Archive for May, 2012
Memorial Day
Tom’s father had died a couple of years earlier in an accident, leaving a wife and four children. It was the middle of the depression and times were tough. Tom, being the oldest, worked while finishing High School, to help make ends meet. After he graduated, he joined the military, and after training was sent […]
Read More..>>The Epistles of John: Living in Truth and Love. 1 John 3:14-15
Week 30: May 13, 2012 John continues building on the ideal that we are children of God, contrasting sin with abiding in him. Study 14 – We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love one another. The person who does not love[1] remains spiritually[2] dead. – As is his pattern, […]
Read More..>>The Epistles of John: Living in Truth and Love. 1 John 3:8-13
Week 29: May 6, 2012 As he sums up this section, John, having warned his reader not to be deceived, says who can be trusted, (i.e., those who practice righteousness). He draws a distinguishing between the children of God and those who belong to the devil. Study h. Don’t be Deceived (3:7 – 3:10) ii […]
Read More..>>The Epistles of John: Living in Truth and Love. 1 John 3:7
Week 28: Apr 29, 2012 John closes this first major section with a final warning and instruction. Study h. Don’t be Deceived (3:7 – 3:10) i. Premise: Don’t be Deceived (3:7a) 7 – Little children, don’t let anyone deceive you. – John closes out this first major section by returning to his original message […]
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