Episodes
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Restoration Fellowship
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
If fellowship with God is the goal of the Christian life, what happens when that fellowship is broken? Can it be restored? In this passage we will look at the restoration of this fellowship by examining the fact that 1) Fellowship cannot coexist with sin (v. 6, 8, 10) and 2) Jesus restores fellowship with God and others (v. 7-9).
Text: 1 John 1:5-10
Speaker: Sam Shin
Date: 11/10/19
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sin Abounds, Jesus Abounds More
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
We have been in John’s first letter and in it, John emphasizes that our fellowship with God and others is crucial for our Christian life. It is our utmost goal. But we know that sin can and far too easily disrupts that fellowship. Even when we are walking in the light, our fellowship can be disrupted. But John makes it clear from last week’s text in 1:5-10 as well as this week, from 2:1-2, that where sin abounds, Jesus abounds more. To see this truth, we will look at 1) The Power of Sin (v. 1), and 2) The Propitiation of Jesus (v. 1-2).
Text: 1 John 2:1-2
Speaker: Sam Shin
Date: 11/10/2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
The Knowing Jesus Test
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
When we fail to have a wrong diagnosis, we can go about thinking life is perfectly fine, until the symptoms begin to show and we realize that we are walking on the edge of death. John tells us that spiritually speaking, some of us today are walking on that edge. We think we are fine, but deep in our hearts, there is a spiritual disease that is truly a ticking time bomb. We need an accurate test to see the condition of our heart. He gives us a three-fold knowing Jesus test. Do we really know Him or not. This three-fold knowing Jesus test consists of 1) Obedience (v. 3-4), 2) Word (v. 5), 3) Walk (v. 6).
Text: 1 John 2:3-6
Speaker: Sam Shin
Date: 11/17/19
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
The Loving Savior
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Last time, we discusses how words like “sin” and “awesome” can be so overused. But is there any word in the human language that is more overused than the word “love”?
Jesus says, “JUST AS I HAVE LOVED YOU, you also are to love one another.” Jesus makes keeping this new commandment a possibility. It will not be from trying harder to love or being nicer or performing random acts of kindness. That will always fall short. The new way to love is a result of Jesus’ love for them. When they know this has truly happened in their lives, then their love for God and others will absolutely be new.
So the question is, what does this love look like? What is this loving person like? We will look at what a loving person is NOT and what a loving person is according to this passage.
Text: 1 John 2:7-11
Speaker: Sam Shin
Date: 11/24/2019