Sunday, 05/15/2022

Study of 1 John Part 2 "What's in Your Garden?"

God’s greatest desire is for you and Him to be in fellowship. Verse 3

Matthew 7:21-23

Two distinguishing marks of true believers.

Your Christian life can be likened unto a flower garden. 

I.                First evidence is 3 different kinds of flowers. Verse 5-6

1) The first flower of ___________________. 1 John 2:3,4

2) The second flower is a ___________ ________ for the Christian family. 1 John 2:10, 9; 1 John 3:1, 3:16

3) The third flower is a growing commitment to the ______________. 

1 John 4:15, 5:1; 2:22-23

II.              In every garden there are weeds to be pulled.

1 John 1:8-10

There is no such thing as a Christian garden without sin, without weeds.

If you are going to stay in fellowship with the Father, you must continually pull weeds.

1 John 1:9-10

Having weeds in your garden does not mean you cannot have fellowship with the Father.

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