1. Love your friends because you’re loved by Jesus (v.12) Everything we are looking for in friends, we can find perfectly in Jesus.  The love of Jesus _____ us to love ______!!! We love not to ___ love, but because we are ____________!!  2. Love your friends by loving like Jesus (v.13) How to lay […]

Key Idea: Our prayers to God are shaped by our relationship with God.

Key Idea: We find the dawn for our darkness through faith in Christ Flee the darkness of misplaced faith: a. Misplaced faith leads to darkness b. Misplaced faith leads to danger Look to the dawn through faith in Christ: a. We have hope for the dawn because Christ is faithful b. We embrace the hope of […]

Key Idea:  Excelling Still More is Defined by the Pursuit of Sanctification 1)  Set-Apart In Sexual Purity (v3b-8) 2)  Set-Apart In Loving Others (v9-10) 3)  Set-Apart in Daily Work (v11-12) Discussion Questions:

Key Idea:  Excelling Still More Starts with Visible Proof of True Salvation  Visible Proof of True Salvation:  Discussion Questions:

Five Features of Faithful Ministry

Key idea: When you’re loved by Christ, you’ll love like Christ

Key idea: As Christians, we live differently from children of the world, because we are children of God. I. In our family, we tell the truth (v. 25) II. In our family, we trust in God’s justice (vv. 26-27) III. In our family, we work hard (v. 28) IV. In our family, we speak in […]