It Really Is Real!

It Really Is Real!

Sermon Series: Can You Really Know? – by Pastor Brent Snook / May 30, 2021

Main Bible Text: 1 John 1:1-4

Books in the Bible written by John

• Gospel of John
• 1 John 
• 2 John
• 3 John
• Revelation

4 Reasons why John wrote the book of 1 John

(1 John 1:4)

(1 John 2:1)

(1 John 2:26)

• 2 Ideas of Gnosticism: (1) They denied His (2) They denied His

(1 John 2:26, 1 John 5:13)

Can a man know that he is saved? 

Absolutely! Read 1 John 1:1-4

3 Facts about 1 John and the Reality of Life

I. THIS LIFE

God has revealed Himself in several ways:

• Creation (Romans 1:20)
• Bible 
• Jesus Christ (John 14:9, 1 Timothy 3:16, John 17:3, 1 John 5:20)

II. THIS LIFE 

Read 1 John 1:1

John knew Jesus

• He Jesus
• He Jesus
• He Jesus
• He  Jesus

III. THIS LIFE

Read 1 John 1:2

That which we have seen and heard declare … (1 John 1:3)

John had 5 reasons to declare:

That we may have (1 John 1:3)

That we may have (1 John 1:4)

That we may not (1 John 2:1)

That we may not be (1 John 2:26)

That we may know we are (1 John 5:13)