1. 1 John

2. Outline of 1 John I. Introduction (1:1-4)
II. God Is Light (1:5 – 2:28)
A. What walking in the light involves (1:5 -2:6)
B. What walking in the light excludes (2:7-28)
III. God Is Love (3:1 – 5:12)
A. Evidence of sonship – righteousness (3:1-24)
B. Source of sonship – possession of Spirit (4:1-5:12)
IV. Conclusion (5:13-21)

3. 1 John 1 Walking In The Light
The Message Declared From the Beginning (vv. 1-4)
Walking In The Light (vv. 5-7)
Sin and Forgiveness (vv. 8-10)

4. 1 John 2 Contrasted Darkness Not Sin –vs- Sin (vv. 1-2)
Keep Commandments –vs- Not Keeping Commandments (vv. 3-6)
Love –vs- Hate (vv. 7-11)
Love of Father –vs- Love of World (vv )
Anti-Christ –vs- Acknowledging Son (vv )
Let Truth Abide in You –vs- Let Lie Abide in You (vv )

5. 1 John 3 Children of God Privilege of Being Children of God (vv. 1-2)
Children of God Do Not Sin (vv. 3-10a)
Children of God Love Brethren (vv. 10b-18)
Children of God Have Assurance (vv )

6. Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
1 John 4
Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
The Spirit of Truth & Spirit of Error (vv. 1-6)
Love One Another (vv. 7-21)

7. Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
1 John 4
Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
The Spirit of Truth & Spirit of Error (vv. 1-6)
Try the spirits (v. 1)
How to try & know the spirits (vv. 2-6)
Spirit of God and antichrist (vv. 2-3)
Of God and of the world (vv. 4-6)

8. Confess Jesus – Flesh (v. 2)
Spirit of God
Confess Jesus – Flesh (v. 2)
Overcome world (v. 4)
God in you (v. 4)
Hears apostles (v. 6)
Truth (v. 6)
Spirit of Error
Deny Jesus – Flesh (v. 3)
Of the world (v. 5)
Satan in you (v. 4)
Not hear apostles (v. 6)
Error (v. 6)

9. Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
1 John 4
Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
Love One Another (vv. 7-21)
Love is of God (vv. 7-8)
One who loves is born of God (v. 7)
One who loves knows God (vv 7-8)
God is love (v. 8)

10. Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
1 John 4
Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
Love One Another (vv. 7-21)
Love is of God (vv. 7-8)
God’s Love as a basis (vv. 9-11, 19)
Gave his only begotten Son (vv. 9-10)
If God so loved us – should love one another (v. 11)
Love him, because God first loved us (v. 19)

11. Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
1 John 4
Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
Love One Another (vv. 7-21)
Love is of God (vv. 7-8)
God’s Love as a basis (vv. 9-11, 19)
If we love: (vv )
God dwells in us and we in him (vv )
Perfect to boldness (v. 17)
Cast out fear (v. 18)

12. Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
1 John 4
Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
Love One Another (vv. 7-21)
Love is of God (vv. 7-8)
God’s Love as a basis (vv. 9-11, 19)
If we love: (vv )
If Love God – will love our brother (vv )
If we say love God & hate brother – liar (v. 20)
If hate brother (whom seems) how love God (v. 20)?
Those who love God – love brother (v. 21)

13. Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
1 John 4
Try the Spirits & Abide in Love
The Spirit of Truth & Spirit of Error (vv. 1-6)
Love One Another (vv. 7-21)