A recap from our Bible study on 1-3 John.

Outline of 1 John

I. Prologue —1:1-4

II. The Life of the Christian as Lived in the World, Not of It…—1:5-3:12

A. Because His Blood Cleanses Us from All Sin. —1:5-2:2

B. Because the True Light Is Already Shining. —2:3-11

C. Because the World is Passing Away. —2:12-17

D. Because It Is the Last Hour. —2:18-29

E. Because Even Now We Are His Children. —3:1-12

III. The Life of the Christian as Lived in Him Who First Loved Us…—3:13-5:12

A. So We Love and Do Not Hate. —3:13-24

B. For Ours is the Spirit of Truth. —4:1-6

C. For Ours is a God Who First Loved Us. —4:7-10

D. So Our Love is His Love. —4:11-21

E. For His is the Testimony of the Spirit, the Water, and the Blood. —5:1-12

IV. Epilogue —5:13-21

The sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas. The texts that serve as the foundation for our sermon are ⁠⁠⁠⁠Isaiah 60:1–6⁠⁠,⁠⁠ ⁠Ephesians 3:1–12⁠, and ⁠⁠Matthew 2:1–12. If you are in the Ossian, IN area and are looking for a church home, we invite you to join us for the Divine Service every Sunday at 10am. If you are not in the area and are looking for a church home, we encourage you to go to ⁠⁠locator.lcms.org⁠⁠ to find a Lutheran Church near you.

The sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas. The texts that serve as the foundation for our sermon are 1 Kings 3:4-15, Ephesians 1:3-14, and Luke 2:40-52. If you are in the Ossian, IN area and are looking for a church home, we invite you to join us for the Divine Service every Sunday at 10am. If you are not in the area and are looking for a church home, we encourage you to go to locator.lcms.org to find a Lutheran Church near you.