Brookfield Church of Christ
Sept 15, 2019 Sun am 1 John 1:1-4
THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE

Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Auschwitz and Buchenwald death camps in WWII, said, “Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it is indifference. Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.”

When Paul came to Athens, Luke describes the condition of his heart - Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.  He saw heathen gods everywhere. He saw a people in the darkness of ignorance. And that kind of “provocation” within led to action.

Someone has said, “The busy man is troubled by one devil, and the idle by a thousand.” We must labor if we are to enter the rest (Hebrews 4:11). Solomon adds “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest (Ecclesiastes 9:10). 

Seen, Heard and Proclaim
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  • INTRODUCTION
    John’s Proclamation
    Necessity of John’s Proclamation
    Application to Us Today

    John’s Proclamation

    1 John 1:1–4 ESV
    That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
    1 John 1:

    John’s Audience is Christian

    1 John 3:1 ESV
    See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
    John heard Jesus. John heard Jesus speak, he heard the sermons, he heard the teachings, he heard how Jesus how Jesus spoke to people, the tones of His voice.
    John’s Audience is Christian
    John saw Jesus perform the miracles; John saw the love Jesus showed to people as He dealt with them.
    The last credential we are given from John is the fact that John touched Jesus with his own hands!
    • This is the most tangible, intimate and definitive evidence. John stood next to Jesus he touched Jesus. Jesus was real.

    John’s Recognition of Jesus

    1 John 1:
    1 John 1:2 ESV
    the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—
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    John 1:1 ESV
    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
    John 1:14 ESV
    And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
    John 1
    Matthew 26:63–64 ESV
    But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
    Matt 26:6

    NECESSITY OF THE PROCLAMATION

    NECESSITY OF THE PROCLAMATION

    1 John 2:21–22 ESV
    I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.
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    APPLICATION FOR US TODAY

    Keep everything in Perspective
    Must Keep God First
    Luke 9:23 ESV
    And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
    Luke 9

    God’s Plan for Salvation

    Romans 10:17 ESV
    So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
    Hebrews 11:6 ESV
    And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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    Acts 17:30 ESV
    The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,
    Acts 10:30 ESV
    And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing
    Acts 7:
    Acts 7:30 ESV
    “Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
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    Romans 10:10 ESV
    For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
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    Mark 16:16 ESV
    Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
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    2 Timothy 4:7 ESV
    I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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      • Romans 10:17ESV

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