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Jesus Commands Us to Love
Mountain Valley Church of God - September 24, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJohn affirms that our love for God and our love for other Christians is connected to obedience to His commands. John is not saying that our works in obedience to […]
Born Again to Express God’s Love
Mountain Valley Church of God - September 17, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1 John 5:1 First, God is love-this describes one of His divine attributes. The love of God expresses itself in His actions, and especially by sending Jesus, His one and […]
Love Brothers and Sisters with the Love of Christ
Mountain Valley Church of God - September 10, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1st John 4vs 20-21 Last week we looked at the fact that the agape, self-sacrificing love for one another that is not of ourselves, but has it’s origin in God. […]
He First Loved Us
Mountain Valley Church of God - September 03, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating19 We love, because He first loved us. John says “we” and so confesses His love for God, and for believers. “We love because He loved us first.” You can […]
Love Not Fear
Mountain Valley Church of God - August 27, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1st John 4:17-18 When we read 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, it’s talking about when we meet Jesus at the end of […]
Abiding in Love
Mountain Valley Church of God - August 20, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1 John 4:16 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God […]
Abiding Confession of Faith
Mountain Valley Church of God - August 13, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1 John 4:15 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God. […]
The Holy Spirit; Christ in Us
Mountain Valley Church of God - August 06, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1 John 4:13-14 By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit. In 1st John 4:12 John […]
God Loves, So We Love
Mountain Valley Church of God - July 30, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1 John 4vs10-12 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us John emphasizes in this verse that godly love is not something which […]
1 John 5:7-8 God Is Love Pt 2
Mountain Valley Church of God - July 23, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating7 Beloved, let’s love one another; for love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love […]
1 John 5:7-8 God Is Love
Mountain Valley Church of God - July 16, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating7 Beloved, let’s love one another; for love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love […]
Who are you listening to?
Mountain Valley Church of God - July 09, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating5 They are from the world, therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God. The one who knows God listens to us; the one who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit […]
OVERCOMING
Mountain Valley Church of God - July 02, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1 John 4:4 4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. The World What does John mean by the world? In 1 John, the world refers to the organized system in rebellion against God; with it’s lust […]
Jesus’ Model of Manhood-He Provides Even from the Cross
Mountain Valley Church of God - June 18, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHappy Father’s Day! Over and over in the scripture, fathers are commanded to provide a good example for their Children. Timothy 2:11-12 calls this to mind when he says “For you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in ...
In Christ, In Truth
Mountain Valley Church of God - June 11, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1st John 3b-4a: “and this is the spirit of the antichrist.” So, the denial that Jesus came in the flesh, so that He could die for our sins and be the only Way to the Father is motivated by the spirit of the antichrist. This results in the characteristic attitude of the world to deny […]
We know the Spirit of God
Mountain Valley Church of God - June 04, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1 John 4:2-3 The churches of Asia Minor that John is writing to were unwisely leaving themselves open to believing false teachers and teachings, accepting and trusting in teachings without testing them, which caused a lot of confusion in the church, just as it does today. Every teaching, every do...
Test The Spirits 1st John 4:1
Mountain Valley Church of God - May 28, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJohn wants to address the confusion in the body of Christ that is caused by the working of false spirits, and false inspirations within the church. Beloved, do not believe every spirit. John is concerned for their spiritual welfare. He begins with a command not to believe every spirit, every pne...
We Know by This That He Remains In Us – 1st John 3:23-24
Mountain Valley Church of God - May 21, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating23 This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us. When we obey the Holy Spirit’s urging and Jesus’ command to love one another by fellowship with each other and meeting each other’s needs, then the practical effect is t...
Mothers Day 2023 Exodus 2:1-9 A Mother’s Faith
Mountain Valley Church of God - May 14, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating2 Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived and gave birth to a son; Now, we learn that both of Moses’ parents, Amram and Jochebed, were from the tribe of Levi. Since Aaron was 3 years older than Moses, Aaron was likely one of the boys saved […]
Set Your Heart at Ease
Mountain Valley Church of God - May 07, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1st John 3:18-22 18 Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. John says that we should meet each other’s needs; that we should not close our hearts toward one another, but should demonstrate our love through action (similarly to what James said in 2:14-16). ...
Love Through Meeting Needs
Mountain Valley Church of God - April 30, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1st John 3:16-17 16 We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; The ultimate expression of God’s Love is the Cross of Christ. In our excitement over the resurrection at Easter time, we often forget what Jesus went through for us. Peter 2:24 puts it 24 and He Himself brought […]
Love Not Hate
Mountain Valley Church of God - April 16, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1 John 3:14-15 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, This term, to pass, the word, metabeino means to move from one place to another, to transfer, to change ones dwelling place. So we have changed our address, and moved from the kingdom of this world, to the Kingdom of God. […]
He Is Risen
Mountain Valley Church of God - April 09, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMark 16:1-6 16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint Him. As followers of Jesus, it’s important for us to understand that the cross and resurrection are the fulfillment of God’s promise to send a savior, co...
God’s Way, Not Ours
Mountain Valley Church of God - April 02, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPalm Sunday Matthew 21:1-16 All four Gospels include this account of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, letting us know that something really significant is going on here-Matt 21:1-10, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19). Matt:21 21 When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to ...
Spiritual Jealousy Part 2
Mountain Valley Church of God - March 26, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1st John 3:13 David and Saul-We see how jealousy and disobedience destroyed the life of Saul most clearly in his relationship with David. 1Sam 18:8-9 8 Then Saul became very angry, for this lyric displeased him; and he said, “They have given David credit for ten thousands, but to me they have gi...
Spiritual Jealousy—Part 1
Mountain Valley Church of God - March 19, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1st John 3:13 13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. Why would we be surprised? Because early Christians were widely noted for their compassion; Jesus’ message lived out in their lives resulted in radical communities offering love and care for those in need that th...
Love One Another
Mountain Valley Church of God - March 12, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1st John 3:11-12 For a Christian, we cannot fail to love our brothers and sisters in Christ, and be walking in our New Nature. We see this in Paul’s warning in 1 Cor 3:3 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are […]
Practice Righteousness
Mountain Valley Church of God - March 05, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating1 John 3:10 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother and sister. John gives a litmus test to tell who are Born-Again Christian followers of Christ, and who […]
Born of God
Mountain Valley Church of God - February 26, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 rating9 No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God. No one who has been born of God practices sin, Literally “Everyone who has been born from God does not sin.” John is saying that habitual […]
Who’s Son Are You?
Mountain Valley Church of God - February 19, 2023 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJohn 3:8 8 the one who practices sin Literally, the text is “he who does sin is from the devil.”, and again, the implication is of continuous action, or those who continue in sin, practice it, and for whom it’s a habitual part of their life. Every believer has at least some struggle with the […]
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