Sermon Tone Analysis

Opening:

Introduction of the Text:

It has been a rough several weeks.

Often, as Christians, we can be cast down and discouraged.

In our war with sin, we can feel it is impossible to win.

We just finished the commands in Ephesians.

We may be feeling weighed down and downcast.

Let’s now go to a comforting passage and remember the truth of confession and forgiveness.

Reading of the Text:

1 John 1:5-10.

And this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.6

If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not do the truth;7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.8

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.9

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.10

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.

Behold, the Word of God.

Let’s Pray.

Prayer:

Transition:

Explanation of 1 John.

Written by John, the beloved apostle.

Addressing several central themes.

1. Certainty of faith and salvation.

2. False teachers.

John is addressing the early Gnostics.

They denied the physical incarnation of Christ.

They downplayed the importance of the physical.

They did not care if they physically sinned.

Often, heresy comes into the church in this way, “I want to sin, but the Bible won’t let me.”

All that mattered is the Spiritual.

They denied even being sinners.

They taught a form of earthly perfectionism.

Transition:

The Message:

This message is from God.

This message is announced by the Apostles in Scripture.

God is Light.

1 John 1:5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Other References To God Being Light:

1 Timothy 6:15-16 “...He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see.

To Him be honor and eternal dominion!

Amen.”

James 1:17 “17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.”

Psalm 136:7 “7 To Him who made the great lights, For His lovingkindness is everlasting:”

Psalm 104:2 “2 Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.”

Daniel 7:9 “9 “I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow And the hair of His head like pure wool.

His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire.”

John 1:1-5 “1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”

John 8:12 “12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.””

John 9:5 “5 “While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.””

John 12:35-36 “35 So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you.

Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

36 “While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.”

These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.”

Revelation 22:5 “5 And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.”

Light is Synonymous with:

Life: God is the author of Life.

Righteousness: God is perfectly Righteous.

Holiness: God is completely set apart and Holy.

Truth: In God there is no variation or change or falsehood.

In Him is No Darkness at All.

Darkness is synonymous with:

Death:

Sinfulness:

Evil:

Lies:

Five If Statements:

1 John 1:6-10, 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not do the truth;7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.8

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.9

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.10

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.

1.

If we say we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in darkness, we lie.

v. 6, If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not do the truth;

2. If we walk in the Light, as He Himself is in the Light, we have...

v. 7, but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Isaiah 2:5 “5 Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.”

a. Fellowship with One Another.

b.

Cleansing of our sins.

Where else is there forgiveness other than walking in the way of Christ?

there is only forgiveness when you are walking with Christ.

Every other path is filled with condemnation.

In the footsteps of Christ, forgiveness flows to us.

3.

If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and lack the truth.

v. 8, If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

4. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us.

v. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

a. Confession.

Proverbs 28:13 “13 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.”

Psalm 32:5 “5 I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin.

Selah.”

Leviticus 26:40,42 “40 ‘If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me—” “42 then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and I will remember also My covenant with Isaac, and My covenant with Abraham as well, and I will remember the land.”

Psalm 51:1-4 “1 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me. 4 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.”

b.

Faithful.

c. Righteous.

d.

Forgiveness.