In this final message — The Final Words From John — Pastor Kevin concludes his study of 1 John. In these final verses, which seem on the surface to be an odd way to end a NT letter, we discover why John closes his letter in this way. In these closing verses John will drive […]
In this message — The Prayer God Always Hears & The Sin He Never Forgives — Pastor Kevin tackles the most difficult passage in 1 John as he addresses “the sin that leads to death.” As he navigates through the passage, he points out how difficult it is for us to truly know what John […]
In this message — God’s Testimony About Jesus — Pastor Kevin draws our attention to the topic of testimonies — the word that John focuses on in this passage. As Pastor Kevin unpacks this passage, he helps us understand the unique meaning of “the water” and “the blood” which John uses to affirm God’s testimony that […]
In this message — The True Overcomer — Pastor Kevin helps us understand the difference between the world’s view of overcoming and the Biblical view. As he reminds us, the non-Christian is looking to overcome material things and the struggles in this life, but the true believer desires to overcome things that are spiritual and […]
In this message — The Picture of Perfect Love (Part 2) — Pastor Kevin points out that love is one of the ways that the invisible God is visibly seen to the onlooking world. Whenever Christians reject the world’s definition of love – that it’s all about me, all about meeting my needs, and all […]
In this message — The Picture of Perfect Love (Part 1) — Pastor Kevin begins to unfold what it means for God to first love us. Though we often hear (both in the church and in the world) that God loves us all and that we need to stop arguing over doctrine and other things […]
In this message — Learning to Distinguish the Good Guys from the Bad Guys — Pastor Kevin helps us understand what spiritual discernment is and how important it is for us as believers. He not only reminds us that learning to discern between what is truth and error is a responsibility that belongs to all […]
In this message — Overcoming Doubt — Pastor Kevin addresses the issue of assurance of salvation. Can we have that? Can we know with 100% certainty that we are truly saved? Though there are churches and denominations that emphatically say we can’t, the apostle John in these verses shows us how our hearts can be […]
In this message — Love That Passes The Test — Pastor Kevin walks us through 1 John 3:11-18 to help us understand what love, from a Biblical perspective, looks like, and how John uses this to assure us of our salvation. As Pastor Kevin navigates through this passage, it becomes clear that if we don’t […]
In this message — How Christ’s First Coming Changes Us — Pastor Kevin reminds us that there are two key things Jesus came to do in his first coming: (1) He came to take away our sins — pay the price and remove the guilt of our sin and condemnation, and (2) He came to destroy […]