Sermon #39 — Words from the Beloved Apostle: Living through Jesus — 1 John 4:1-6

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The Path (at the Community of the Cross, PRMI); photo by GAC
The Path (at the Community of the Cross, PRMI); photo by GAC

The confession of faith, “Jesus is Lord!”, is a life-giving affirmation.  The faith that is reflected in that a statement is the pathway to life, because the faith that lies at the root of that declaration opens the way into a life-giving communion with the living God of heaven and earth.  The Christian faith is not simply a set of ideas that we are invited to agree to.  The Christian faith is not simply a moral or ethical code that we are invited to live by.  The Christian faith is fundamentally about a life-giving relationship with person — the Lord Jesus Christ who has come in the flesh and who lives forever.  In this sermon, I delve into the truth and power of that reality.

Read: 1 John 4:1-6.

Then, listen to: “Words from the Beloved Apostle:  Living through Jesus.”

© 2013 Gary A. Chorpenning; all rights reserved.

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Published by gachorpenning

I am a husband, father, and grandfather. A small, town about fifteen miles west of Pittsburgh is home currently, though several other places have served that purpose before this. I maintain a YouTube channel of Bible teaching videos and a podcast of Bible teaching audio. I like to make things in my woodshop. I like taking photographs and use a lot of them in my blog posts. I go fishing in the local streams and lakes when I can. For thirty-nine years, I served as a pastor of churches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York.

One thought on “Sermon #39 — Words from the Beloved Apostle: Living through Jesus — 1 John 4:1-6”

  1. Pingback: Sermon #42 — Words from the Beloved Apostle: Loving Jesus — 1 John 4:15-21 | Gary Chorpenning's Blog

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