In this message, Josh Weidmann introduces us to the Apostle John and an overview of his letter of 1 John in the Bible.

9. John 1:35-39
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10. Lived to 94
Wrote 5 letters
Was like us

11. Written for believers in Jesus.
1 John was:
Structured around faith and love.
Applied by living like Christ.

12. God’s love will never
leave us the same.

13. “I in them and you in me, that
they may become perfectly
one, so that the world may
know that you sent me and
loved them even as you loved
me.”
—John 17:23

14. “By this we know love,
that he laid down his life
for us, and we ought to
lay down our lives for the
brothers.”
—1 John 3:16

15. When we understand we are
beloved by God, we will:

16. When we understand we are
beloved by God, we will:
Love God more than the world.

17. “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.”
—1 John 2:15

18. When we understand we are
beloved by God, we will:
Love God more than the world.
Love other’s selflessly.

19. “Anyone who does not
love does not know God,
because God is love.”
—1 John 4:8

20. “Beloved, if God so loved
us, we also ought to love
one another.”
—1 John 4:11

21. When we understand we are
beloved by God, we will:
Love God more than the world.
Love other’s selflessly.
Live a life of integrity.

22. “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.”
—1 John 1:7

23. When we understand we are
beloved by God, we will:
Love God more than the world.
Love other’s selflessly.
Live a life of integrity.
Live with security.

24. The key to meaningful
connection with others
is Christlikeness.