THE LIGHT OF BELIEF (5 OF 6)
Scripture: 1 John 5:1-12
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The Light Of Belief (5 of 6)
Series: Walk in the Light
Dave Gustavsen
1 John 5:1-12
We are taking this winter to walk through the book of 1 John, which is a little letter written by John the apostle around the end of the first century. And in the letter, he invites us to live our lives in a certain way, which is beautifully summed up in 1 John 1:7-here's the invitation: walk in the light, as he is in the light. Would you say that out loud with me? Walk in the light, as he is the light. So just as Jesus is the light of the world, and there's no darkness in him, we are invited to live our lives in complete unity with Jesus. No shadows; no hiding; no hypocrisy-walking in the light, as he is in the light. Isn't that a beautiful invitation?
So today we come to chapter 5, and before we read the whole passage, I just want to read one verse. 1 John 5:11 says: And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. What does it mean to have eternal life? And before you answer too quickly, there's more to it than you might think.
This past week I had the privilege of visiting a woman who's nearing the end of her life. Her body is failing, and she knows it. So I got to sit at her bedside, with her husband and her caregiver in the room, and we talked and read Scripture and shared communion and prayed together. Thankfully, her mind is still sharp, so we were able to talk freely. So later that day I was in the Chapel office, and someone who knows this person asked me how she's doing. And my answer was, "Radiant. There was this glow of joy around her." And I have to be clear: she literally needed to be propped up by her aide; she's on oxygen; she needed help peeling off the cover of the little communion kit, because her body is so frail. But I'm telling you, she glowed with joy and peace-you couldn't miss it-it just radiated from her. No self-pity; no bitterness at all. I felt honored to be in her presence.
And here's what I w ...
Series: Walk in the Light
Dave Gustavsen
1 John 5:1-12
We are taking this winter to walk through the book of 1 John, which is a little letter written by John the apostle around the end of the first century. And in the letter, he invites us to live our lives in a certain way, which is beautifully summed up in 1 John 1:7-here's the invitation: walk in the light, as he is in the light. Would you say that out loud with me? Walk in the light, as he is the light. So just as Jesus is the light of the world, and there's no darkness in him, we are invited to live our lives in complete unity with Jesus. No shadows; no hiding; no hypocrisy-walking in the light, as he is in the light. Isn't that a beautiful invitation?
So today we come to chapter 5, and before we read the whole passage, I just want to read one verse. 1 John 5:11 says: And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. What does it mean to have eternal life? And before you answer too quickly, there's more to it than you might think.
This past week I had the privilege of visiting a woman who's nearing the end of her life. Her body is failing, and she knows it. So I got to sit at her bedside, with her husband and her caregiver in the room, and we talked and read Scripture and shared communion and prayed together. Thankfully, her mind is still sharp, so we were able to talk freely. So later that day I was in the Chapel office, and someone who knows this person asked me how she's doing. And my answer was, "Radiant. There was this glow of joy around her." And I have to be clear: she literally needed to be propped up by her aide; she's on oxygen; she needed help peeling off the cover of the little communion kit, because her body is so frail. But I'm telling you, she glowed with joy and peace-you couldn't miss it-it just radiated from her. No self-pity; no bitterness at all. I felt honored to be in her presence.
And here's what I w ...
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