DESPERATELY SEEKING SECURITY (11 OF 14)
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21
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Desperately Seeking Security (11 of 14)
Series: 1 John
Robert Dawson
1 John 4:7-21
Jordan got a bicycle last year for Christmas. To be honest she has not spent an enormous amount of time on it nor has she really had a big desire to ride it. When she does, I have to walk right beside her as she rides - even though it has training wheels. She wants to make sure I am nearby and able to reach out in a moment's notice to keep her from falling. The thought of falling frightens her and the little training wheels does little to offer her any security...daddy is a different story. Daddy's immediate and tangible presence gives her the assurance she wants and the courage to ride.
We all want that kind of security. As we teeter through life we want to know that we will be okay. We want that assurance. We want security in our finances - to know that we will be able to pay the mortgage or have something for retirement. We want to know that our children will turn out okay and not get hurt. We want the assurance of good health - surgery or sickness will get better. We want to know that the stressful situation in which we find ourselves will dissipate.
People desperately want some sense of security in their life. That same desire for security in all of these areas is also present in the spiritual realm. People want some assurance and security when it comes to their relationship to God and eternity. They want to know that when this life is over we will spend the rest of eternity with God.
People wonder whether or not they can know.
1. This is s subject that is near and dear to John's heart in writing this letter. About 10 times in this letter he speaks of our 'knowing' and our confident belief in our salvation. In the verses we are going to read tonight we find at least 4 times this idea of knowing or confidence repeated.
I know a lot of you travel. When we travel it is good to know where you are going - or at least where you want to go. As you travel you wa ...
Series: 1 John
Robert Dawson
1 John 4:7-21
Jordan got a bicycle last year for Christmas. To be honest she has not spent an enormous amount of time on it nor has she really had a big desire to ride it. When she does, I have to walk right beside her as she rides - even though it has training wheels. She wants to make sure I am nearby and able to reach out in a moment's notice to keep her from falling. The thought of falling frightens her and the little training wheels does little to offer her any security...daddy is a different story. Daddy's immediate and tangible presence gives her the assurance she wants and the courage to ride.
We all want that kind of security. As we teeter through life we want to know that we will be okay. We want that assurance. We want security in our finances - to know that we will be able to pay the mortgage or have something for retirement. We want to know that our children will turn out okay and not get hurt. We want the assurance of good health - surgery or sickness will get better. We want to know that the stressful situation in which we find ourselves will dissipate.
People desperately want some sense of security in their life. That same desire for security in all of these areas is also present in the spiritual realm. People want some assurance and security when it comes to their relationship to God and eternity. They want to know that when this life is over we will spend the rest of eternity with God.
People wonder whether or not they can know.
1. This is s subject that is near and dear to John's heart in writing this letter. About 10 times in this letter he speaks of our 'knowing' and our confident belief in our salvation. In the verses we are going to read tonight we find at least 4 times this idea of knowing or confidence repeated.
I know a lot of you travel. When we travel it is good to know where you are going - or at least where you want to go. As you travel you wa ...
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