Sermons on 1 John 3:1-18: showing 1-15 of 775

Why Christmas

Contributed by Joe Durai on Nov 13, 2001

Know the real meaning and purpose of Christmas

It is Christmas time once again. From as early as the last week of November, Christmas plays, concerts and carol services usher in the Christmas season. Folks go on carol rounds, singing about the joyful occasion. Homes are cleaned, painted and decorated. Christmas trees are beautifully ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:21, 1 John 3:8

Denomination: Apostolic

7 Ways To Serve One Another Series

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Dec 12, 2001

So how do we rightly relate to one another in our small groups? I have found there is no reason to "reinvent the wheel" in responding to this question. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in his classic work, Life Together, explains 7 ways to serve your small group.

Last week, I used an illustration to show that Jesus should be the center of our small group meetings. He is the real leader of the small group. He is alive. He comes to us in the person of the Holy Spirit. And he is Lord. But lying underneath this goal of our gathering is the reality that we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:19-21, 1 John 3:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

New Things

Contributed by Steve Johnson on Dec 24, 2001

Origianlly used for a morning worship service, most recently used at a funeral for a 23yr old lady who died of cancer...easily adaptable for any regualr service or funeral service.

What comes to your mind when I say "NEW"? What do you think of? I believe I would have to say that I think of Christmas. At Christmas, we get those "new" things. You may have thought of a new car or new house…maybe a new suit of clothes or a new baby even. But when you really stop to think ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3, 1 John 3:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Heart Of The Matter

Contributed by Robert Travis on Jun 26, 2001

If God loved us, we ought to love one another.

THE HEART OF THE MATTER John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” I John 3:16 “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, 1 John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

7 Revelations From The Epistles Of John

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 28, 2001

1.WALK 2.WARNING 3.WISDOM 4.WILL OF GOD 5.WORD OF GOD 6.WELL-BEING 7.WEALTH

7 REVELATIONS FROM THE EPISTLES OF JOHN OUTLINE 1.WALK 2.WARNING 3.WISDOM 4.WILL OF GOD 5.WORD OF GOD 6.WELL-BEING 7.WEALTH THE MESSAGE 7 REVELATIONS FROM THE EPISTLES OF JOHN 1.WALK The Lord wants us to walk in love,in light and in righteousness. It is a sad testimony when God’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Questions About Love

Contributed by Rodney Mason on Aug 6, 2001

This sermon takes an investigative look at what true love is.

Introduction: What’s love got to do with it? a question by Tina Turner. How deep is your Love? a query by the Keith Sweat. “How much do I love thee let me count the ways” words proclaimed by a famous poet on her feelings for her husband. It seems like everyone is talking about love, but we find ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Loving The Brethren Series

Contributed by Rick Macdonald on Aug 8, 2001

If it was required of us to draw a picture of love, before we could really identify love, I wonder what love would look like?

Loving the Brethren February 6, 2000 INTRODUCTION: If it was required of us to draw a picture of love, before we could really identify love, I wonder what love would look like? Would we put a face on it and give it a personality; Or would we attempt to draw our perception of God, since “God is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:10-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Professing Or Possessing

Contributed by James Groce on Aug 11, 2001

When a child of God shouts praise, and he/she truly has a relationship with God, fear rocks the hearts of the spirits of hell.

------------------------------------- 1Joh 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Acts 19:11-20 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Expectations!

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 7, 2001

The dreams, goals, and aspirations that God has for His children.

Expectations! I John 3:1-3 1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3

Denomination: Wesleyan

Who's Your Daddy?

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

God has adopted us into His family. He is a Father who will never fail us.

Who's Your Daddy? 1 John 3:4-10 The last rain soaked, numbed-out fan sloshed out of Max Yasgur's muddy pasture more than 30 years ago. That was the day the Woodstock Music and Art Festival came to a close. What was billed as "three days of peace and music" turned into something altogether ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Imitation Of Love

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

God has shown His love for us in His Son Jesus who has given His life so that we might know true love as well as salvation.

The Imitation of Love 1 John 3:11-24 "Pray that my love will be without limits." --Saint Maximilian Kolbe in his last letter to his mother. Father Maximilian Kolbe was forty-five years old in the early autumn of 1939 when the Nazis invaded his homeland. He was a Polish monk who founded the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Lifestyle Reveals Our Family Identity

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

All Men Will Live in One of Two Lifestyles a.

All Men Will Live in One of Two Lifestyles a. A Lifestyle of Righteousness b. A Lifestyle of Lawlessness 2. Our Lifestyle Reveals the Source of our Spiritual Being a. The Source of the Devil b. The Source of God ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:2-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Love For The Brethren

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

1. Love for the Brethren Proves Our Relationship With God (:14-15) a.

1. Love for the Brethren Proves Our Relationship With God (:14-15) a. Loving Indicates Life (:14a) b. Hating Indicates Death (:14b-15) 2. Love for the Brethren Will Be Like Christ's Love for us (:16-18) a. Our Pattern in Loving -- Christ's love for us (:16) b. Our Obligation to Love -- Concrete ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:14-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Great Is The Love Of God! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 18, 2000

God’s love is so great that with it he has made us children of Him and with that comes all the royal inheritances if we live the way we are suppose too.

I John 3 – “How great is the Love of God?” Thesis: God’s love is so great that with it he has made us children of Him and with that comes all the royal inheritances if we live the way we are suppose too. Scripture Text: 1 John 3: 1-24 1How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Like Father, Like Son

Contributed by Quintin Marrow on Oct 18, 2000

TEXT SUMMARY: The children of God, who have been adopted by grace (Gal.

TEXT SUMMARY: The children of God, who have been adopted by grace (Gal. 4:4-7), have been given incredible privileges; as a result of their new birth (John 3:3), God's children purify themselves from wickedness and strive to conform their lives to that of Christ's. OUTLINE OF THE PASSAGE: I. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-8