Have you ever stood in great need of comfort and encouragement? If so, you know that in time of affliction, there is no thought or word that has deeper meaning, nor any possession of greater value, than that of effective and genuine comfort. The objective of this study is to equip us to have the assurance that there is comfort available, and to know how to be comforted, as well as how to be a comfort to others in the fires of affliction.
Gene Cunningham - February 7, 2003
The Transforming Power of Abiding in Christ #4
1Jo 2:7-29. Old commandment-love your neighbor as yourself. Joh 13:34. New commandment-love one another as I have loved you. Overcoming enemies and all the "privileges of the overcomer." To have a powerful spiritual life, we must combine the Holy Spirit (internal) with the Word of God (external). The Father works through the Son, the Son works through the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit works through the Word, and the Word works through the believer.
Conference notes for this series can be found [HERE]
Scripture References: John 13:34, John 2:7-29
From Series: "1st John - The Transforming Power of Abiding in Christ - Northern VA 2007"
This series details John's description of our being 'in Him' - abiding in Christ. This contrasts Paul's use of the phrase expressing positional truth. The key verse is 1Jo 2:6 'He who says he abides in Him ought to walk just as He walked.' The series opens many truths in 1st John while covering the entire epistle.