Evidence Matters | 3.2.25

A sermon from 1 John 3:4-10

1. Lawlessness
               -What is the practice of sinning? (4, 8a)
               -Who practices sinning?
               -One who does not abide in God (6)
               -One who is not born of God (9)
               -One who is not a child of God (10)
2. Righteousness
              -The practice of righteous ones (7)
              -The purpose of the Righteous One (5, 8b)

GOSPEL CONNECTION

“For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin. 10For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 6:5-7, 10, 11)

APPLICATION

In what area of your life are you most vulnerable to sin?  What guardrails will you implement this week to keep you from practicing that sin?

MEMORY VERSE

“By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.” (1 John 3:10)