HIDE OR SEEK (2 OF 12)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: 1 John 1:5, 1 John 2:2
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Hide or Seek (2 of 12)
Series: Living in the Light
Keith Krell
1 John 1:5- 2:2
Growing up, most of us played ''hide and seek.'' Some of us were so sneaky that we could hide and never be discovered. However, hiding is far more than just a game that kids play. Hiding has always been a natural tendency of humankind. We're very good at hiding. We hide what we don't want others to see. Our tendency to hide dates all the way back to the Garden of Eden. After Adam and Eve had eaten the forbidden fruit they were ashamed of their sin. So what did they do? They tried to hide from God. It has been this way from the beginning (see Gen 3:1-24; esp. 3:8).
We're still hiding today. We try to hide from God. We all do it. Even as a pastor, I still try to hide from God. I'm not unusual. In fact, I find that churchgoers in particular can be among the most accomplished and sophisticated hiders. Some of us are hiding right now . . . maybe most of us. And we're so good at it-it comes so naturally to us that we're often not even aware that we're hiding. It can come as naturally to us as closing the door on a messy room when a guest arrives. We don't give it a second thought. It's what we do. But hiding robs us. Hiding prevents us from experiencing God more fully. Hiding cuts the joy right out of life. We think hiding protects us, but it actually just makes us more vulnerable.
So instead of hiding from God, I want to challenge us to seek God. When we seek God and respond to Him, we'll experience the fellowship that He's designed for us. In John's prologue (1:1-4), he set forth the grounds by which we can experience fellowship with God. Now, beginning in 1:5, there's a long introductory section that runs through 2:11. In this message, we'll look at the first subsection: 1:5-2:2. Since John's concern is that his readers might have fellowship with the apostolic circle and with the Father and the Son (1:3), it's critical to specify what this fellowship is like. In these eig ...
Series: Living in the Light
Keith Krell
1 John 1:5- 2:2
Growing up, most of us played ''hide and seek.'' Some of us were so sneaky that we could hide and never be discovered. However, hiding is far more than just a game that kids play. Hiding has always been a natural tendency of humankind. We're very good at hiding. We hide what we don't want others to see. Our tendency to hide dates all the way back to the Garden of Eden. After Adam and Eve had eaten the forbidden fruit they were ashamed of their sin. So what did they do? They tried to hide from God. It has been this way from the beginning (see Gen 3:1-24; esp. 3:8).
We're still hiding today. We try to hide from God. We all do it. Even as a pastor, I still try to hide from God. I'm not unusual. In fact, I find that churchgoers in particular can be among the most accomplished and sophisticated hiders. Some of us are hiding right now . . . maybe most of us. And we're so good at it-it comes so naturally to us that we're often not even aware that we're hiding. It can come as naturally to us as closing the door on a messy room when a guest arrives. We don't give it a second thought. It's what we do. But hiding robs us. Hiding prevents us from experiencing God more fully. Hiding cuts the joy right out of life. We think hiding protects us, but it actually just makes us more vulnerable.
So instead of hiding from God, I want to challenge us to seek God. When we seek God and respond to Him, we'll experience the fellowship that He's designed for us. In John's prologue (1:1-4), he set forth the grounds by which we can experience fellowship with God. Now, beginning in 1:5, there's a long introductory section that runs through 2:11. In this message, we'll look at the first subsection: 1:5-2:2. Since John's concern is that his readers might have fellowship with the apostolic circle and with the Father and the Son (1:3), it's critical to specify what this fellowship is like. In these eig ...
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