http://www.preachtheword.com/studies/ss1john.html A series of verse-by-verse studies through the epistles of John Pastor David Legge A series of verse-by-verse studies through the epistles of John 1 john,1john,2 john,2john,3 john,3john,epistles of john,1st john, 2nd john, 3rd john,sermon,sermons,christian,bible study,preach the word,podcast,godcast MP3 Podcast feed of the completed '1st, 2nd and 3rd John' series from Preach The Word. Join us as Pastor Legge shares some lessons we can learn from epistles of John en-gb Copyright 2006 preachtheword.com Preach The Word info@preachtheword.com clean Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:11:03 GMT info@preachtheword.com 6000 http://www.preachtheword.com/studies/ss1john.html http://www.preachtheword.com/images/1johnstudy.gif A series of verse-by-verse studies through the epistles of John http://www.preachtheword.com/rss.html http://www.preachtheword.com/rss.html You are subscribed to the Podcast feed of the completed '1st, 2nd and 3rd John' series. Should you wish to benefit from more resources from our ministry, you can subscribe to our main Podcast, which is updated weekly. Simply add the feed: http://www.preachtheword.com/preachtheword.xml to your podcasting software, or follow the link for more information. New sermons from Pastor Legge's current series are added each week in MP3, WMA, Realaudio and word-for-word text format. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:09:00 GMT http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john01.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john01.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality The first part of our verse-by-verse series through John's epistles. Our journey verse-by-verse through 1 John begins with an introduction to the book and the writer. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:00:01 GMT 51:30 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john02.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john02.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Join us for part 2 of our studies in 1st John. Following the introduction to 1 John, Pastor Legge begins our verse-by-verse studies in this book with a look at 'Authentic Christianity' in 1 John 1:1-4. How can we identify an authentic Christian? How do we discern whether or not to fellowship with others? What are the essentials of fellowship? Answers to these and other questions in part 2 of this series... Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:00:01 GMT 49:25 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john03.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john03.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Join us for part 3 of the '1 John' Bible Class series, entitled 'The Gospel According To Christ'. What is the true Gospel? Join us as we look at the Apostle John's outline of the message declared to the apostles by Christ, and learn how we can be certain that we have the same message. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:00:01 GMT 51:10 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john04.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john04.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Don't miss part 4 of the 1 John study series. This challenging but helpful message, entitled 'The Saint And Sin', asks the questions: Do Christians sin? Should a Christian sin? What happens when a Christian sins? Join us as we get the answers from God's Word! Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:11:02 GMT 55:00 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john05.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john05.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Our series of studies in 1 John continues with Part 5, entitled 'Practical Christianity'. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 52:38 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john06.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john06.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Pastor Legge's verse-by-verse study of 1 John continues with Part 6, looking at 'The Christian And The World'. Brief sermon excerpt: "So often when we read the word of God, and we read the biographies of great giants of the faith in church history, and then we look at our own environment, we can often despair thinking: 'It is impossible to live a life of godliness and purity in such a wicked world as this' - but, praise God, it is not impossible! John's world was not a stone's throw from our world this very evening, and yet he was able to commend young men in the faith because they had overcome the wicked one, because God's word abided in them. Isn't that wonderful? Not only fathers in the faith can be exemplars in the faith, but so can young men and young women - they can be examples in godliness, just as Timothy himself was...is that you today, young person?" Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 53:00 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john07.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john07.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Our verse-by-verse journey through 1 John continues with Part 7 of the series, which examines the second of two great dangers in 'The Christian And False Doctrine'. Brief sermon excerpt: "Here's a lesson if there ever was one for young Christians, indeed for all of us, and it's simply this: the devil wants us to take a substitute for the Lord Jesus as long as we don't take the real thing! He'll settle for us taking a pseudo-Christ, or something that is like Christ in person or in doctrine, as long as we miss the real Christ! That's his ploy. If you think for one moment that he wants everybody to be Satanists and bow down to him - no! He doesn't care what you bow down to, even if it's called 'Jesus Christ', as long as it's not the real thing!" Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 52:05 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john08.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john08.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Our verse-by-verse journey through 1 John continues with Part 8 of the series, which asks the question: do you have 'The Family Likeness'? Brief sermon excerpt: "Likeness, family likeness is the proof of the relationship that you have with your parents and with your family. What we have come to accept naturally in the physical realm as a matter of descent, John here is applying in our spiritual relationship to our Heavenly Father. He's wanting to point out that if we are truly the children of God, and we want the assurance of being children of God in fellowship with God as our Father and His Son Jesus Christ there must be, and indeed there will be, a family likeness. We as sons and daughters, children of God, will have a resemblance to our Heavenly Father..." Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 49:10 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john09.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john09.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Continuing our verse-by-verse journey through 1 John, we look at 1 John 3:4-9 under the heading 'The Saint And The Sinful Existence'. Brief sermon excerpt: "What are we to think of a person that professes faith in the Lord Jesus, but lives a life of lawlessness? What's our conclusion to be? Lawlessness is rebellion against one who should be obeyed, and if we are rebelling against God in our actions and in our existence, we're wanting our own way, what are we to conclude about our state before God? Are we a child of God or are we not? Clearly, John is saying, we cannot be children of God if we live lifestyles of lawlessness. Sin is not just an outward act, it is also an inward attitude..." Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 54:15 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john10.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john10.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Don't miss this challenging and convicting sermon which forms part 10 of our '1 John' series. Brief sermon excerpt: "You might not have used a dagger on anybody, but John is talking about looking daggers at your neighbours, at your friends, at your brothers and sisters in Christ. You may never have shed any blood, you may never have lifted your hand against another, but have you ever snubbed a brother in Christ or a sister? Have you ever scandalised? Have you ever passed on rumour? Have you ever resented another believer in Christ? It may not be the act of murder. What John is getting at and what the Lord Jesus was speaking of in His great sermon was the murderous heart. You don't have to commit the act to have a murderous heart, because God is not as much concerned with the outward appearance as He is with the heart. You see, when the Almighty God of heaven sees hate, do you know what He cries? 'Murder!'. To God, in His holy eyes, hate is the moral equivalent of the murderous act, hate is the embryo of murder..." Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 54:34 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john11.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john11.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Don't miss part 11 of our '1 John' study series. Brief sermon excerpt: "Can we, as Christians, trust our conscience? I wonder what you would say to that question this evening. Can we trust our conscience? Jiminy Cricket would say: 'Always let your conscience be your guide'. Is that good theology? Well, we need, as Christians, to beware of mistaking or supposing that our conscience, when it speaks, is the voice of God. Now certainly our conscience is a gift from God to men, but our fingers and our feet are gifts of God to men - yet our fingers can steal, and our feet can lead us astray. We would do well always to remember that our conscience, under many evil influences, can impose cruelties and sins that have been perpetrated not only in individual lives, but in churches and religions right throughout the history of humanity..." Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 57:05 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john12.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john12.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality In part 12 of his '1 John' study series, Pastor Legge explains the need for 'Discerning Christianty'. Brief sermon excerpt: "You've even heard it said today, haven't you? 'That man can do miracles, he must be of God'. You do feel a measure of pressure, don't you, if a man can do a miracle? If you know anybody like that you feel pressure to accept them. You don't know too many people, even preachers, who can do any miracles - but do you know what John is saying? Not every spirit is of God! There is a need to discern because there are many false teachers gone into the world, and a great number of those false teachers can do great signs and great wonders. Now there are a lot of con artists and charlatans out there, I think most of them on the TV channels are just like that - but there are those who, it would appear, can do genuine miracles...but we should not be surprised at that, neither should we take it as evidence that they are of God and we should embrace them as being such..." Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 53:10 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john13.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john13.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Part 13 of our '1 John' series, examines the source and sign of Christian love. Brief sermon excerpt: "When the world looks on us, what do they see? Do they see Christ? Do they see God? John is implying that just as Christ dying on the cross 2000 years ago before men, and rising again before men, was the answer to mankind's needs; the answer to mankind's needs is that same love, agape love that is to be displayed through the lives of Christians – Christ's-ones! We are meant to be the answer to mankind's needs, not in and of ourselves, but because the love of God is meant to be displayed in our lives. Do you know what my initial reaction to this truth was - after picking my jaw up off the ground? I felt a tendency to laugh sarcastically - I'm sorry about that, but that's the way I felt, because that's not what the world sees! The world is meant to see His love perfected in us, but they only see us biting and devouring one another, they see bickering and they hear on the radio Christians laying into one another over secondary doctrines which are important to the people of God, but mean nothing to a soul that is lost and on its way to hell. What do they see?" Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 54:10 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john14.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john14.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality In part 14 of his verse-by-verse series through 1 John, Pastor Legge explains 'The Features Of Effectual Faith' from 1 John 5:1-6. As we begin chapter 5, John brings to us the truth of what the Christian faith is - what it is to be saved, what it is to be lost, what it is to be sure of eternal life, and what it is to doubt. What are these features of effectual saving faith, and are they features of your faith? Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 56:38 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john15.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john15.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality In part 15 of his verse-by-verse series through 1 John, Pastor Legge presents 'The Case For Christ'. Brief sermon excerpt: "In our own shallow society much of the public fall hook, line and sinker for anything - particularly that the media tells us. If they read it in The Sun, The Star, or the Daily Mail, if they read it in the media, they seem to believe it. When you see some of the different polls that are taken from time to time, they tell us that the influence of a personality or a politician or a public person is often determined by what the media say about them. If the media turn against you, you're in trouble, you're finished! You could call it the 'new media gospel' - it's accepted as truth! Many people believe anything they hear or anything they read, but here's the point: whilst they often do not question men, some of the most irreputable at that, they question what God has said in His witness of His Son". Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 49:35 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john16.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john16.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality We study the subjects of 'Sure Life And Prayer' in part 16 of our series through 1 John. How can we have certainty about our spiritual life? Can we be sure we possess eternal life? How can we have the assurance that God hears and answers our prayers? What is the 'sin unto death' spoken of in 1 John 5? These questions and more are dealt with in this sermon... Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 55:00 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john17.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1john17.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Our final study in 1 John is entitled 'A Trinity Of Certainty And Security' - don't forget that our studies continue through 2nd and 3rd John! Brief sermon excerpt: "This is the language of biblical Christianity, the language of assurance, the language of certainty, the language of affirmation. Whilst we are always to remain humble about ourselves, we ought also always to remain confident about our Christian affirmations - what God has revealed concerning our faith. Can I say that I believe that is why biblical Christianity is so unpopular today: because of her affirmations. You see, we live in a world that despises absolute truth. We seem to live in an age with more and more knowledge, yet fewer and fewer certainties. In fact, someone has said: 'A specialist is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until finally he knows all there is to know about nothing'. That seems to be the world in which we live!" Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 50:14 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/2john18.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/2john18.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality We continue our studies through the epistles of John with an 'Introduction To 2nd John'. Join us as we explore some themes the apostle addresses in his second epistle... Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 52:36 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/2john19.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/2john19.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Our second study in 2 John asks the question are you 'Walking In Truth'? As Christians, how does our walk measure up to our talk? Join us for this challenging sermon... Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 50:20 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/2john20.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/2john20.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Our final study in John's second epistle looks at how we should go about 'Handling Heresy'. Don't miss this helpful study as our series through 1st, 2nd and 3rd John now draws to a close... Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 59:22 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/3john21.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/3john21.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Don't miss our final three studies in the epistles of John, beginning with a character study of 'Gaius - The Man Who Helped God's Work'. We are introduced to this man Gaius in 3rd John 1-8, but what can we learn from the example he has set? Join with us as we learn of his open home, open hand, and open heart! Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 55:47 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/3john22.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/3john22.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Our second character study in 3rd John looks at 'Diotrephes - The Man Who Hindered God's Work'. Having seen the example of Gaius in our last study, what can we now learn from Diotrephes, who was effectively on the opposite end of the spiritual spectrum? Are you a help or a hindrance to the work of God? Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 57:20 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/3john23.shtml http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/3john23.shtml info@preachtheword.com Religion & Spirituality Our verse-by-verse studies through 1st, 2nd and 3rd John conclude with a look at 'Demetrius - The Man Who Was Honoured In God's Work'. Having seen the helpful Gaius, and heard warnings from the story of the hindering Diotrepehes, what can we learn about setting right examples from the character of Demetrius? What kind of example are you to those around you? Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:10:02 GMT 49:30 clean http://www.preachtheword.com/studies/ss1john.html http://www.preachtheword.com/studies/ss1john.html Pastor Legge's series through '1st, 2nd and 3rd John', which has proved a help and blessing to many, is now complete. This 23-part series is now available as a free e-Book download in Adobe PDF, Microsoft Reader or iSilo formats from our Book Store. The audio for the entire series can also be downloaded in WMA or MP3 formats. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:09:00 GMT http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=81018271 http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=81018271 If you use Apple's free iTunes software, you can now subscribe to our weekly MP3 Podcast with just one click. Use the link here, or click on the 'iTunes 1-Click' icon on our site! Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:01 GMT