"All of life is business with God…" John Calvin
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they … Continue reading Antichrists, the Anointing, and Those Who Abide, Lesson 9
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 5 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. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the … Continue reading Mutually Exclusive Loves, Lesson 8
On Sunday morning, November 5, as I sat worshiping with my family in church, a gunman entered the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, only 37 miles away, and violently murdered half of their congregation. As the news began to break that afternoon, it sounded unbelievable. As more news filtered out, it only got … Continue reading Hope In God…
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins … Continue reading Christ Our Advocate and Propitiation, Lesson 4
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 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 … Continue reading Walking in the Light, Lesson 3
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. Last week we began our study of the epistles of John with an introduction. This week we are diving into John’s own introduction to his first epistle, chapter 1, verses 1-4: 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which … Continue reading The Word of Life, Lesson 2
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. Welcome to Fellowship with God; Confidence in Christ: a Study of the First Epistle of John. Summer is now really and truly behind us, the Fall studies have begun, and I am looking forward to exploring the epistles of John together with you. The past two years we have … Continue reading Fellowship With God: Confidence In Christ, Lesson 1
Originally posted May 4, 2018, at Women of Purpose. This is the final week of our study, and Peter finishes his epistle with strength and conviction. Urging his readers to remain steadfast in their faith and in the truth of God’s Word, based on what God has done for us in Christ, he begins this … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 25
Originally posted April 30, 2018, at Women of Purpose. This week’s passage from 1 Peter needs to be kept in the context of that which we studied last week. Peter was then addressing the doubts voiced by the scoffers, and he now turns to the believers who may be asking the same things, though from … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 24
