Jeff Stevens

John is standing against first-century heresy by telling the church not to let false teaching into the church. But there is a very practical application here for our modern church and for our homes as well. It is imperative that we have discernment and ensure that we are not leading people astray. Who is in your house?

John writes this letter to the elect lady. And whether you believe he is writing to a specific person or to a church in Asia Minor, the response is to rejoice! John rejoices in finding that he children are walking in the truth. This lady is leaving a legacy!

2 John 1:1-6

Because of our confidence in the Lord we can pray in faith, without losing heart and in obedience and submission. We pray to a faithful God, who loves and hears our prayers!

Our testimony is an important way in which we are able to communicate the saving work that Jesus has done in us. But we have to realize that it is the Holy Spirit who initiates this work by testifying of the truth of the Gospel in us. When we share, lets remember to start with the Gospel, then tell people what amazing and merciful works Jesus has done in us!

This is such a great message for us, as believers! This is a message that reminds us of the love that God has for us. That in Him, as our victorious Lord, we too are victorious! We are more overcomers!

This message from John is very important in understanding the confidence that we can have in the Lord. God's love is perfected in us and we have no reason to have fear, because He loved us first. This is an amazing message of hope!

1 John 4:11-21

Tony shares a very important message with us from 2 Timothy 3. As believers we should recognize that all of the Bible is useful for us. Although it was not written TO us, it was written FOR us. And we can learn to understand who God is and how He deals with us and loves us through the Word of God.

Many in the veteran community deal with the problem of forgiveness; and counsel will often say to forgive yourself. But Jesus teaches us something different. While sharing hope with the veterans and supporters of Big Country Veterans, we explore the forgiveness found only in Jesus Christ by looking at Psalm 103.

Chad takes our current study in 1 John and how he is encouraging us to "Abide in Christ," and relates it to a passage in John 15. This is a really important message about how we are connected to Christ as our source of life and how we produce good fruit.

God is love... This means so much more that one can imagine. God defines love and then we can see through His attributes that He is the fulfillment of real love. This study help us to see and understand the measure of God's love.

1 John 4:7-10