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Lord's Day:  July 20 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John     Topic: Love    Scripture: 1 John 4:7–10; Matthew 16:18; Esther 4:14; 1 John 4:2; Titus 1:16; Galatians 5:19–24; Acts 20:28; Romans 4:4–5; 1 Corinthians 13:4–8; 1 Kings 18:21 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves...

Lord's Day:  July 13 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John     Topic: Discernment   Scripture: 1 John 4:2–6; John 15:19; Titus 1:10–16; 1 Corinthians 14:36–40 5 They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world hears them. 6 We are from God. The one who knows God hears us; the one who is not from Go...

Lord's Day:  July 6 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John     Topic: Assurance   Scripture: 1 John 4:2–5; Romans 1:25; 1 John 5:19; John 12:31; Ephesians 2:2; Mark 3:28–30; James 4:4; 2 Corinthians 4:2–4; Romans 8:37; John 15:17–21; Matthew 16:15–19; John 8:32; Matthew 18:18; 28:18–20; Hebrews 2:14–17; 1...

Lord's Day:  June 29 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John     Topic: Discernment    Scripture: 1 John 4:1–4; Luke 11:23; 9:49–50; Acts 20:26–32; Hebrews 5:14; 2 Corinthians 11:13–15; Matthew 15:13–14; Revelation 3:17; 1 John 2:22–23, 18; Matthew 7:15 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit tha...

Lord's Day:  June 22 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John     Topic: Discernment    Scripture: 1 John 4:1–3; Acts 20:30; Hebrews 4:9–13; 5:9–14; John 7:24; 2 Peter 1:3–4; 1 John 2:18–25; Matthew 7:13–14 1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because...

Lord's Day:  June 15 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John     Topic: Discernment    Scripture: 1 John 4:1; Acts 20:30; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; 1 Kings 3:7–13; 11:1–6; Matthew 7:9–11; 1 Corinthians 12:7–13; 2 Timothy 2:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22; James 1:5; Matthew 5:37 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but...

Lord's Day:  June 8 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John     Topic: Union with Christ   Scripture: 1 John 3:23–4:1; Ephesians 2:18; 1 Corinthians 1:30–31; Ephesians 1:3–6; Romans 8:32; James 1:27; Proverbs 7:7; Ecclesiastes 8:5; Hosea 14:9; Philippians 1:9–11 24 And the one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and H...

Lord's Day:  June 1 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John     Topic: Union with Christ   Scripture: 1 John 3:22–24; Genesis 15:5; 1 Peter 1:13; Ephesians 1:3–6, 2:13–22; Romans 5:8–10, 8:32 24 And the one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He g...

Lord's Day: May 25 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John     Topic: Faith   Scripture: 1 John 3:22–24; Mark 1:14; Matthew 3:8; Acts 26:20; John 6:29, 63; 5:46–47; Hebrews 11:8–10, 17–19; 1 Corinthians 2:16; John 8:51 23 And this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just...

Lord's Day: May 18 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic:   Law & Gospel Distinction   Scripture: 1 John 3:22–23; Matthew 23:23; Psalm 37:1–9; Romans 8:32; Mark 1:14–15; Matthew 3:8; Acts 26:20; Hebrews 11:6 22 and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing i...

Lord's Day: May 11 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic: Prayer   Scripture: 1 John 3:21–22; Ephesians 3:20–21; Romans 8:26–27; Matthew 6:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Ephesians 6:18; Matthew 7:7–12; 1 John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 2:15; 2 Peter 1:2–3; Romans 8:32 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confiden...

Lord's Day: May 4 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic: Assurance   Scripture: 1 John 3:19–22; Proverbs 23:6–7; 2 Corinthians 5:1–4; Proverbs 3:5–7; Ephesians 3:20–21 19 And by this we will know that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him 20 in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater tha...

Lord's Day: April 27 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic:   The Christian Life   Scripture: 1 John 3:14–18, 1 Corinthians 15:16–18, Romans 5:9–10, Romans 9:16, James 2:14–26, Ephesians 2:10, Galatians 5:6, Hebrews 11:6, Matthew 12:26–37, Colossians 4:6, Titus 1:9, Matthew 7:17–20, Ephesians 4:32– 5:...

Lord's Day: April 20 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo    Series: Seasoned with Grace   Topic: Resurrection    Scripture: John 20:1–31, 1 Timothy 4:1–6, Exodus 12:25–27, John 1:29, Jude 1:5, Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 15:1–19, Luke 24:8–27, Romans 4:23–25, Romans 5:9–10, 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Matthew 27:51–5...

Lord's Day: April 13 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic:   The Christian Life   Scripture: 1 John 3:13–16, John 15:18–25, Hebrews 3:12–13, Romans 1:16, John 10:27–30, Ephesians 1:13–14, Philippians 2:12–13, Hebrews 11:6, 1 John 2:19, John 5:24, Galatians 5:6, Hebrews 12:24 13 Do not marvel, brothers, if...

Lord's Day: April 6 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic: Assurance   Scripture: 1 John 3:10–12, Isaiah 46:8–11, Genesis 4:4–14, Jude 1:10–13, Hebrews 11:4, Luke 11:49–50, 1 Kings 18:20–46, 2 Kings 2:11, Hebrews 12:24, 1 Timothy 2:2, Romans 12:1–3, Romans 15:4–6 I.  Concluding Cain and reprobat...

Lord's Day: March 30 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John    Topic: Of Man   Scripture: 1 John 3:10–15, Psalm 1:1–6, Genesis 4:1–24, Genesis 37:3–4, Hebrews 11:4, Matthew 15:18–19, Matthew 5:21–22, John 7:7, Luke 11:46–52, Revelation 19:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:8–9, Isaiah 45:6–7 I.  This is th...

Lord's Day: March 23 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John    Topic: Of Man   Scripture: 1 John 3:10–15, Matthew 3:7–8, Titus 2:11–15, Proverbs 28:18, Genesis 4:1–11, Proverbs 3:9–12, Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 11:4, James 1:13–15, 1 Corinthians 10:5–13 I.  Previously, we left off with John the apostle expoun...

Lord's Day: March 16 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John    Topic: The Christian Life   Scripture:  1 John 3:9–11, 1 Peter 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 John 4:8, Psalm 5:5, Psalm 7:11, Romans 13:8–10, Romans 5:8, Romans 6:1 I.  The beloved apostle continues expounding for us the black and white, good and evil, light and darknes...

Lord's Day: March 9 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John   Topic: Spiritual Warfare   Scripture: 1 John 3:7–8, 2 Timothy 2:15, Galatians 3:11, Habakkuk 2:4, John 8:44, Genesis 3:4–7, 1 John 4:3, Acts 10:34–43, Romans 16:19–20 I.  Biblical commentators often disagree on how to outline this chapter, and most of this letter, bec...

Lord's Day: March 2 , 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John Topic: The Christian Life Scripture: 1 John 3:4–8, Romans 7:7, Romans 6:1–2, Hebrews 12:2, Romans 13:8–10, John 14:21–24, Matthew 24:36–40, Galatians 5:14, James 2:8, 1 Corinthians 13:6, 1 Corinthians 2:16 I.  Today’s sermon will build on the foundation that was laid...

Lord's Day:  Feb 23, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John Topic: Sin Scripture: 1 John 3:4–6, Romans 5:1–6, 1 Corinthians 15:1–3, Romans 3:19–20, Romans 1:18–25, Romans 1:32, 1 John 1:8–9, 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Psalm 119:11 I.  1 John 3:4-6 4 Everyone who does sin also does lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you...

Lord's Day:  Feb 16, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John Topic: Adoption Scripture: 1 John 3:1–3, 1 John 2:23–24, Romans 8:29–32, Hebrews 12:5–11, 1 John 1:9, John 1:17, Galatians 4:4–7, Matthew 7:7–12 I.  As the letter progresses, these crescendos keep compounding, keep building up into something glorious! Into a glori...

Lord's Day:  Feb  9, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo   Series: First John Topic: Adoption Scripture: 1 John 2:29– 3:3, Hebrews 5:13–14, 1 Corinthians 13:12, Matthew 5:48, John 17:3, John 15:18–19, Galatians 1:10 1 See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we would be called children of God [this great gift of God’s adoptive love!] ; and...

Lord's Day:  Feb  2, 2025  Preacher:   Carlos Montijo Series: First John   Topic:  Law & Gospel Distinction   Scripture: 1 John 2:27–29, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 3:7, Matthew 7:17–20, 1 John 3:18, James 2:17–18, 1 John 3:2–3, John 5:24–25 27 And as for you, the anointing whom you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need fo...