The Holy Spirit gives us the bold confidence to fully trust God! 1 John 3:19 – 24 3:24 Those who obey His commands live in Him, and He in them. And this is how we know that He lives in us: We know it by the Spirit He gave us. 1 John 3:24 (NIV84)

1 John 3:19-20a (NIV84) 3:19 This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in His presence 3:20a whenever our hearts condemn us. 1 John 3:24b (NIV84) 3:24b And this is how we know that He lives in us: We know it by the Spirit He gave us.

1 John 2:3 (NIV84) 2:3 We know that we have come to know Him if we obey His commands. 1 John 2:5b-6 (NIV84) 2:5 …. This is how we know we are in Him: 2:6 Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.

1 John 2:18 (NIV84) 2:18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 1 John 3:10 (NIV84) 3:10 This is how (it is evident) we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

1 John 3:16 (NIV84) 3:16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

1 John 3:19-20a (NIV84) 3:19 This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in His presence 3:20a whenever our hearts condemn us. 1 John 3:24b (NIV84) 3:24b And this is how we know that He lives in us: We know it by the Spirit He gave us.

When we have surrendered our lives to Jesus Christ through our initial and ongoing repentance of ours sins and placed the weight of our trust on and in Jesus, He brings about a new birth within us that includes the presence of His Holy Spirit.

1 John 3:19-20 (NIV84) 3:19 This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in His presence 3:20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.

1 John 3:21-24 (NIV84) 3:21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 3:22 and receive from Him anything we ask, because we obey His commands and do what pleases Him. 3:23 And this is His command: to believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as He commanded us. 3:24 Those who obey His commands live in Him, and He in them. And this is how we know that He lives in us: We know it by the Spirit He gave us.

A condemning heart is a roadblock to having confidence before God. A. two actions to set at rest our condemning heart. B. how we can maintain our confidence before God.

1 John 3:19-20 (NIV84) 3:19 This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in His presence 3:20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.

1 John 3:19-20 (NIV84) 3:19 This then is how we (will) know that we belong to the truth, and how we (will) set our hearts at rest in His presence 3:20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.

1 John 3:19-20 (NIV84) 3:19 This then is how we (will) know that we belong to the truth, and how we (will) set our hearts at rest in His presence 3:20 whenever our hearts condemn us.

1 John 3:19-20 (NIV84) 3:19 This then is how we (will) know that we belong to the truth, and how we (will) set our hearts at rest in His presence …

Whenever we encounter a condemning heart within us, we have available to us the fruit that the Holy Spirit has birthed in our life as the resources that will calm our condemning heart.

Don’t avoid Christ when your heart is beating up on you!

Psalm 139:23–24 (NIV84) 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

1 John 3:14a (NIV84) 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers.

1 John 3:16 (NIV84) 3:16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 1 John 3:18 (NIV84) 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

When we by faith continue to love our brothers in Jesus’ name and in truth, this strikes a blow to the condemnation we are feeling in our hearts.

1 John 3:17 (NIV84) 3:17 If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?

The fruit of having the Spirit living within us will either counter the attacks of our condemning heart or confirm them!

1 John 1:8-9 (NIV84) 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Luke 15:21-24 (NIV84) 21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

1 John 1:10–2:3 (NIV84) 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar and His word (the truth) has no place in our lives. 1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have (an Advocate) one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 We know that we have come to know Him if we obey His commands.

1 John 3:19-20 (NIV84) 3:19 This then is how we (will) know that we belong to the truth, and how we (will) set our hearts at rest in His presence 3:20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.

Psalm 23:1–6 (NIV84) 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, 3 He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

A condemning heart is a roadblock to having confidence before God. A. two actions to set at rest our condemning heart. B. how we can maintain our confidence before God.

1 John 3:21-24 (NIV84) 3:21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 3:22 and receive from Him anything we ask, because we obey His commands and do what pleases Him. 3:23 And this is His command: to believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as He commanded us. 3:24 Those who obey His commands live in Him, and He in them. And this is how we know that He lives in us: We know it by the Spirit He gave us.

1 John 1:3-4 (NIV84) 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our joy complete.

1. We must believe in the name of God’s Son, Jesus Christ. 2. We must love one another.

1 John 1:9 (NIV84) 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 2:15-17 (NIV84) 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does— comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.

1 John 3:1-3 (NIV84) 1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 Everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

1 John 3:16 (NIV84) 3:16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.