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Sermon Notes 08-28-11am
1 John 2:29-3:3
Intro: John was an old man — Deep and Stubbornly Practical!
- So What? How does this Truth Impact Life Today?
t/s – Our Text…. Beautiful, Deep…. Driven toward one
very Practical Purpose….
1 John 2: 29-3:3
Celebrate Your New Life
Exp – John speaks of the Christian as “Born of God” (29)
- Children of God (2x) = teknos (born ones)…
Contrast to huios, Paul’s adoption (rights)
- Regeneration….New Life in Christ (last week)
- Passive verbs… born of Him, bestowed on us…
- See… How great a love…. What kind of Love!?
n point – a love like no other!
ILL – Jesus stood up and rebuked the wind and the sea…
“What kind of man is this?” (He’s not from around here!)
App – Imagine Yourself on that Boat — that how we should feel!
How Long since you could say… “I stand Amazed!”
His Love is Purposeful… To make us His Children.
Anticipate the Next Life (1b-2)
Exp – We are not at home in this world… Passing through…Future
Vs. 2 – Our Hope…. Confident Expectation…Glorification
- Confidence – Future
- Cloudy – do not know what we will be
- Clear – Two unmistakable Realities
1) We Will See Him just as He is
2) We will be like Him!
ILL – New tribe translating 1 John 3:2… We will be like Him
No! It is too much; let us write, “We shall kiss His feet!”
App – Biblical Christianity balances “Now” with “Not Yet!”
T/S – John’s focus is practical and present… Daily Behavior…
Dedicate Ourselves to Live Right Today
Exp – Vs. 29 – Since you are a child of God, Act Like Him!
Vs. 3 – Since you will One Day Stand before Jesus, Purify
ILL – Like a priest preparing to enter His presence in Temple
- Ritual cleansings & washings
Note: No Imperatives…. Indicative… John states the Facts and
Let’s us draw our own conclusions!
Sanctification (Set Apart to God)
- God’s Work of Grace
- Our Effort… “Purifies himself”…continuous effort
App – John deals with a very relevant issue…. Hypocrisy!
Our Claims are not supported by Our Behavior.
“Hypocrit” = play acting… pretender!
Conclusion
Righteousness Is Relational.
Born of God = Doing Right; Purity of Life = Hope a Seeing Jesus
Right Living will Never finally Flow from Rules, not found in Rituals.
Righteousness comes from Our Relationship with God, our Connection to Jesus Christ.
ILL – My Relationship with Granddad Bivins (respected patriarch)
- When he was present I walked a little straighter; I was careful with words, on my best behavior…
- As a child, I somehow sense a Connection between Who He Is and Who I AM; Who I Will Be; Who I Ought to Be!
Righteousness Is Relational.
You are a Child of God. There is a connection between Who He Is and Who You are; Who you Will Be….. Who you Ought to Be!
