Tag Archives: 1 John 2

proving our testimony

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250307 proving our testimony 1 John 2:28-3:10 (JDV) 1 John 2:28 So now, little children, stay in him so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.1 John 2:29 If you … Continue reading →

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stay with him

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250306 stay with him 1 John 2:18-27 (JDV) 1 John 2:18 Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know that it is … Continue reading →

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do what Daddy wants

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250305 do what Daddy wants 1 John 2:12-17 (JDV) 1 John 2:12 I am writing to you, little children, since your failures have been forgiven on account of his name.1 John 2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you … Continue reading →

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walking like he walked

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250304 walking like he walked 1 John 2:3-11 (JDV) 1 John 2:3 This is how we know that we know him: since we keep his commands.1 John 2:4 The one who says, “I have come to know him,” and yet … Continue reading →

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hide or heal?

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250303 hide or heal? 1 John 1:5-2:2 (JDV) 1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him.1 John 1:6 If we would … Continue reading →

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authenticity: abiding in Him

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

1 John 2:18-3:3.    Some time in the first century, there was apparently an exodus from the Church.  A number of people who were thought to be Christians left, and started their own groups.  Then they sought to convince those who … Continue reading →

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authenticity: mutual appreciation

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

1 John 2:7-17.   Real Christians rejoice in the differences they have with others.  There is no competition among the children, the young men, and the fathers.  There is mutual appreciation and love among the brothers and sisters.  LORD, help us … Continue reading →

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authenticity: obedience and confession

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

1 John 1:1-2:6.    John had lived and served Jesus for a good long time.  His concern for the churches under his charge was that they had been infiltrated by people whose faith was pretense.  He wanted to remind his readers … Continue reading →

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