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1Jn. 5:3-5 Overcoming While in Trouble 2~/23~/97
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I. Love for God (v.
3) 560
Brief introduction & background
A.
Expressed in actions = obedience (v.
3a)
B.
Expressed in attitude (v.
3b) = Ps.
40:8
· The emphasis is not on what you “say”, but rather on thinking & actions
· Do your actions contradict your profession?
Does your thinking & attitude contradict your profession? *Your actions & attitude speak much louder than your words!*
II.
Faith in Christ & Love for God is Victory (v.
4-5)
A.
Victory begins with the new birth - “born of God”
· instantaneous & immediately (2Co.
5:17)
B.
Victory continues by faith - Jude 20-21
C.
The world must be overcome {not conformed to - Rom. 12:2, befriended - Jas. 4:4 or loved - 1Jn. 2:15}
· The world is anyone or anything that attempts to convince the believer that God does not love you & that His commandments are burdensome!
· “overcome” - to conquer, defeat, prevail, get the victory {“Nike” is the noun > children}
· *We must conquer the thinking & attitude that leads to disobedience*
· *The temptation toward wrong thinking is greatest in times of trouble* (tight places)
In Rev. 2-3, Christ makes unique promises only to the one who overcomes in trouble (7 cases of trouble)!!!!
* *1.
The battle for right doctrine can lead to unloving actions (Rev.
2:7) - lack of love, wrong motives
2.
Suffering, poverty & danger can lead to fear & compromise (Rev.
2:11) - fear
Overcoming While in Trouble, pg.
2
3.
The dominance of worldliness can lead to compromise in doctrine (Rev.
2:17) - false teaching
4.
The dominance of immorality & wickedness can lead to compromise in morality (Rev.
2:26) - immorality
5.
Legalism can lead to lifeless routine & rituals (Rev.
3:5) - dead lifestyle of ritual & routines
6.
Consistent opportunity & blessing will lead to opposition (Rev.
3:12) - strong opposition
7.
Abundant material blessings can lead to arrogance & apostasy (Rev.
3:21) - hypocrite (Pr.
30:7-9)
D.
Examples of overcomers in trouble (Heb.
11) - by faith [v. 1, 6]
/“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
(NIV)/
· Noah (v.
7), Abraham (v.
8), Sarah (v.
11), Moses (v.
24-26), Others (v.
32-40)
- they experienced financial ruin, severe health problems & death, children’s lives endangered, career &
education plans radically changed, loss of possessions, rejection, loneliness
· How did they overcome?
> They believed & agreed with the promises of God (v.
13)
· How can we overcome in trouble?
1.
You must continually defeat the negative attitude toward God & scripture (1Jn.
5:3c)
“The temptation is too great, God doesn’t love you, You’re too sinful, no need to pray, attend worship svc.,
confess sin, resist sin, pursue holiness, no value in contentment & humility = Look at yourself NOW!”
2.
You must lovingly obey the scriptures (1Jn.
5:3b)
- constantly remembering Jesus Christ life & example as I obey (Heb.
12:1-4)
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