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Intro : Pilate famously asked Jesus during his trial, “What is truth?” Not long before asking that, Jesus had told His disciples that He was the way, the truth, and the life. One of the central themes of all John’s writings is truth. Truth and love. It’s said that truth and time will always win. I believe…

Enduring Persecution Results in Salvation Grace, mercy, and peace to you; from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this Reformation is from our gospel reading, verse 22: And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will…

I have to admit, I didn’t know what I was going to preach after our time in Genesis. There were a few thoughts rattling around in my head and some considerations. I contemplated jumping right into the Psalms like we do most summers, but decided we needed to spend some time in the NT—we’ve been in the…

24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. What was heard from the beginning? 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked…

2 John is the shortest book in the entire Bible by verse numbering, consisting of 13 verses. The overall theme of the book is similar to 3 John, commending believers to love one another, and to remain in and walk according to the truth of the gospel. 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

We are starting a mini series this morning Tilted Hold Fast a two week study though 2 John. This series explores the importance of truth—both practicing and protecting it. The book of 2 John paints a beautiful picture of the truth Christian community is built upon, demonstrating that this foundation…

INTRODUCTION Today we are looking again at the apostle John’s second letter Please take your Bibles and turn to 2 John Today we’re looking at verses 4-6 4 I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady,…

On a personal note Tonight we are looking at a very intimate letter written with a powerful subject, truth. “Truth without love makes a person harsh. But love without truth makes a person dangerous” - Jon Courson Why dangerous, glad you asked. Dangerous in the aspect he will allow a cancer to grow, allow…

2nd Epistle of John 1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; 2 for the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from…

Intro “Hold Fast” Naval term Master and Commander movie Holding on when the ship is being pitched around. As we get tossed around on the stormy seas of life, what do we hold on to? I hope that we can all agree that the Truth is important. I know that i bang on about the truth a lot It’s because it is…

Introduction: Welcome/Prayer Do you consider yourself a theologian? What if I told you that all of us are theologians? That it’s a matter of degree, good or bad, that differentiates us. What if I went further and told you, that as a believer, theology is not an optional topic for you? That actually,…

Foundations are the most important thing yet often unseen part of any ediface. If the foundation of a building is not sound then the building will collapse when placed under stress. But if the foundations is sound then the building can withstand extreme stress. Cultures have foundations. These are the…

Put on the New Man 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. The new man is created in righteousness and true holiness 10 And have put on the new man , which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: The new man is renewed…

What You Believe Matters 2 JOHN 1–13 When Jesus was in the “upper room” with His disciples the night before His crucifixion, He made a number of profound and lasting statements. One concerned truth; another concerned love. John 14:6 reports that He said, Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,…

INTRODUCTION We are beginning a new book today It’s 3 John It appears after 2 John and before Jude It is written by the same author as the gospel of John, first and second John and Revelation That man is the apostle John, disciple and apostle of Jesus Christ John is committed to two inseparable things:…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

This mornings main point or idea that we will see the Apostle John make is this. Those who truly belong to God in Christ will live and love after the pattern of Jesus rather than the pattern of the world. 1 John 3:11-15 One of the most effective ways of teaching is using contrasts and comparisons. For…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Pastor Ray Ortlund writes, "The kind of God we really believe in is revealed in how we treat one another. The lovely gospel of Jesus positions us to treat one another like royalty, and every non-gospel positions us to treat one another like dirt. But we will follow through horizontally on whatever we…

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…