Ramsey Creek Baptist Church Sermons

"The Son of God has come..." - that’s Christmas! This short and simple statement from John sums up something that all of creation had been waiting for, longing and yearning for – the coming of the Messiah. Jesus Christ has come so that everyone who believes in Him knows the Father. Everyone who is found in Jesus is simultaneously found in the Father. Knowing God means being in God; being in God me...

"The Son of God has come..." - that’s Christmas! This short and simple statement from John sums up something that all of creation had been waiting for, longing and yearning for – the coming of the Messiah. Jesus Christ has come so that everyone who believes in Him knows the Father. Everyone who is found in Jesus is simultaneously found in the Father. Knowing God means being in God; being in God me...

John ties knowing you have eternal life to believing in the name of the Son of God. Confidence of eternal life comes from believing in Jesus. Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God, practice obedience, and love others, can be assured that they have eternal life. If you do believe in an ongoing and obvious way, then you can be confident that you not only have eternal life, but that your hea...

John ties knowing you have eternal life to believing in the name of the Son of God. Confidence of eternal life comes from believing in Jesus. Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God, practice obedience, and love others, can be assured that they have eternal life. If you do believe in an ongoing and obvious way, then you can be confident that you not only have eternal life, but that your hea...

John is building a case for the divinity of Jesus. - Jesus’ water baptism testified to the truth that He is truly God’s Son. - The blood testified to the truth that Jesus is God in the flesh. The Father’s testimony concerning the Son is that Jesus is really God in the flesh. So no one can say that they believe in God but deny Jesus is His Son. John says that if you believe the truth about Jesus be...

John is building a case for the divinity of Jesus. - Jesus’ water baptism testified to the truth that He is truly God’s Son. - The blood testified to the truth that Jesus is God in the flesh. The Father’s testimony concerning the Son is that Jesus is really God in the flesh. So no one can say that they believe in God but deny Jesus is His Son. John says that if you believe the truth about Jesus be...

In order to believe a person must be born of God. A person must be born of God before they can believe in or love God. A person must be born of God before they can love others. John says, “Whoever BELIEVES…”. True belief is an ongoing, continuous action. We show evidence of being born of God when we love His children. We show evidence of loving His children when we love God & obey His commandments...

In order to believe a person must be born of God. A person must be born of God before they can believe in or love God. A person must be born of God before they can love others. John says, “Whoever BELIEVES…”. True belief is an ongoing, continuous action. We show evidence of being born of God when we love His children. We show evidence of loving His children when we love God & obey His commandments...

[v.12] told us that “if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.” [v.13] points back to love for one another and says, “By this we know that we abide in him and he in us…” [v.14] then explains how anyone can love another sinner, because “the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.” Notice the thread of love: • God loved us enough to send His only Son to...

[v.12] told us that “if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.” [v.13] points back to love for one another and says, “By this we know that we abide in him and he in us…” [v.14] then explains how anyone can love another sinner, because “the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.” Notice the thread of love: • God loved us enough to send His only Son to...

The source of love determines the definition of love. If mankind is the source of love, then we’re free to define it and categorize it and show it however we want. If God is the source, then He gets to define it – not me, not you, and not a confused culture. In the world today, love is understood in selfish and oftentimes sexual terms, but John paints a much different picture of love in the text t...

The source of love determines the definition of love. If mankind is the source of love, then we’re free to define it and categorize it and show it however we want. If God is the source, then He gets to define it – not me, not you, and not a confused culture. In the world today, love is understood in selfish and oftentimes sexual terms, but John paints a much different picture of love in the text t...

Test the spirits and teachers around you (vs. 1). In Matthew 7 Jesus says, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” In 1 Corinthians there is reference to a gift of spiritual discernment, discerning perhaps by what spirit or type of spirit a person spoke in order to recognize imposters. A true believer affirms Christ’s full humanity an...

Test the spirits and teachers around you (vs. 1). In Matthew 7 Jesus says, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” In 1 Corinthians there is reference to a gift of spiritual discernment, discerning perhaps by what spirit or type of spirit a person spoke in order to recognize imposters. A true believer affirms Christ’s full humanity an...

One evidence that a person is truly saved is that they genuinely & actively practice Christian love. For the believer, even when you’re convicted of sin and you’re broken-hearted about it – when your heart condemns you – the God who knows everything certainly knows the desires of your new heart even when your flesh fails to follow through. Our confidence is not based on performance, but on the evi...

One evidence that a person is truly saved is that they genuinely & actively practice Christian love. For the believer, even when you’re convicted of sin and you’re broken-hearted about it – when your heart condemns you – the God who knows everything certainly knows the desires of your new heart even when your flesh fails to follow through. Our confidence is not based on performance, but on the evi...

John explained the kind of love that God hates in 2:15-17 (the patterns & desires of the world), and describes the kind of love He loves in 3:11-18 (the love that serves & sacrifices for another). No matter what a person says, how they love reveals what they really believe because practice/actions follows belief. The real test of having new life in Christ is loving the brethren. o Real love is see...

John explained the kind of love that God hates in 2:15-17 (the patterns & desires of the world), and describes the kind of love He loves in 3:11-18 (the love that serves & sacrifices for another). No matter what a person says, how they love reveals what they really believe because practice/actions follows belief. The real test of having new life in Christ is loving the brethren. o Real love is see...

According to John in this text, when we make a practice (commit/abide) in sin its because we don’t see Jesus for who He is or have a saving knowledge of Jesus. New birth in Christ means a new/changed relationship with sin. The substance of sin (v. 5), the source of sin (v. 8) and the self of sin (v. 9) are dealt with through the effort of Christ on the cross.

According to John in this text, when we make a practice (commit/abide) in sin its because we don’t see Jesus for who He is or have a saving knowledge of Jesus. New birth in Christ means a new/changed relationship with sin. The substance of sin (v. 5), the source of sin (v. 8) and the self of sin (v. 9) are dealt with through the effort of Christ on the cross.

Jesus is coming again and every believer can have confidence before the throne of God on judgement day. No child of God is confident in themselves or their own work, but in the confidence they have by abiding in Christ. But the Spirit’s work doesn’t take the responsibility for right living out of the Christian’s hands, it gives power & perseverance to those hands. God’s action of regeneration caus...

Jesus is coming again and every believer can have confidence before the throne of God on judgement day. No child of God is confident in themselves or their own work, but in the confidence they have by abiding in Christ. But the Spirit’s work doesn’t take the responsibility for right living out of the Christian’s hands, it gives power & perseverance to those hands. God’s action of regeneration caus...

John's phrase " the last hour” signifies the period of time between Christ’s first coming and second coming. But we shouldn’t participate so heavily in a kind of "end times feeding frenzy" that we lose the perspective that Christ came to give us: “Go into all the world and preach the Good News, making disciples of all nations…” The fact that Jesus will come again SHOULD have an effect on us, but n...

John's phrase " the last hour” signifies the period of time between Christ’s first coming and second coming. But we shouldn’t participate so heavily in a kind of "end times feeding frenzy" that we lose the perspective that Christ came to give us: “Go into all the world and preach the Good News, making disciples of all nations…” The fact that Jesus will come again SHOULD have an effect on us, but n...

In this text John refers to perhaps the most talked about thing in the world: love. There's talk of love everywhere, but lots of times the kind of love referred to in our culture is NOT the same kind of love that God talks about in the Bible. When John says "Do not love the world..." I think he's referring to the lifestyle that is led by the “evil one” and is characterized by what he says in v.16...