Title: God's Love Story (1 John 5:9-12)
[1 John 5:9-12]
[9] ♠ If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is even greater. This is the testimony of God, which he testified concerning the Son. He who does not believe makes God a liar, because he did not believe the evidence that God testified concerning the Son. [12] ♠ He who has the Son has life, and he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
1. This is the testimony of God
The beginning of our message must be God. I'm not talking about evidence that starts with a person. We must begin our witness by telling the story of God's love, that is, how much God loves people. It is wrong if the church tells a lot of stories that people like to hear and offers ways to get rich or succeed. If Jesus preaches the word here, we need to think about what he will say. The salvation of the nations is what God wants to achieve while investing his life in the heart of God. It is important for us to be blessed, to be the best in this world, and to be recognized. The Bible also says that those who ask will be blessed. However, no matter how great the blessings of this world are, they cannot be greater than the salvation of the nations. God must be the center. Blessings in this world should not be the center.
2. There is evidence in oneself
The word of God is so pure that when it enters the heart of a sinner, it cannot enter as it is but is thrown out. It is not acceptable, nor is it of a level. It is our job to witness the message of love to the unprepared. It is to tell a different word so that they can understand it. In fact, the nagging of children is not, from the parents' point of view, telling their children to do well. There is nothing that tells your children to be bad, but they are nagging you. Isn't it a striking difference between the minds of parents and the minds of their children? It is the same as not being able to hear God's precious words right away. At this time, what believers must do is to testify to God's high-level word by showing us the shape of our lives. It tells and shows how God has worked in my life through the joy and pain in my life. You can see that many testimonies often become my pride. We believe that the Word of God should always be the center of our message.
3. God, Son, Evidence
Read today's text. The words God, Son, and Evidence appear repeatedly, which is the core of today's text. We must accept the simple message that we gain eternal life and life because of God and the Son, and transform it into the story of our own life and communicate it to others so that they can understand it.
Please do not preach when you receive grace and evangelize. Please share your life. Show your true self and prove that you cannot live without Jesus. At this time, we recommend that you refrain from using difficult words that are only found in the Bible and modify it to suit your level and deliver it easily. Our mission is to lead the nations to the Lord. Speak clearly about Jesus, who people around us are forgetting. Please tell us that when we testify of the Son of God, we gain life and gain eternal life. I hope that you will become believers who testify of Jesus in the light today.
1. When sharing the mission of mission and evangelism with neighbors, lead me to create and deliver my own message that will testify to God.
2. Please pray with the knowledge that it is not the end of the short campaign period, but a new beginning.
3. For the sick