1 JOHN 3
7 Outlines
1 John 3:1-3
SOMETHING SPECIAL
A SPECIAL PEOPLE - Vs. 1
A SPECIAL PROMISE - Vs.
2
A SPECIAL PURITY - Vs. 3
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1 John 3:1-3
IT'S AMAZING!
AMAZING LOVE - Vs. 1 -
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because
it knew him not."
AMAZING LIKENESS - Vs. 2
- "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we
shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we
shall see him as he is."
AMAZING LIVING - Vs. 3 -
"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is
pure."
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THE FAMILY OF GOD
1 John 3:1-3
FAMILY LOVE Vs. 1a
FAMILY UNIQUENESS Vss. 1b, 2a
FAMILY FUTURE Vs. 2b
FAMILY PURPOSE Vs. 3
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1 John 3:1-3
THREE
CONSIDERATIONS
CONSIDER THE LOVE
OF GOD - Vs. 1
God has loved us
so much that he has declared us to be His children if we know Christ as Savior
(John 1:12-13). That amount of love is simply amazing!
Because the world
did not know Christ (John
CONSIDER THE LOOK
AT CHRIST - Vs. 2
We are the
children of God right now!
There will be a
day however when we will see Christ face to face and be like Him! We will see
him as he is!
CONSIDER THE LIFE OF
PURITY - Vs. 3
Because we are
looking forward to being like him in the future, we should purify our lives
now! See Titus 2:11-15
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1 John 3:4-12
THAT CHRISTIAN!
THE CHRISTIAN IS CHANGED – Vss. 4-6
THE CHRISTIAN IS CONSISTENT – Vss. 7-9
THE CHRISTIAN IS COMPARED Or CONTRASTED – Vss. 10-12
The comparison is with the children of the devil.
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1 John 3:11-18
TRUE LOVE
When someone says
"I love you", it can mean many different things. It can mean:
1. The person is
physically attracted to the other person's body.
2. The person is very
fond of another person.
3. The person is
attached because of family ties or friendship.
4. The person is
committed to the other because of Christ.
Of course, true love,
genuine love on the highest plain is the love that Christ has for us and that
we should have for fellow Christians.
Our text shows us the qualities of true love:
TRUE LOVE REMEMBERS THE
LORD'S COMMAND - Vs. 11
The command from the
beginning is found in John 14:34-35.
We are to love others as
Jesus loves us.
We in our churches are
to be known for our love for each other, not our fights with each other!
TRUE LOVE REJECTS HATRED
- Vss. 12-15
Although the world will
hate us (Vs. 13) we are not act like Cain did. Vs. 12, Genesis 4:1-8
We are to love each
other because the one who doesn't love abides in death. Vs. 14
The one who hates his
brother is a murderer. Vs. 15, Matthew
TRUE LOVE REQUIRES
SACRIFICE - Vs. 16
We are to lay down our
very lives for each other.
TRUE LOVE REACHES OUT TO
OTHERS - Vss. 17-18
The one who sees a need,
is able to help, and doesn't does not have the love God indwelling. Vs. 17
True love does not give
lip service to those in need, but acts to help those in need. Vs. 18
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1 John 3:19-24
CONFIDENCE
Christians are in need
of confidence. In this text we discover how to have:
CONFIDENCE OF HEART -
Vss. 19-20
We will have confidence
of heart as we practice verses 16-18.
CONFIDENCE TOWARDS GOD -
Vs. 21
CONFIDENCE IN PRAYER -
Vss. 22-23
CONFIDENCE BY THE SPIRIT
- Vs. 24
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