Authentic:: Can I Have Assurance?
The Point: Followers of Jesus can have assurance in their walk with God.
Passage: 1 John 3:19-24
1) What robs me of assurance?
Passages: 1 John 3:19-20
We must examine our hearts but not fully trust our hearts.
2) Why is having assurance so important in my walk with God?
Passages: 1 John 3:21-22; Hebrews 4:16
3) Where does true assurance come from?
We can have true assurance through the evidence of the Spirit's work in our life.
Passages: 1 John 3:23-24; John 15:5; Ephesians 1:13-14; Romans 8:9
Takeaways: Do I see evidence of the Spirit's work in my life?
What is the evidence:
1) Desire for Jesus
2) Desire to please Jesus
- John 14:15; 1 John 3:22; 2 Corinthians 5:9
3) Loving other the way Jesus loved us
- 1 John 3:18-19, 23
2) Check your motive
Passages: 1 John 3:18
Turkey Person, Bill Courtney Against the Grain
3) Reflect on the Cross
Reflect on 1 John 3:16 and John 3:16
