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Pastor Ted Owens preaches from I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida

As we continue our sermon series, Unafraid, we look at the story of Gideon one more week and what that means for us as believers.JUDGES 7:9-11    Judges 7:12-15THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD…1. DIRECTION2. PROTECTION3. RIGHT TIMING4. RIGHT PEOPLE5. RIGHT WORDS Charles Spurgeon The sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which a child of God rests  his head at night in peace.  Judges 7:16-22OUR SPIRITUAL weapons FOR BATTLE1.  LIGHT 16 2 Corinthians 4:6 Philippians 2:152. Proclamation vV 18b, 20B I Thessalonians 1:8 Revelation 12:113. PROMISED victory vs 2, 7, 15  1 Corinthians 15:57 I John 5:4-5 JUDGES 8:22-27A faithful ending outweighs a flawed beginning.

David A. Davis preaches on I John 4:16. From September 28, 2025.

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

How to study the BIBLE: I. Abraham Deception; Although the Good Lord Intervene for Araham, he will intervene for us today, only if we are in him and in his body (I John 2:1-6).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chatting-from-the-word-hosted-by-oscar--4081759/support.

Introduction II Timothy 1:5 – We must make our faith our own. I John 4:1 – This is my responsibility. First generation Christians When he…

I John 1:1-4CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH | LITTLE ROCKA community transformed by grace sent to transform the world for the glory of God.WEBSITE: https://c3lr.orgFACEBOOK: facebook.com/C3.LittleRockINSTAGRAM: instagram.com/c3.littlerockSERMON PODCAST:  https://c3littlerock.buzzsprout.com

This message is part of an ongoing verse by verse study through I John 5. The theme of this message is KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS.

“Unless clearly indicated otherwise, I assume that the Hebrew Bible speaks of real people and places. Nothing in the text suggests that Job was a mythical, imaginary, or fictious figure" (Alden, 26). The fact that Elihu is given a genealogy in Job 32:2 and his daughter's names are given at the end of the book in Job 42:13-15 points to the historical nature of the book. The fact that we view the Biblical portrayals of characters as historically true seems to be how Jesus and the inspired New Testament writers looked at things. Notice how the New Testament refers to Creation (Matt. 19:3-6; Mk. 10:6-9), Adam and Eve (II Cor. 11:3; I Tim. 2:11-14; Jude 14), Cain and Abel (Matt. 23:35; Lk. 11:51; Heb. 11:4; I John 3:12-13; Jude 11), Enoch (Heb. 11:5; Jude 14), Noah and the flood (Matt. 24:37-39; Lk. 17:26-27; Heb. 11:7; I Peter 3:20-21; II Peter 2:5, 9). Abraham is mentioned 73 times in the New Testament. Abraham's genealogy is given in Matt. 1:1-17; Lk. 3:23-38. In Rom. 4:9-12 Paul makes a point on the chronological order of his life. It seems obvious that Abraham is viewed as a real character and the things he did were actual historical events (Heb. 11:8-19; James 2:21-23). Lot is mentioned in Luke 17:28, 29, 32 and II Peter 2:7 and his wife is mentioned in Luke 17:32. Isaac is mentioned 20 times and Jacob 27 times in the New Testament. Joseph and his experiences are treated as historical in Acts 7:9-16 and Heb. 11:21-22. Moses is mentioned 80 in the New Testament. Jonah is referred to by Jesus in Matt. 12:39, 40, 41, 41; 16:4; Luke 11:29, 30, 32, 32. In these passages the events of Jonah and the great fish foreshadow the yet future (when this was spoken) resurrection of Jesus, the most important historical event in human history.  Job is mentioned outside the book of Job in the Old Testament in Ezek. 14:14, 20 and in the New Testament in James 5:11. How should we view those two passages and their evidence in light of whether Job is historical? In context Ezek. 14:12-23 is stressing the four severe judgments the LORD was going to send against Judah. The four judgements are sword, famine, wild beast, and plagues (Ezek. 14:13, 15, 17, 19, 21).  Ezek. 14:14, 20 specifically mentions Noah, Daniel, and Job and states they could only deliver themselves by their righteousness if they lived in the midst of the people. In Ezek. 14:16, 18 makes allusions to these men again by saying “even though these three men were in its midst.”  The most natural explanation was that these men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were actual historical characters who were being used by the prophet to the people to stress that even they could not deliver the people from the coming judgment.  Did Jesus and the New Testament writers view Noah as an actual historical character? Jesus exhorted His audience to always be prepared for the Lord to come in judgment. He used the “days of Noah” as an illustration of those who were carrying on with life as normal and were unprepared for the judgment of God (Matt. 24:37-39; Luke 17:26-27). Jesus said, “For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Jonah” (Matt. 24:37). Was Jesus using a fictional event to inspire people to prepare themselves for an actual coming judgment? The author of Hebrews used Noah's example of building an ark in reverence to God to inspire His listeners to endurance (Heb. 11:7). Peter used the example of Noah as a picture of how “baptism now save you” (I Peter 3:20-21) and to illustrated how the LORD can rescue the godly while at the same time preparing the ungodly for judgment day (II Peter 2:5, 9).  

How to study the Bible: I. Abraham Deception: Many of us can see ourselves in Abraham, scheming, plotting and lying for our own good or for our protection, but does it make it right. In Abraham case the Lord intervene. The Lord intervene for us today, by being our PROPITIATION. The word propitiation means one that is pleading our case, one that is standing up for us, and someone that truely care for us (I John 2:1-7).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chatting-from-the-word-hosted-by-oscar--4081759/support.

Pastor Garvon shares from I John 4:7–11 what real love is, that love is God's initiative and it is to be shared. This message was given September 14, 2025.

Thinking You Are Right, But Wrong  Scriptures: Proverbs 16:2; Proverbs 10:22; Jeremiah 17:9; I John 4:1-3;  2 Corinthians 11:14  Check out more from Alex Young at www.dralexyoung.com Also, you can books that encourage, exhort, and inspire by Dr. Alex Young on Amazon/Barnes and Nobles -  Healing to Prosperity  Love Revealed  Faith Walk  Makeba's Faith: Seeds of Faith (Children's Picture Book for ages 0- 12) , a story  teaches children about faith  

I John 1:5-7 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we WALK in the LIGHT as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son CLEANSES us from all SIN.

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from the book of I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

This sermon is the first in this series on overcoming the world in I John 5:1-5. This subject of this lesson is the Scriptural truth that all those believing "Jesus is THE CHRIST are BORN OF GOD."

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on July 24, 2020)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   Ephesians 3:20  Now unto HIM that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.   I've often heard people ask, "What is that power that works in us?"   That "power" is the Holy Spirit given to the believer at the time God reveals HIMSELF to that believer.   The Holy Spirit in us is a great power:   * He teaches us all things. * He reminds us of that which Jesus has said to us. * He guides us into all truth. * He shows us things to come.   (John 14:26 & John 16:13)   He usually leads us by bringing thoughts or concepts to our minds.   He searches the heart of God to show us the will of God in the specific issues of this life. (I Corinthians 2)   *** Acts 1   Jesus says to the early disciples.   5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.   8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto ME both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.   ***   I John 2   20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.   27 But the anointing which ye have received of HIM abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in HIM  

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from the book of I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

Lots to Learn John 13:18-38 About Jesus Bible anchor Never surprised Fully man From Judas You can fool everybody, except God From Peter How you identify is very important. About love What's new? “As you love yourself” is replaced by “As God loves us.” What's agape? Sacrificial, selfless, unconditional, eternal, not convenient, costly, I John 4:7-11, I Corinthians 13: 4-7.

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on June 6, 2020)    Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...    Iniquity is abounding today.  That is a main sign of the coming of Jesus and the coming of the wrath of God.  And because of the abounding iniquity, the love of many will wax cold.  He that endures will be saved.  Mt. 24:12-13   What are you doing to endure? ***** Matthew 24  Jesus says:   12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.   13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.   21  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.   22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.    ***   Do you recognize the iniquity that is in our churches today and in the world?   Or are you just trying to see good in everyone?  If that is the case you will destroy yourself.  So you must awaken and "fight" to hold on as the evil around us increases.   *** The tribulation that is coming is even worse than that flood that destroyed this world in the days of Noah.   Genesis 6   5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.    6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.   7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth;   Why is the coming tribulation sent by God even worse than the flood that destroyed the people in the days of Noah?  Read Revelation 8-16 to see the woes and plagues that God is sending before God destroys this present heaven and earth.   *** The coming "great tribulation".   I Thessalonians 5   1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.   2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.   3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.   (In many parts of the world homosexuals live in a type of peace and safety never before seen and the various countries forbid the speaking against them through what Bible says in Romans 1:26-27, and they even marry one another in ceremonies as do men and women.)   Romans 1:26-27   26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:   27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.   Before God destroyed Sodom, homosexuals were in every part of the city of Sodom and they gathered to have sex with the angels who came to destroy Sodom.  (Genesis 19)   *** I Thessalonians 5   4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.   5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.   6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.   7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.   8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.   9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,   Jesus Christ, the Word, saves us from that wrath of God that is coming upon this earth, if we live in the Word and hold onto the Word; otherwise we will go down also with this world.   ***   But the sins shown in the New Testament Bible are rarely mentioned in the churches today.   When was the last time you heard your preacher speak against specific sins?   Yet Paul said:   I Corinthians 6   9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.   Revelation 22   14 Blessed are they that do HIS commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.    15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.   *** Jesus says:   Luke 21   33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but MY words shall not pass away.   34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.   35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.   36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.   *** So how are we to escape that which is clearly upon this world and the worldly church groups?   "Watch and pray" ...   Allow yourselves to awaken to that which is going on today.  Pray, asking God what you should do to escape that iniquity when you see that iniquity.     No one knows the exact time of the end but we do know how we must be living at the time it starts to come:  Peter tells us.   II Peter 3   10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.   11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,   12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?   13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.   14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.  ***    I John 2:18    Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.   ***    Genesis 19:4-5  But before they (the angels sent by God to bring Lot out of Sodom and to destroy Sodom) lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:   5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them (have sex with them).  ***   2 Thessalonians 2:3   Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (of the Lord) shall not come, except there come a falling away first, (churches falling away from scripture) and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (antichrist);  

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from the book of I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from the book of I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

Scripture:  Matthew 18:21-35, Colossians 3:12-13, Hebrews 12:14-15, Luke 6:37-38,  Luke 6:27-36, Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 5:43-44, Romans 12:19, I John 1:5-10, Romans 8:1, Proverbs 28:13, Ephesians 1:4-6The Pulse WV LiveTopic:  7x70 The Walk Part 1-2-3Host: Pastor Jay Mace & Pastor John FowlerThursday, August 14, 2025https://linktr.ee/thepulsewinfield

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

I John 2:6 states that whoever claims to live in God must walk as Jesus did. In essence, it emphasizes that true fellowship with God requires imitating Jesus' life, actions, and teachings, reflecting a genuine commitment to following His example in daily conduct.

Episode is how we often delay begin working or starting something new because we believe it should be "perfect." The scriptures are referenced: Philipians 3:12; Philipians 1:6; Psalm 18:30; Proverbs 3:5-7; I John 2:5For more from Dr. Alex Young, check out her books all available on Amazon.com or website www.dralexyoung.com: -Healing To Prosperity: Restoration Through God's Way and Purpose-Love Revealed: Renewed Through God's Love -Faith Walk: A Journey to Self-Discovery -Also Check out her New Children's PIcture Book: "Makeba's Faith: Seeds of Faith" - Christian inspired story teaching children ages 0-12, and up about Faith. Enjoy and Be Blessed!!SHOW CREDITSKourtney Moncure- Production Editor Alex Young, PhD - Host Copy Free Music by Pixabay.comPowered and distributed by Spotify.

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

As we come to the Lord's Table, we, as believers, need to come back to our own personal testimonies. First John 1, 1 through 10 is John's personal testimony of what he saw with his own eyes, and he touched Him. He observed Him and saw the Word of Life Who can give Life as no other. I John 1:1-10. 

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

Love Your Brother, I John 3:10, Pastor Brad Dyrness

Hey you! It's TGIF again!!! Today we help you understand the difference between absence of peace and just plain old fear! What you're gonna hear will help you defeat the enemy, bring peace and provide confidence in your decision making. I John 4:18, Philippians 4:7, John 14:27

Past wounds cause our view of life and of others to be skewed. How's your discernment? Until we see things as God does our life view will be flawed. Listen today and hear how to develop discernment in order to distinguish what's right and wrong in your heart, in others, and the world around you. I John 5:20

Errant children? Worries about salvation? Who saw Christ after Resurrection? I John 5,7-8: Spirit, water, blood! SSPX conditional Confirmation? Masons exclude women? Obama coup? Epstein cover-up? Leo's appointments? Nuclear war inevitable? Denver seminary: yeti blood oath! Consecration to Immaculate Heart? This episode was recorded on 07/22/2025. Our Links: http://linkwcb.com/ Please consider making a monetary donation to What Catholics Believe. Father Jenkins remembers all of our benefactors in general during his daily Mass, and he also offers one Mass on the first Sunday of every month specially for all supporters of What Catholics Believe. May God bless you for your generosity! https://www.wcbohio.com/donate Subscribe to our other YouTube channels: ‪@WCBHighlights‬ ‪@WCBHolyMassLivestream‬ May God bless you all!

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

I don't know what is happening to me but it is getting more and more difficult to hold it together during weddings. My son Damon got married last week and I was doing pretty good until I saw my son see his bride in white for the first time. All of the joyous celebration of love touches something deep in my heart and triggers of wave of gratitude for the beauty of love and the God who sources it all.This Sunday we jump into a quick 2 week series on I John. It's a book about love and light, two related concepts that are meant to teach us about the character of God. It's a short book that packs a punch. Pastor Dr. Aaron Weisser

Scripture: I Peter 2:24, Psalms 103:3, Psalms 91:1-16, Psalm 56:3, Psalm 34:4, Joshua 1:9, Hebrews 13:6, Psalm 103:1-8, John 14:12, I John 3:13-14, II Corinthians 5:7, Proverbs 16:3, II Corinthains 9:6-8, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 27:17The Pulse ExperienceA Network That Beats To The Heart Of GodTopic: God Didn't Give It To You Part 6 (Answer The Challenge)Pastor John FowlerSunday, July 20, 2025https://linktr.ee/thepulsewv

Send us a textIt may be one of Scripture's most powerful stories of repentance and forgiveness. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I John 1 to hear the story.This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Summer 2025 Adult Lesson Guide, entitled, "Even Giants Fall" (July 20, 2025). Find an Apostolic church that preaches this glorious gospel and our response at UPCI.orgThis episode is produced by the Pentecostal Resources Group and is hosted by LJ Harry. To order resources of the God's Word for Life curriculum, visitPentecostalPublishing.com and PentecostalResourcesGroup.com. Share your God's Word for Life stories with me at pphcurriculum@upci.org.

Pastor Ted Owens preaches from I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

Daily Dose of Hope July 8, 2025   Scripture - Matthew 22:23-46   Prayer:  Lord Jesus, We come before you this morning, thanking you for a new day.  Lord, you are good and we rejoice in your holy and powerful name.  As we begin our day, Lord, help us focus on you.  Help us set aside our scattered thoughts and focus on your Word and what you want us to learn today.  We get so distracted and self-consumed.  Forgive us for that, Lord.  In these next few moments of silence, help us have laser focus on your voice... In Your Powerful Name, Amen.   Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope, a deep dive into the Gospels and Acts.  Today, we finish up with Matthew 22.    In this chapter, we see the Pharisees and Sadducees are trying to trick Jesus. They are desperately trying to trap him in his words so they can discredit him and/or arrest him. These teachers of the law feel like Jesus is destroying the very fabric of their religious faith. He certainly is turning everything upside down!   The first part of today's passage is addressing Levirate marriage.  The Sadducees, the intellectual aristocracy of the day, did not believe in resurrection.  They were pressing Jesus on the topic, hoping to make him look foolish.  If you will recall from Mark, levirate law was intended to protect widows without a male heir.  When a brother died, leaving his wife without children, a surviving brother marries the widow with the sole intention of producing an heir.  If a son is conceived, he is actually considered to be the deceased brother's child.  In ancient near-East culture, a widow without any connection to a male would either starve or be forced to beg or prostitute herself.    Thus, the Sadducees question makes a little more sense even though it is a bit absurd.  A woman's husband dies and she marries a brother.  That brother dies and she marries another brother and so forth until she has been married to all seven brothers.  Then she dies.  Whose wife will she be at the resurrection?  Keep in mind, they ask this question knowing that they think the resurrection is false.    Jesus basically tells them they are missing the point. In the resurrection, our bodies will be different – perfect and glorious.  There will also be a change in our spiritual nature.  Jesus is saying that in regard to marriage and sexual matters, we will be like the angels (note that he did not say we will be angels but we will be like them.)    But the Sadducees were mistaken so significantly not because of this absurd question but because they didn't believe in the resurrection.  This is a fundamental aspect of Jesus' teaching and they missed it entirely.    The next part of today's Scripture is in regard to the greatest commandment.  Keep in mind, when asking about which commandment is greatest, the expert in the law is hoping to engage in some kind of debate. But the commandment Jesus chose was not one that could be open for debate–it was a commandment recited by pious Jews each and every day, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. But then, Jesus adds something new, as he often does. He says...and the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.   A person cannot love God and treat their neighbor poorly. Love of God is not an intellectual or abstract claim. Rather, love of God is expressed in the way we love others. I John 4:20 speaks to this truth, Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. What's interesting to me here is that Jesus says that the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. If one loves God wholeheartedly, then they will observe the law. If someone loves God wholeheartedly, they will care for others as well. The prophets often proclaimed the need to worship God sincerely (not just go through the motions) and take care of those who were oppressed. One cannot split hairs about observing the Sabbath but then cheat your neighbor in the marketplace. Love of God and neighbor are intricately connected. This was true 2000 years ago and it's true today.   Think about this past week. How have you demonstrated love of God? What about love of neighbor?   In the final portion of today's Scripture, rather than allowing the Pharisees to try to entrap him, Jesus asks the hard question.  He asks the group, “What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?”  They immediately respond, “The son of David.”  How then, Jesus asked, could David call him by the Spirit ‘Lord' when he said, “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”' (Psalm 110:1). “If David”, Jesus said, “Calls him ‘Lord,' how can he be his son?” The Pharisees were unable to answer and “from that day on no one dared to question him any longer”. Jesus point was missed.  Of course, Jesus had descended from David. He was the Son of God.  He was the Messiah, the one the Jews had been waiting for, for hundreds of years.  He was right before their eyes and they were missing it.  Blessings, Pastor Vicki  

God's Love is the Only Way!, I John 4:7-16 NLT, Pastor Ray Duck

Pastor Ted preaches from I John at Petra Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

Rom 8:31-38 Rom 8:29-30 Matt 6:25-27 I John 2:18-19

Rev. Dr. Larry Hayward preaches on the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Scripture passages are I John 4:1, John 4:20-24, and Psalm 139:7-8.

Everyone wants peace and hope.As we grow older, we feel a special urgency to make peace with the past and to discover hope for the future.In doing this, it's important to be thinking more and more about eternity. Let the gospel be the lens through which we act and move and have our being.I John 4:19 is the key to our motivation for life:"We love because He first loved us.">>Watch on YouTubeThe Rev. Dr. Paul F.M. Zahl is a retired Episcopal minister and author, and served as dean of Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama for 10 years. His wife is Mary, and they have 3 grown sons, all serving in ministry. Paul and Mary recently moved back to the Birmingham area.In this season of retirement, Paul is actively waiting on God to send him the work the Lord has him to do, which currently includes mentoring younger ministers, and one-on-one meetings in a ministry of encouragement.

Introduction Ephesians 6:4 I John 3:1 He always prioritizes our souls. Genesis 13:2, 5-6 – God is okay with us being prosperous. I Kings…

We have one simple question? Did you get what you prayed for? I John 5:14-15

God is bigger than whatever you're facing in life right now. But not only is He all-powerful, but very loving. In this message, Pastor Greg Laurie teaches on God's deep love for you, faith in the storm, and much more. Notes: Focus verse - 1 John 4 There will be more false prophets and false messiahs in the last days. “Don’t believe every spirit. Test them, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”1 John 4:1 The bible speaks of the spiritual battle we are engaged in. The bible tells us, “To take up the whole armor of God.” Hebrews 13:2 Read 1 John 4:1–3 #1 We are in a spiritual war. Antichrist will be a real person, a world leader; he will deceive the world. John was refuting Gnosticism. Gnostics believed salvation came through “hidden spiritual knowledge,” not Christ. To be a Christian, you must believe that Jesus was born of a virgin and was God among us.He was fully God and fully man and He died on the cross for our sins.He bodily rose again three days later, and He will come again. The purpose of 1 John was so we could know God,and so you could know you have eternal life. I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God,so that you may know you have eternal life.1 John 5:13 (NLT) John uses the word ginosko for 'know'.John is saying, “there is no secret knowledge, you can know this now.” #2 God is bigger and greater than everyone and everything.1 John 4:4 God is greater than Satan, greater than sin, greater than your problem. A. Moses at the Red SeaGod said, “I will fight for you, you need only to be still.”Exodus 14:14 B. David and GoliathGoliath was big, but God was bigger. C. The disciples on the Sea of GalileeJesus was bigger than the storm. #3 If we really know God, we will love others.1 John 4:7–11 #1 God is light.1 John 1:1–2:2 #2 God is love.1 John 2:3–4:21 #3 God is life.1 John 5 Light and love are inseparable, as are truth and grace. Light exposes darkness.Love reaches out to the people in darkness. #4 God’s love is greater than our worst fears.I John 4:18 This is simply having the confidence that you are loved and forgiven by God.He lovingly will guide your life and one day welcome you to heaven. If you are living in fear, especially fear of judgement,you have not yet grasped what it is to be loved by God. Jesus absorbed God’s wrath for you. #5 God will never stop loving you.Romans 8:38–39 Fears change with the passing of time. God has something to say to us at every stage of life. #6 Our love for God is a response to God’s love for us.1 John 4:19 God’s love is what draws us to Him. We’re remembering that love moved in, and fear had to move out. --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.Support the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God is bigger than whatever you're facing in life right now. But not only is He all-powerful, but very loving. In this message, Pastor Greg Laurie teaches on God's deep love for you, faith in the storm, and much more. Notes: Focus verse - 1 John 4 There will be more false prophets and false messiahs in the last days. “Don’t believe every spirit. Test them, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”1 John 4:1 The bible speaks of the spiritual battle we are engaged in. The bible tells us, “To take up the whole armor of God.” Hebrews 13:2 Read 1 John 4:1–3 #1 We are in a spiritual war. Antichrist will be a real person, a world leader; he will deceive the world. John was refuting Gnosticism. Gnostics believed salvation came through “hidden spiritual knowledge,” not Christ. To be a Christian, you must believe that Jesus was born of a virgin and was God among us.He was fully God and fully man and He died on the cross for our sins.He bodily rose again three days later, and He will come again. The purpose of 1 John was so we could know God,and so you could know you have eternal life. I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God,so that you may know you have eternal life.1 John 5:13 (NLT) John uses the word ginosko for 'know'.John is saying, “there is no secret knowledge, you can know this now.” #2 God is bigger and greater than everyone and everything.1 John 4:4 God is greater than Satan, greater than sin, greater than your problem. A. Moses at the Red SeaGod said, “I will fight for you, you need only to be still.”Exodus 14:14 B. David and GoliathGoliath was big, but God was bigger. C. The disciples on the Sea of GalileeJesus was bigger than the storm. #3 If we really know God, we will love others.1 John 4:7–11 #1 God is light.1 John 1:1–2:2 #2 God is love.1 John 2:3–4:21 #3 God is life.1 John 5 Light and love are inseparable, as are truth and grace. Light exposes darkness.Love reaches out to the people in darkness. #4 God’s love is greater than our worst fears.I John 4:18 This is simply having the confidence that you are loved and forgiven by God.He lovingly will guide your life and one day welcome you to heaven. If you are living in fear, especially fear of judgement,you have not yet grasped what it is to be loved by God. Jesus absorbed God’s wrath for you. #5 God will never stop loving you.Romans 8:38–39 Fears change with the passing of time. God has something to say to us at every stage of life. #6 Our love for God is a response to God’s love for us.1 John 4:19 God’s love is what draws us to Him. We’re remembering that love moved in, and fear had to move out. --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.Support the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.