A Note of Encouragement (1 John 2:12-14)

Sermon Notes

Sermon Series: How to Live, How to Love

Sermon Title: A Note of Encouragement

Passage: 1 John 2:12-14

Preacher: Ashley Herr

To the Church (v12,13c)

• You are born of God

• You belong to God

• You are loved by God

To the Seasoned Veterans (v13a,14a)

• My encouragement for you: THANK YOU!

• My prayer for you: continue pursuing Jesus and finish well

To the Newcomers (v13b,14b)

• You feel victorious - because you’ve overcome the evil one

• You feel strong - because the word of God abides in you

  • We are people of the Word, formed by Scripture

  • We are people of prayer, led by the Spirit

Sermon Footnotes

• “All Christians, mature and immature, have come to know (egnōkate) God. But their knowledge of him ripens with the years.” - John Stott (The Letters of John: An Introduction and Commentary, p101)

• “I am sometimes asked…whether at my age I have any ambitions left. I always reply: “Yes, my overriding ambition is (and, I trust, will be until I die) that I may become a little bit more like Christ.” - John Stott (The Contemporary Christian, p146 - quote taken from A Fellowship of Differents, p204 by Scot McKnight)