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"I JOHN: A LOVE LETTER TO GOD'S PEOPLE"
MESSAGE #6 - I JOHN 5
SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 2010

PASTOR DAVE RING
LOS ALAMOS 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

With this message we are completing a series of sermon "teaching" messages on the Biblical letter I John.

Brief Review

1. Who John was, what he wrote, his affinity for "L" words
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2. I John 1 - Walk in the light; let Jesus be your righteousness
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3. I John 2 - Obey God and love humanity, even in the face of opposition and persecution, for the long term _______________________________________________________

4. I John 3 - God loves us enough to call us children. The evidence of our close relation to God is our similar close relation to our fellow humans.
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5. I John 4 - The "love chapter" within this love letter. I John 4:7 is the most memorable verse in the letter; it ranks close to John 3: 16 in being wonderfully significant.
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I John 5

Verses 1-5 Restatement of three basic premises from earlier in the letter: Love God, believe in Jesus, obey God's commands

Verses 6-12 Three kinds of "testimony" - the Spirit, the water, and the blood

Verses 13-15 Confidence in salvation for the future as well as God's providence here and now

Verses 16-21 Repetition of prior warnings regarding sin, especially idolatry

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