Community Church of Portage Lakes
Join us for week 9 of our series on 1 John, Questioning Certainty.
1 John 3:11-18 ESV
Notes for this message:
I. The character traits of ________________________ for children of God
II. Avoiding culturally ________________________________ views of love
a. A love that engenders the ______________________________________
1. Not a love of _________________________________________ driven
to meet ___________________________________________________
2. A love combining ____________________________________ driven
to meet ____________________________________________________
b. A love that overcomes ____________________ and ___________________
1. Not a love that loves only the _____________________________ and
__________________________________________________________
2. A love that perseveres through _____________________________ and
___________________________________________________________
III. Learning to love with the ____________________________ love of Christ
a. We can only _____________________what we have___________________
b. An ideal to be ___________________________ and an example to be ____________________________________
c. Laying down our lives by _________________________________________
Closing Questions