Pastor Matthew's Sermon Notes

A Second Hope For Suffering Sinners
Pastor Matthew Harbison
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We will be looking at many small books today:

     James, I Peter, II Peter, I John, II John, III John, Jude

Some Commonalities Between the Three

_____Sin_____
_____Perseverance_____
_____The Second Coming_____

Notes on the Three:

James

Paul vs. James

Paul Says: James Says:  
Before GodJustificationBefore People
FaithJustified ByDeeds
On the RootThe Focus Is On The Fruit

This is Not a   _____Contradiction_____!

Faith Justifies the _____Person_____ and works justifies the _____Deeds_____.

_____Submission_____ is key (4:7).

_____Words_____ speak; so do _____Actions_____!

I, II Peter
     Peter is Sometimes Known as:____The Apostle of Hope_____

     Paul is Sometimes Known as:_____The Apostle of Faith_____

     John is Sometimes Known as:_____The Apostle of Love_____

II Peter, Chapter 1 (AKA the KJV Math Chapter)

_____Multiplication_____ ( 1:2 ) _____Powers_____ ( 1:3 ) _____Addition_____ ( 1:5, 8 ) _____Subtraction_____ ( 1:9 )

Jude
The Brother of James and the Half Brother of Jesus
     Judah (Hebraic), Judas (Greek)
His Book is similar, almost identical to many parts of II Peter Chapter _____Two_____

A Second Hope For Suffering Sinners

I, II, III John

According to John’s Epistles,
Who Is God ? God is_____Light__________I John 1:5

                       God is_____Love_______I John 4:8, 16

                       God is___Righteous________I John 2:29

                       God is_____Life________I John 5:11, 12

                       God is_____Truth_____________II John

                       God is_____Good____________III John

John Proposes Seven Spiritual Tests
                       Can You Walk…_____In The Light____

                       Can You Admit…___You Sin A Lot____

                       Can You Obey…___The Will Of God___

                       Can You Imitate…____Jesus Christ_____

                       Can You Love…_____Other People____

                       Can You Resist…_____The World_____

                       Can You Live…____A Righteous Life___

Recall regular John:           John 14:6

Now review the other Johns and note the similarities of the themes:

     First John: _____The Life_____

     Second John: ___The Truth____

     Third John: _____The Way_____

What Can You Go Away With ?
Prepare to Feel Better!Learn The Word!
Do What It Says !Not Because you HAVE to, but Because you WANT to!

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