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Loving Assurance

Sermon Date: February 16, 2025

Series: Authentic Christianity
Title: Loving Assurance

Scripture Focus: 1 John 3:10-24

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

BIG IDEA
Love one another and look to the Lord when you don’t feel like it.

1) Children of God love each other.     1 John 3:10-15
2) Jesus is the perfect example of love.     1 John 3:16-18
3) God helps us to love others.     1 John 3:19-24

Jesus Saves His Children

Sermon Date: February 9, 2025

Series: Authentic Christianity
Title: Jesus Saves His Children

Scripture Focus: 1 John 2:28-3:9

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

BIG IDEA
Prepare for when Jesus returns for his children.

1) Prepare by abiding in Christ.     1 John 2:28-29
2) Prepare by purifying yourself.     1 John 3:1-3
3) Prepare by not being led astray.     1 John 3:4-9

 

Conviction and Comfort from Holy Spirit

Sermon Date: February 2, 2025

Series: Authentic Christianity
Title: Conviction and Comfort from Holy Spirit

Scripture Focus: 1 John 2:18-27

Speaker: Dan Horton

Notes:

BIG IDEA
Children of God continue to believe His Truth

What Do You Love

Sermon Date: January 26, 2025

 

Series: Authentic Christianity

Title: What Do You Love

 

Scripture Focus: 1 John 2:3-17

 

Speaker: Michael Boehm

 

Notes:

 

BIG IDEA

Authentic Christianity will show itself through what we love.

 

 

1) Our love of God.     1 John 2:3-6

2) Our love for other believers.     1 John 2:7-11

3) Don’t love the world and its ways.     1 John 2:12-17

* Lust of the flesh is the desire to do something apart from the will of God.

* Lust of the eyes is the desire to have something apart from the will of God.

* Pride of life is the desire to be something apart from the will of God.

 

Fellowship with God

Sermon Date: January 19, 2025

 

Series: Authentic Christianity

Title: Fellowship with God

 

Scripture Focus: 1 John 1:5-2:2

 

Speaker: Michael Boehm

 

Notes:

 

BIG IDEA

We have fellowship with God through Jesus Christ.

 

 

1) The purity of God and fellowship with Him.     1 John 1:5

2) False claims of fellowship with God.     1 John 1:6-10

* Claim 1: I can have fellowship with God and still live in sin.

* Claim 2: I no longer struggle with sin.

* Claim 3: I have never sinned.

3) Jesus restores our fellowship with God.     1 John 2:1-2

 

 

Joy of Fellowship

Sermon Date: January 12, 2025

Series: Authentic Christianity
Title: Joy of Fellowship

Scripture Focus: 1 John 1:1-4

Speaker: Michael Boehm

Notes:

BIG IDEA
Your testimony about Jesus invites others into the joy of fellowship.

1) The Apostles’ testimony about Jesus.     1 John 1:1-2
2) An invitation into fellowship.     1 John 1:3
3) A desire for fullness of joy.     1 John 1:4

 

Angels We Have Heard on High

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Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Sermon Date: December 8, 2024

Series: Advent
Title: Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Scripture Focus: Hebrews 2

Speaker: Jake Hightower

Notes:

BIG IDEA
Why did Jesus have to become fully human?

1) Give us a future hope in our present suffering.     vv5-9
2) Complete His work as our Savior.   v10
3) Bring about our sanctification and adoption.     vv11-13
4) Free us from the power of death.  vv14-15
5) Become our faithful High Priest.     vv16-18