An Extraordinary Experience

11321 W St. Martins Road Franklin, WI 53132 414-431-0532 Pastor Ken Prodzinski 5-8-2022 The Overall Series Title: (That You May Know) Title of Today’s Sermon: (An Extraordinary Experience): (1 John 1:1-4) Melodic Line: “These things we write so that your joy may be made complete, so that you may not sin, and so that you may know that you have eternal life.” The Author: The Apostle John (The disciple whom Jesus loved; One of the sons of thunder; Brother of James; son of Zebedee; Companion and partner with Peter in the early part of the Book of Acts). Date of Writing: Most believe in about: (A.D. 85-95) Occasion for the Letter: (To encourage his readers to experience a complete joy vs. 4, through the truth of God’s Word. So, he writes to expose the errors of the prevailing heresy, Gnosticism). What is Gnosticism: A heresy that denied the physical reality of Christ, through the Incarnation. Thus, He could not have been the atoning sacrifice sent from God. Therefore, they denied the full reality of the Gospel. John’s Opening Prologue: (vs. 1-4) Page 1 of 2 https://milwaukeebiblechurch-my.sharepoint.com/personal/dharrold_cornerstonefranklin_org/documents/sermons/1st john series/outlines/congregational outline for 5-8-2022.docx 11321 W St. Martins Road Franklin, WI 53132 414-431-0532 I. The Glory of the Incarnation: (vs. 1-2) II. The Grandeur of Eyewitness Testimony: (vs. 1-3) III. The Grace of the Gospel: (vs. 2-3) IV. The Genuine Goodness of Joy: (vs. 4) Page 2 of 2 https://milwaukeebiblechurch-my.sharepoint.com/personal/dharrold_cornerstonefranklin_org/documents/sermons/1st john series/outlines/congregational outline for 5-8-2022.docx