Whose Child Are You? 1 John 3:11-18 John gives us a spiritual paternity test to see if we are the children of God or the children of the devil. Do we live: My life for me or my life for others? I. The Line of Cain: My Life for Me 1 John 3:11 Family resemblance doesn't create the relationship, it reveals it. Genesis 3:15 1 John 3:12 Genesis 4:3-5 Hebrews 11:4 Genesis 4:6-7a Genesis 4:7b Genesis 4:8-9 1 John 3:15 II. The Love of Christ: My Life for You 1 John 3:16 Love is an action of the will that is accompanied with action. 1 John 3:15b III. The Life of Christian Love: My Life for Others 1 John 3:11 1 John 3:16b Christian love is not living my life for me but living my life for the sake of others. 1 John 3:17 1 John 3:17b 1 John 3:18 The greatest evidence that you belong to the family of God is that the love of Jesus is becoming visible in your life.

First Naples Church

Sermon Notes (July 12, 2026)

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