Phos Church Messages

11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, brothers,[a] that the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. -1 John 3:11-15

And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. 29 If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life[a]—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

—1 John 2: 15-17

Listen as our guest speaker, Connor Hall, shares about 1 John and encourages us to forgive an love as Jesus did.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us

—1 John 1: 5-10

Hello friends! We are at the start of a new story and a new series going through the letter of 1 John! We believe that 1 John was written by John the disciple, the brother of James, the sons of Zebedee. It was likely written sometime towards the end of the first century, sometime around 85-90 AD. John was likely written to the church and communities surrounding Ephesus, written to encourage the believers there to stand firm under persecution, temptation of sin and false teaching and teachers that were plaguing the community. 1 John is a “simple” letter, meaning that John spoke in simple, practical terms to his people, the “little children” who needed guidance and reassurance of their faith. It’s a fascinating letter filled with lots of practical and timely encouragement for us as a church today! Alright, let’s jump in and make a start of it!

Hello friends! We are in our final week of our series “Armor of God”, where we are taking a deep dive into the full of armor of God, the defensive and offensive pieces and weapons God grants us to stand tall against our adversary the devil! God has truly blessed us with INCREDIBLE tools with which to combat sin, shame, and the sometimes broken circumstances and seasons we find ourselves in. This week we are talking about the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, and its power to train, equip and guide us! Well, let’s make a start of it!

‘Hello friends! We are in week 5 of our series “Armor of God”, where we are taking a deep dive into the full of armor of God, the defensive and offensive pieces and weapons God grants us to stand tall against our adversary the devil! God has truly blessed us with INCREDIBLE tools with which to combat sin, shame, and the sometimes broken circumstances and seasons we find ourselves in. This week we are talking about the Helmet of Salvation and how our God calls us to work out our salvation, to become more like Him and love the world like Him! Well, let’s make a start of it!

Hello friends! We are in week 4 of our series “Armor of God”, where we are taking a deep dive into the full armor of God, the defensive and offensive pieces and weapons God grants us to stand tall against our adversary the devil! God has truly blessed us with INCREDIBLE tools with which to combat sin, shame, and the sometimes broken circumstances and seasons we find ourselves in. This week we are talking about the shield of Faith and how our faith, given to us by God has the power not only to protect us, but to carry us forward. Well, lets make a start of it!