Jesus is the DOOR

John 10: 7-10
"Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily verily, I say unto you, I am the DOOR of the sheep. All that ever came before Me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the DOOR: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

Monday, January 13, 2014

How To Keep Our Fellowship With God - 1 John 1:1-10


MAIN IDEA: Sin separates us from loving fellowship with God. So God sent His Son to the world to mend this "disfellowship" problem. But, how can we keep this fellowship with God?

What is fellowship?
Greek: KOINONIA
a. Communion
b. Commonness
c. Closeness
d. Intimacy
e. Participation

I. What is the basis of our fellowship with God?
"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched - this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light an in HIm there is no darkness at all." (v.1,5)

1. Belief that Christ became perfectly human. (v.1-4) [John 14:9, 1:14]
2. Belief that God is perfectly holy. (v.5) [2 Corinthians 6:14-15]

II. What breaks our fellowship with God?
"If we claim to have fellowship with Him, yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth." (v.6)

1. False Claims (v.6,10) [John 2:9]
a. That I can have fellowship with God at the same time enjoy in habitual sins.
b. I can love God at the same time hate my brother or sister.
2. Living with Compromises

III. How to bring back our fellowship with God?
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (v.8-9)

1. Admit you are a sinner.
2. Believe God's words.
3. Confess your sins.

IV. What are the blessings of our fellowship with God?
"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." (v.7)

1. Communion with other believers and God
2. Cleansing from our sins

APPLICATION:
A. Enjoy God daily. (prayer, devotion)
B. Examine yourself daily.
C. Endure the fight against sin.

Purposes of 1 John:
1. Evangelical - to teach the Gospel (1 John 5:13)
2. Theological - to correct false teachings (1 John 4:1)
- Gnosticism, Docetism (Jesus didn't become man), Antinomianism (liberalism/lawlessness)
3. Practical - to change our daily lives (1 John 2:1, 3:18)


Taken From: Rev. Fraxedes "Macky" Sabayle's 1 John Sermon Series last January 12, 2014 at BUCCI
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