PAX Christian Church
1 John 1:1-2:2 | PAX Christian Church (08/31/2025)
PAX Christian Church is a non-denominational church in the Carson Valley of western Nevada.
Locations & Times
PAX Christian Church
1267 U.S. Hwy 395 N, Gardnerville, NV 89410, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
WELCOME
We are so glad you joined us today. Pax is a non-denominational church that exists to live and share the gospel of peace. (Romans 5:1-11)
Our vision is that everyone would find peace with God through Jesus Christ and become peacemakers who advance the kingdom of God.
PEACE WITH GOD. FOR EVERYONE. THROUGH CHRIST.
Our Mission is to: LIVE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.
Our vision is that everyone would find peace with God through Jesus Christ and become peacemakers who advance the kingdom of God.
PEACE WITH GOD. FOR EVERYONE. THROUGH CHRIST.
Our Mission is to: LIVE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.
Daily Bible Reading Plan
📖 PAX 2025 READING PLAN 📖
Have you ever read the whole bible? Join us in reading the Bible chronologically this year.
Just text the word BIBLE to 833-271-8947
Have you ever read the whole bible? Join us in reading the Bible chronologically this year.
Just text the word BIBLE to 833-271-8947
Jesus is God. "from the beginning..."
Jesus is man. "we have heard...seen with our eyes... looked and our hands have touched..."
The DIVINE INCARNATION is all over this. And everything else we read from John in this letter is based on this truth.
Jesus is man. "we have heard...seen with our eyes... looked and our hands have touched..."
The DIVINE INCARNATION is all over this. And everything else we read from John in this letter is based on this truth.
THE MESSAGE: GOD IS LIGHT.
This is the MESSAGE FROM GOD.
Given to us to DECLARE TO OTHERS.
This is the MESSAGE FROM GOD.
Given to us to DECLARE TO OTHERS.
Prophesied from way back in the OT, God would send his light into the world.
GOD IS LIGHT.
IN THE LIGHT IS NO DARKNESS.
JESUS IS THE LIGHT.
AS WE FOLLOW HIM, WE ARE CLEANSED OF DARKNESS.
BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS,
WE ARE PURIFIED OF SIN.
Themes:
darkness/death/sin/unrighteousness
light/life/purity/righteousness
WE ALL NEED THIS.
GOD IS LIGHT.
IN THE LIGHT IS NO DARKNESS.
JESUS IS THE LIGHT.
AS WE FOLLOW HIM, WE ARE CLEANSED OF DARKNESS.
BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS,
WE ARE PURIFIED OF SIN.
Themes:
darkness/death/sin/unrighteousness
light/life/purity/righteousness
WE ALL NEED THIS.
3 TESTS OF FAITH:
each with an "if we claim..." statement.
"IF...THEN..." patterns of false claims and consequences as well as truths and results.
1. IF WE CLAIM TO HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM... YET WALK IN DARKNESS...
2. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN... WE DECEIVE OURSELVES, NO TRUTH IN US.
3. IF WE CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED... WE CALL GOD A LIAR, NO WORD IN US.
each with an "if we claim..." statement.
"IF...THEN..." patterns of false claims and consequences as well as truths and results.
1. IF WE CLAIM TO HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM... YET WALK IN DARKNESS...
2. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN... WE DECEIVE OURSELVES, NO TRUTH IN US.
3. IF WE CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED... WE CALL GOD A LIAR, NO WORD IN US.
TEST 1: DO YOU HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM?
FALSE CLAIM: "I CAN WALK IN DARKNESS AND BE SAVED."
TRUTH: WALK IN THE LIGHT.
- have fellowship with other believers
- with the blood of Jesus.
- Jesus purifies us from sin by his blood.
FALSE CLAIM: "I CAN WALK IN DARKNESS AND BE SAVED."
TRUTH: WALK IN THE LIGHT.
- have fellowship with other believers
- with the blood of Jesus.
- Jesus purifies us from sin by his blood.
TEST 2: ADMIT YOU ARE A SINNER.
FALSE CLAIM: "I AM BEYOND SINNING ANYMORE."
TRUTH: CONFESS YOUR SIN AND BE FORGIVEN.
YOU ARE A SINNER.
CONFESS. JESUS WILL FORGIVE YOU. AND PURIFY YOU.
FALSE CLAIM: "I AM BEYOND SINNING ANYMORE."
TRUTH: CONFESS YOUR SIN AND BE FORGIVEN.
YOU ARE A SINNER.
CONFESS. JESUS WILL FORGIVE YOU. AND PURIFY YOU.
TEST 3: ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR SIN.
FALSE CLAIM: "I HAVE NOT SINNED."
TRUTH: ALL HAVE SINNED.
If you do not confess/admit your sin and your need for salvation, not only do you not receive it, YOU MAKE GOD OUT TO BE A LIAR.
AND. The WORD IS NOT IN YOU.
FALSE CLAIM: "I HAVE NOT SINNED."
TRUTH: ALL HAVE SINNED.
If you do not confess/admit your sin and your need for salvation, not only do you not receive it, YOU MAKE GOD OUT TO BE A LIAR.
AND. The WORD IS NOT IN YOU.
EXAMINE YOUR HEART.
TURN TO GOD.
REPENT.
CONFESS.
If you have done so, then know that the path God is placing you on includes sharing this good news with others.
AND KNOW THAT FOR THEM AND FOR YOU, THERE IS GRACE IN CHRIST.
TURN TO GOD.
REPENT.
CONFESS.
If you have done so, then know that the path God is placing you on includes sharing this good news with others.
AND KNOW THAT FOR THEM AND FOR YOU, THERE IS GRACE IN CHRIST.
COMMUNION: REMEMBERING WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE FOR US ON THE CROSS, AND EXPERIENCING HIS PRESENCE TODAY.
COMMUNION
We would like to invite anyone who has professed faith in Jesus to participate in receiving communion with us this morning.
Communion elements will be passed out by our ushers towards the close of service.
The bread represents the body of Christ.
The juice/cup represents the blood of Christ.
Communion elements will be passed out by our ushers towards the close of service.
The bread represents the body of Christ.
The juice/cup represents the blood of Christ.
For further study: BibleStudyTools.com
Here's a site with pretty good resources for further study.
https://www.biblestudytools.com/BAPTISM
Are you ready to be baptized? In the Bible, when people come to faith in Christ, and they ask "what do I do now?" the answer is consistently baptism. In baptism, we identify with Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection as we lay down our lives in the water, and come to new life in Christ. If you believe Jesus is Lord and are ready to make that declaration in your life, sign up and we would love to baptize you.
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