decided to join us in worship today. Here at Eastern Hills we realize that we are all in different places on our journey with Christ, and that's okay. Whether you are a seeker, looking for answers, or a long-time follower of Christ, you are welcome here.
1 John 5:1-5 CSB
TODAY'S POINTS:
1) Victory over the world begins with true faith.
2) True faith expresses true love for God & His children.
3) True love for God & His children is revealed in our obedience to God.
4) Those who obey God through faith experience true victory over the World.
1 John 5:1, 5 CSB
Matthew 16:16-17 CSB
John 1:12-13 CSB
John 3:2-7 CSB
1 John 4:2 CSB
1 John 4:14-15 CSB
John 16:33 CSB
1 Corinthians 15:57 CSB
1 Peter 1:22-23 CSB
1 John 4:10 CSB
Philippians 2:3-4 CSB
Mark 12:28-31 CSB
John 14:15 CSB
Joshua 22:5 CSB
1 John 4:20-21 CSB
Matthew 11:28-30 CSB
John 8:29 CSB
Psalms 1:1-2 CSB
Psalms 119:16, 174 CSB
“Because I now love God instead of hating Him, I treasure and value Him above everyone and everything else. And because I treasure and value Him above everyone and everything else, I delight in obeying Him. Now I find His commands not to be a burden, but a blessing. They are not drudgery, they are a delight.”
—Daniel Akin, Exalting Jesus in 1, 2, 3, John
1 John 2:16 CSB
Matthew 16:26 CSB
“While Jesus asked, “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?”, those outside the church essentially turn the question around: What good is eternal redemption if it costs you temporal benefit?”
—Robert W. Yarbrough, 1-3 John, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
Ephesians 6:16 CSB
“Christian believers are God’s children, born from above. God’s children are loved by all who love God. Those who love God also keep his commands. They keep his commands because they overcome the world, and they overcome the world because they are Christian believers, born from above.”
—John Stott, Letters of John
Jude 1:24-25 CSB
For discussion this week:
—When is a time that you experienced victory over an opponent?
—Why is it important that we recognize that we are in a spiritual war every day? How should this lead us to live?
—How does obedience in faith give us the victory over the world?