1st John Part 2 - Archie Callahan
Series: 1st John
Sermon: The Advocate, Antichrist, and Overcomer!
Scripture: 1 John 2:13-14 NIV
“I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.”
Introduction: Christ followers have overcome the evil one.
The Advocate…
“My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”
1 John 2:1-2 NIV
The Antichrist…
“Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.”
1 John 2:18 NIV
“Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son.”
1 John 2:22 NIV
The Overcomer…
“The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
1 John 2:17 NIV
Conclusion: The will of God is our next act of obedience.
