"THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN"

Expository Sermon Outlines Based On The First Epistle Of John

• Introduction To First John (1:1-4)
• Fellowship With God (1:5-2:2)
• Fellowship With Jesus (2:3-6)
• An "Old, Yet New" Commandment (2:7-11)
• Three Stages In The Christian Life (2:12-14)
• Love Not The World! (2:15-17)
• Beware Of Antichrists! (2:18-27)
• Having Confidence At Christ's Coming (2:28-29)
• The Children Of God (3:1-3)
• Sin And The Child Of God (3:4-9)
• The Necessity Of Brotherly Love (3:10-15)
• The Definition & Value Of Brotherly Love (3:16-24)
• Test The Spirits! (4:1-6)
• An Exposition On Brotherly Love (4:7-21)
• Three Tests Of Authentic Christianity (5:1-5)
• Witnesses For Jesus Christ (5:6-10)
• Life In The Son (5:11-13)
• Praying With Confidence And Compassion (5:14-17)
• Certainties Of The Christian Faith (5:18-21)

These outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. Feel free to use them as they are, or adapt them to suit your own personal style. To God be the glory!

The "Executable Outlines" Series, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 1998

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