1 John 1:5-10

5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

SERMON NOTES

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1. Fellowship With God

2. Fellowship With One Another

3. Fellowship in The Word

A. Sin mustn’t be ignored, but acknowledged.
B. Sin mustn’t be concealed, but confessed.
C. Sin mustn’t be undercover, but understood.

GROUP STUDY

READ

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Romans 7:7-25

MEMORIZE

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9

REVIEW

What does John mean when he stated: “and darkness in Him not is none.”?

What role does a local church play in having fellowship with one another?

What are some truths Romans 7:7-25 teaches us about the presence of sin within and around us?

REFLECT

God is light. What does this mean to you?

We are to walk in the light. What does that mean to you?

Do you agree with the Scottish proverb that confession is good for the soul? (Why? or Why not?)

RESPOND

Is there an area of self-contradiction within your spiritual life? Identify it. Mortify it.