Grapevine's First Baptist Church Podcast

Love Demonstrated:1 John 3:16-18God’s Love for UsOur Love for OthersOur Love for those on Team DarknessEphesians 5:21 John 3:10; 2:10; 3:11; 3:14-15; 4:20-21God’s Clear Command: Believe in God and Love One Another1 John 3:23-24Fellowship is a standing with God we cannot lose. Abiding is a posture of dependence on Jesus. Keeping His commandments is the product of abiding.His com

The Church: We have a common purpose, love our team, and love each other.1 John 3:11-18Children of God (Team Light):Declared RighteousDeeply Loved Destined for Glory Develop Family AttributesDemonstrate CompassionDeclared Righteous1 John 3:10Romans 4:20-25Galatians 3:6 Romans 3:23-24Romans 5:20-21Philippians 3:9Develop Family Attributes:Team Light Loves1 John 3:11 Team Darkness Det

1 John 3:4-10 If I do things that I should not and God’s standard of acceptance is His own perfect character, how can I be a Christian?Ideal Christians KNOW their team1) They Who their team is1 John 3:10 2) They Know what their team does: a. Team Righteousness1 John 2:291 John 3:31 John 3:7QUESTION: how do you, or I, or anyone who has ever lived “PRACTICED RIGHTEOUSNESS?TEAM RI

Pastor Drey joins Pastor Doug in a discussion on the end of 1 John 2, moving into 1 John 3, which we are called "little children", and part of the "family of God'.

1 John 2:28-3:31 Peter 1:14-17Children of God:1. Declared Righteous1 John 2:28-292 Corinthians 5:172 Corinthians 5:21Genesis 3:8-102. Deeply Loved1 John 3:1Psalm 8:3-4Romans 5:8John 3:16John 1:11-12Destined for Glory1 John 3:2Romans 8:28-30Develop Family Attributes1 John 3:3John 13:102 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 2 Peter 2:6-8

Pastor Doug & Drey discuss the sermon from this Sunday on the Antichrist, and the spirit of the Antichrist, which is mentioned in our 1 John passage this Sunday.

The Spirit of Antichrist1 John 2:18-27The Spirit of Antichrist:1 John 2:18Many Antichrists have come.Matthew 24:3-5The Antichrist is coming. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12Two indicators of those opposed to Christ:They Dissociate from the Church1 John 2:19Ephesians 3:21Ephesians 5:25-27 2. They Deny the Core of the Christian FaithJesus is the Messiah1 John 2:20-221 John 4:1-3Genesis 3:15Isa

1 John 2:15The Love of God compels us to love each other, not the things of this World.All-Inclusive Appeal1 John 2:12-14All ChristiansYoung ChristiansMaturing ChristiansEphesians 6:17Revelation 12:11Veterans of the Faith1 John 2:14God’s Appeal: Do not Love the Things of this World1 John 2:15An Unhealthy Love for this World:Distracts us from Glorifying GodDistorts our Sense of Va

I. A home of love is a home led by people who have been taken from darkness to light.1 John 2:7-8 1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. Colossians 1:12-14 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we