Homiletics Study
of John
Lesson 21 Passage:
I John
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Word of Life is to live in the light (I John 1-2:11)
a. Proclaim the Word of life which personally seen, heard
and touched (1:1-4)
b. Message declared – God is light (1:4-10)
c. We have and advocate Jesus – Know Him and His commands (2:1-5)
d. Live as Jesus did (2:6)
e. New Command – Live in the light and life in love; don’t
hate (2:7-11)
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Message of Truth is living as God’s child (I John 2:12-3:10)
a. Reason for Letter – beginning truths of God (2:12-14)
b. Don’t love this world; do the forever things; the
antichrist comes (2:15-19)
c. Don’t be lead astray; remain in truth to us (2:20-29)
d. Love is lavished and we’re called children of God and
are purified (3:1-3)
e. Sin is taken way and is not the way of living for those
born of God (3:4-10)
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Loving faith is belief in the testimony water, blood and
Spirit bringing Eternal life (I John 3:11-5:21)
a. Love one another; come to life (3:11-15)
b. Jesus is love in action and truth; belong faithfully to
Him (3:16-24)
c. Test the spirits relying on God’s love (4:1-16)
d. God is foundation of love; love (4:17-21)
e. Love is keeping God’s commands (5:1-5)
f. Accept the testimony of water, blood and Spirit and
believe Jesus for life (5:6-15)
g. God protects and gives eternal life to those born of
God (5:16-21)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Division
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Scripture
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Word of Life is to live in the light
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I John 1-2:11
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Message of Truth is living as God’s child
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I John 2:12-3:10
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Loving is faithful belief in the testimony water, blood
and Spirit bringing Eternal life
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I John 3:11-5:21
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
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John describes Jesus follower’s requirement for life of
love
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATL that believers are God’s children and commanded love
by living as Jesus did.
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Specific Application Questions
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1.
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How are you walking in the light of Jesus? Where do you need to live more in the truth
of Jesus?
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2.
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The world will hate you and tempt to deceive. What needs
to change for reliance on God to live in love?
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3.
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Is there a place or situation where you don’t reflect
God’s love?
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4.
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Principles to Remember
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1.
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We have an advocate our atonement for sin.
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2.
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The world will deceive and hates those who live in the
light.
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3.
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Faithful is the testimony to Jesus our life
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4.
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Characteristic of God
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Source of Love
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Theme:
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God is life and love and calls us to walk as Jesus did.
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