Displaying Christian Sermons by tag: 1 John

Watch David Jeremiah Sunday Sermon: God is Love - 1 John 4:8, 16. It’s so simple yet deeply profound: God Loves You: He Always Has – He Always Will. Dr. David Jeremiah shares about the most perfect love that can ever be known.

John Hagee (August-30-2022) Daily Devotional: 1 John 5:4 - For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

No matter how got-it-together someone appears on the outside, every person is walking through, climbing over or tunneling under some sort of adversity. We’ve all got something!

Can we dare to believe that the something we all have is absolutely no match for the Someone we know? What if the greatness of Him inside of us is mightier than everything happening around us?

We have Someone! And when we get our heads, hearts, and lives wrapped around that truth, we walk on a whole other plane. When the world watches us navigate our way through the difficult days, trying our best to honor God, to worship Jesus through the struggle…our faith draws people to Jesus.

What we do with the circumstances we are given – how we talk about them, act because of them, trust or distrust God through them – influences others. Let others see Jesus at work in our trials. When they catch a glimpse of Him in us, they know that they are not alone either.

He has given us Himself for the forgiveness of our sins, for freedom. He has made us His family to encourage, motivate, and make a difference for one another. He has given us a commission and the power to reach others who have all got something. We have Someone!

Today's Blessing: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May the Someone inside of you overcome the something all around you. He has made you more than a conqueror!

Today's Bible Reading: 

• Old Testament - Job 34:1-36:33
• New Testament - 2 Corinthians 4:1-12
• Psalms & Proverbs - Psalms 44:1-7, Proverbs 22:10-12

John Hagee (July-22-2022) Daily Devotional: 1 John 4:3 - ...and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

Is the antichrist a man or a spirit? Both! While the book of Revelation clearly states that the antichrist is a man, the spirit of the antichrist is already at work in our culture and will give rise to the man.

In today’s verse, John declared that the spirit of the antichrist was already present in the world. Even then, people rose up to deny the existence of Christ and the salvation that He died to secure. John calls those people liars.

If we are honest, we must admit that we deny Jesus in subtle ways. While not blatantly refusing His gift of eternal life, we may argue the validity of His Word, find excuses to avoid reading Scripture or seeking Him in prayer, withhold tithes or compassionate giving to those in need, or stay silent in the face of injustice. When we know to do right and do not do it, the spirit of antichrist exists among us.

Examine your heart today. Where have you denied Jesus? At the point that you have said, “No!” to Him, He will meet your repentance with redeeming love and restoration.

Blessing: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. Take up your cross to follow Jesus. May you walk every day in the confidence that you are a child of the King who will rule with Him in heavenly places!

Today's Bible Reading: 

• Old Testament - 2 Chronicles 6:13b-8:10
• New Testament - Romans 7:15-8:8
• Psalms & Proverbs - Psalm 18:1-15, Proverbs 19:24-25

John Hagee (January-23-2022) Daily Devotional: 1 John 2:15 - Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Our cravings are created and controlled by the things that we see, hear, and experience.

The entertainment industry banks on our susceptibility to the images that it broadcasts: the miracle cream that erases wrinkles, the protein shakes that promise the perfect body, the happily-ever-after portrayed by the beautiful couple living in the huge house with the perfect children.

Where are our eyes focused? Are we looking at the distractions of this world or the Gospel truth? Are we listening to the opinions of imperfect others, or are we tuned in to the revelations of God? Are we experiencing the pressure of unrealistic expectations or the peace of His Spirit?

In today’s verse, John warns us not to love the world or its things. We must guard our hearts against its allures. Love for this world squeezes out our love for the Father. Demanding our own way, coveting the goods and gadgets, desiring to feel important – all of these isolate us from God.

What do we crave most? Nothing must edge out God’s presence in our lives. Nothing should consume us more than our hunger for Him. Nothing else deserves our devotion and delight. Our priority is loving Him.

Blessing: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May you seek the kingdom of God and all His righteousness first and foremost, and He will be faithful to add everything that you need. Give praise to the only One worthy to receive it!

Today's Bible Reading: 

• Old Testament - Genesis 46:1-47:31
• New Testament - Matthew 15:1-28
• Psalms & Proverbs - Psalm 19:1-14, Proverbs 4:14-19

John Hagee (January-17-2022) Daily Devotional: 1 John 2:20 - But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

Our natural minds are at war with the will of God. We often experience carnal thoughts in our new creation bodies.

Paul begged us to stop being conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of our minds instead (Romans 12:2). Don’t be squeezed into the mold of this world; let’s fix our minds on Christ Who remakes and remolds—transforms—our way of thinking to be in alignment with God’s.

We are not left to figure out this metamorphosis on our own. We have an anointing from the Holy One! We can discern the lies of the enemy because the Holy Spirit teaches us and reminds us of all the things that Jesus taught us.

This anointing guards against error. The Holy Spirit will whisper the way that we should believe, helping us take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ. He shows us the way to walk in order to live the life that God wants us to live.

He sets our pace and leads us in right paths. If we run ahead, just the sound of His voice will cause us to stop and turn around. He convicts us of sin and convinces us of God’s righteousness. He leads us into all truth (John 16:13). We are renewed day by day!

Blessing: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May you experience the transforming power of the anointing as He leads you into all truth. May your mind be renewed day by day!

Today's Bible Reading: 

• Old Testament - Genesis 35:1-36:43
• New Testament - Matthew 12:1-21
• Psalms & Proverbs - Psalm 15:1-5, Proverbs 3:21-26

John Hagee (January-03-2022) Daily Devotional: 1 John 2:8 - Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

Does nothing look different as you awaken to this new day at the beginning of a new year? The battles of last year left you exhausted and longing for a fresh start and a brighter future.

Take heart! He has not abandoned you to disappointment. The fight you face may look like the same old battle, but it is not.

Because God has changed you! Because you have endured hardship like a good soldier, you are stronger. In the darkest nights and the fiercest battles, God has revealed Himself to you in powerful ways, and you will never be the same. You have learned to don the whole armor of God and wage war in heavenly places.

It might look like the familiar fight, but you are a different fighter. It may look like one more chapter in a long war, but you are a different warrior. It might require one more lap, but you are not losing ground. You are laying claim to enemy territory.

Every hard-won step brings you that much closer to a victory that is certain. The darkness is passing away, and a true light is already shining. You are well able to overcome!

Blessing: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. You are the property of heaven, and God is your Defender. May He bring down your enemies by the power of His might. Shout victoriously to the Captain of Angel Armies!

Today's Bible Reading: 

• Old Testament - Genesis 5:1-7:24
• New Testament - Matthew 3:7-4:11
• Psalms & Proverbs - Psalm 3:1-8, Proverbs 1:10-19

John Hagee (November-19-2021) Daily Devotional: 1 John 1:7 - … and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin

On the day that the flood of God’s judgment loomed, Noah and his family climbed aboard the ark, and God closed the door. The opportunity for mercy and grace was no more.As the lightning flashed and thunder crashed, Noah was sealed inside. God provided a way of escape from the watery grave outside.

Years later, the children of Israel hunkered in their houses on the first Passover night. The blood of a spotless lamb splashed over their doors turned away the judgment of the death angel as he passed through Egypt to kill the firstborn sons. He did not discriminate as he took the Pharaoh’s and the pauper’s sons. When he saw the blood, the Israelites’ sons were saved.

At Calvary, Jesus became the Ark of our Salvation. He hung between us and judgment. Sin, death, and hell had laid claim to us.  Addiction and bondage tightened chains around us.  But by His stripes, Jesus paid for our healing. His nails set us free. His thorn of crowns bought our royalty.

Now, no weapon formed against us will prosper. When fear lurks, when the past rises up to haunt, when old sins rattle their chains, the blood of Jesus stands against them. When they see that we are safe within the Ark, they must pass by. We are under the blood – cleansed and set free.

Blessing: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. No weapon formed against you will prosper. Thank God that you are a blood-bought child of the King!

Today's Bible Reading: 

• Old Testament - Ezekiel 39:1-40:27
• New Testament - James 2:18-3:18
• Psalms & Proverbs - Psalm 118:1-18, Proverbs 28:2

John Hagee (October-24-2021) Daily Devotional: 1 John 5:14 - Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Prayer is a privilege. Prayer is powerful. It rearranges our attitude and pulls us into alignment with the will of God.

For too many, prayer feels like an awkward encounter with a stranger. But prayer can flow as easily as a comfortable conversation with an old friend. As natural as breathing in and breathing out, it runs like a current throughout our days and nights.

Communicating with our Father should become such a habit that we do not even realize that we are praying – a part of our very identity. This inhaling and exhaling of petitions is an open invitation to Jesus to breathe His life into every situation.

When you have an important presentation at work...Pray. When you need wisdom to parent an unruly child...Pray. As you talk with a friend devastated by a divorce...Pray. As you contemplate a financial investment...Pray.

Nothing is too small to request God’s assistance. If He has counted the hairs on your head, He is in the details that seem insignificant to others. Nothing is too big to request God’s assistance. He specializes in impossibilities.

Partner with God in prayer today. Listen for His still, small voice and watch for His answers in response to the constant outcry of your heart.

Blessing:  May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May prayer become as natural as breathing to you. As you cry out, may you find that all things are possible in the name of Jesus!

Today's Bible Reading: 

• Old Testament - Jeremiah 44:24-47:7
• New Testament - 2 Timothy 2:22-3:17
• Psalms & Proverbs - Psalm 94:1-23, Proverbs 26:6-8

John Hagee (September-22-2021) Daily Devotional: 1 John 5:11-12 - And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

For those who profess faith in Jesus Christ, we should overflow with the life of Christ. Our pasts are washed clean by His forgiveness. Our present is filled with the joy of His presence. Our futures brim with hope.

In the Garden of Eden, God breathed life into Adam. After he bit into the forbidden fruit, we inherited death. But Jesus came to redeem our lives from destruction. We were dead in sin, but He came to dwell inside and breathe new life into us. We became new creations.

He has redeemed our lives from destruction and crowned us with loving kindness. Goodness and mercy follow us; the blessings of God chase us down and overtake us.

How can we not exude life if we are filled with The Life? Jesus assured us that, for every person who chooses to believe in Him, rivers of living water will burst forth from their hearts (John 7:38). That joy and exuberance cannot be contained!

Allow yourself to be swept up in the river of the Holy Spirit! Splash that living water on those who are thirsty and long for life overflowing, too.

Blessing:  May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May the living water rise up to fill you completely and burst forth to bless those who thirst for righteousness. Give praise for the abundant life found in Christ Jesus!

Today's Bible Reading: 

• Old Testament - Isaiah 41:17-43:13
• New Testament - Ephesians 2:1-22
• Psalms & Proverbs - Psalm 67:1-7, Proverbs 23:29-35

John Hagee (September-21-2021) Daily Devotional: 1 John 5:4 - For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.

After we prepare for conflict, we need to get ready for victory! No need to debate what God has declared. Every step brings us that much closer to His promise.

When God promised Jericho to the Israelites, He instructed them to march. Every circle around the walls gave them opportunity to prepare for victory. As they marched in silence, they must have remembered God’s faithfulness to them in the past.

If God delivered them from Pharaoh’s brick pit, He was well able to give Jericho to them. If He pushed back the waters of the Red Sea, He could surely topple these walls. If He could be a fire by night and a cloud by day, He could lead them to victory. Manna from heaven, water from a rock...God was with them, and He was for them.

With every lap, their faith grew. A shout was building. They believed that on the seventh day, when they lifted their hands, when their shout erupted, those walls would come down. Victory belonged to them!

As you march around your Jericho, get ready for victory. Rehearse the things that God has done for you in the past. Faith will bring down the walls to reveal His promise!

Blessing:  May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. As you recall God’s faithfulness in the past, remember that nothing is impossible for Him now. May your shout erupt in a roar that brings down every wall in the name of Jesus!

Today's Bible Reading: 

• Old Testament - Isaiah 39:1-41:16
• New Testament - Ephesians 1:1-23
• Psalms & Proverbs - Psalm 66:1-20, Proverbs 23:26-28