Read: 1 John 3:13-15Review: Saying you love someone requires little effort, doing something costs more.Years ago, I prayed that God would help me meet a neighbor I never saw. A short time later I park...  Read More

Read: 1 John 3:11-12Review: Seeds are planted, and then they grow…Cain was the firstborn of the serpent’s offspring (“seed” in Hebrew); and Jesus was the firstborn of the Father: the promised offsprin...  Read More

Read: 1 John 3:7-10Review: As a college athlete, I didn’t like to practice. Practice was boring to me. Christianity requires practice, practice that I enjoy. Don’t be deceived, we must practice our ri...  Read More

Read: 1 John 3:4-6Review: Yikes! This seems like really bad news because I committed a sin just this morning. Is John telling me that I do not know Jesus because I sinned? I, like Paul, do the things ...  Read More

Read: 1 John 3:1-3Review: For John, as well as the apostle Paul, there exists a "now" and "not yet"; a present and future reality of what we are now and what we will then become.  Paul states, "now" (...  Read More

Read: 1 John 2:29Review: Appearances often deceive. John warned of masquerading antichrists deceiving believers about their identities. Throughout his letter, John offers evidence and assurances of et...  Read More

Read: 1 John 2:28Review: In the CSB translation this scripture says, “remain in him so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.” This makes me think of ...  Read More

Read: 1 John 2:26-27Review: Satan is the father of lies [John 8:44] and deceiver of the world [Rev 12:9] so we need to be aware of his deceptive tactics and rely on the Holy Spirit’s anointing to teac...  Read More

Read: 1 John 2:24-25Review: Earlier in the chapter, John warns against false teachers, prevalent in John’s congregation. This continues today. So often, people follow someone who can give them easy or...  Read More

Read: 1 John 2:20-23Review: The waitress's eyes welled up with tears at yet another demeaning tip left on the Sunday lunch ticket. She'd had a rough night, indeed a rough month and year.  Working two ...  Read More

Read: 1 John 2:18-19Review: John tells his readers that "it is the last hour”, yet 2000 years have passed since he wrote those words. We can't say for sure how he meant those words to be understood bu...  Read More

Read: 1 John 2:15-17Review: John urges us to not love the world or anything in the world, but to do the will of God.The allure of the world must be looked at as something that passes away and as a fac...  Read More