Sermon 1 John 3

Gods love, Jesus Manifestations, Holy Spirit

Apostle John really lays it out there for us to think about the words and all their meanings. John words give us support, as well as rebuke us, gives us sincere encouragement, yet absolutely gives no toleration for lying in actions or words. John gives it to us like a Church Father should. We say amen and thank you Apostle John.

Thank you brother John. Apostle John is an ancestor in the Faith, a Great Grand Father in the Faith many times over. We can have confidence in his telling of all things Jesus. I was contemplating some subjects that Apostle John was introducing to us as well as explaining some of these concepts and commands of Christ Jesus.

I believe Holy Spirit brought this to mind, Peter, James, and John were the only Disciples to see into the supernatural world and saw Jesus in his glory with Moses and Elijah. When he told us he saw and touched Gods Messiah Jesus of Nazareth, our minds are blown away. Look at the spiritual fruit of John. Holy Spirit has a way of tuning us in to these Disciples and their writings. So as we adventure into their accounts of Jesus as well as their doctrines of Faith, The Holy Spirit breathes in us who believe a joining in Spirit with them and what is being communicated by their words that an Holy understanding of these truths are manifested in us.

Define Sin as: 1. Missing the mark set by Mosaic Law, transgressing the Mosaic Law. 2. Missing the mark set by Jesus in His Two Commandments of Love.

Sermon Text :

1 John 3 (NKJV)

Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous. Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Points in John 3

What Manner of Love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of GOD? Indeed, what a joy wells up inside of us when we say that over and over in our spirit. With that carries sonship and the privilege of carrying HIS NAME! His Great Name!! This Great Name is a banner over us, His Children! We all agree what Love the Father has bestowed to us who believe His only begotten son is Jesus of Nazareth, our Savior, Lord and King. Us, yes us the Bride of Christ Jesus. we are forgiven, saved from the judgement of the rebellious and Antichrist. We who live justified in Christ Jesus, living in mercy and grace through faith in the Son of God Jesus. Amen to 1John3:1 “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! ...”

Committing Sin, what is the definition? It is defined as missing Gods mark. So what is the Mark? It is as we have preached these last 3 sermons. I will communicate them again because they are so important to keep in the front of our thinking mind. Believe on the work Jesus, the only Begotten Son of Yahweh Father God. That They and Holy Spirit is our God. Jesus is our savior from the sin created by our disobeying even one of the Mosaic Laws. He came and fulfilled these laws for us. Oh we believe, Jesus sets us in right standing with Father God and his Absolute Standards of Justice, Holiness, Righteousness, Truth, and Godliness. All this done by Jesus satisfied Father Gods requirements for fellowship and worship privileges afforded to us now as sons of God. So all this is now the mark , these three commands of Father God spoken to us by Jesus. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as the only begotten Son of God and believe the work of redemption as we described. Then we walk in Gods love in that we love The Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and strength( with all that is us) as well as Love our neighbors as ourselves. We miss the mark and sin if we don’t walk in these in faith everyday.

Jesus, Son of God manifested, Why? To destroy the works of the Devil. he manifested to take away our sins and in him there is no sin. 1John3:8 “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” and also 1John3:5 “And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.”

Why does the world HATE me?! Simply, the world hates you because of Jesus in you and the Holy Spirit that lives and dwells within us. The Antichrist spirit drives this hate in them towards those who carry the spirit of Christ. Darkness is penetrated and made impotent as the Light of GOD pierces the darkness that the world lives in. John15:18-19 ““If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

Confidence praying to our Father God and Believe he will give us. 1John3:22 “And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.” A treasure that is needed today, a deep felt truth established in our hearts, minds and soul. We who are in His will, ministering in His will, loving in His will can Ask and Believe according to Gods will, and it will be given. It is for the Glory of THE NAME OF GOD. It is to accomplish Gods will and the task within that will that God breathed in prayer through us, a Temple Of The Lord our God. Selah.

His commandment, once again, is very important as written in Mark 12: 30-31 “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.””

Finally 1 John3:24 “Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.”

24 All who keep His commandments [who obey His orders and follow His plan, live and continue to live, to stay and] abide in Him, and He in them. [They let Christ be a home to them and they are the home of Christ.] And by this we know and understand and have the proof that He [really] lives and makes His home in us: by the [Holy] Spirit Whom He has given us.

The Amplified Bible (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1987), 1 Jn 3:24.

Conclusion

What great love Christ Jesus has for us. Chapter 3 just brings these facts of God The Fathers love, Manifestations of Jesus, and Holy Spirit, the God head all in one chapter. This is a chapter worth studying over and over. This is good seed to bury deep into our soul and spiritual man.

Pastoral Prayer

Jesus Thank you. Jesus help us surrender our will to you and take Father Gods will in you that we could do what Father God will is for us to accomplish with Holy Spirit in your name Jesus. Jesus help us draw close to you and love you by keeping yours and Father Gods Commandments of Love. Teach us to abide in the vine Jesus.

Pastoral Blessing

May the Lord God bless you with a deep love for Him and for those people God has surrounded you with. May he give you the ability to Love with all your heart, all of your mind, all of your soul, all of your strength.