Living in the Light

Lessons from First John

The elderly apostle John—beloved by Christ— wrote this profound and practical epistle to strengthen a church under attack. In so doing, he deals with the most important issues in life: Christ, love, obedience, assurance, and eternal life—as well as sin, apostasy, deception, and idolatry. As Piper (with associate pastor Tom Steller/4 messages) works his way through a 21-week exposition on this testimony of John, he urges us not to shut the inner rooms of sin in our lives, but to come to the light and ponder long and hard the fact that in this letter we encounter the message of one who actually saw and touched the Lord of glory. And the purpose is that “your joy may be full.”

• Eternal Life Has Appeared in Christ, 1 John 1:1-4
• Let Us Walk in the Light of God (Part One), 1 John 1:5-10
• Let Us Walk in the Light of God (Part Two), 1 John 1:5-10
• Jesus Christ Is an Advocate for Sinners, 1 John 2:1-2
• Obedience Confirms Our Standing in God, 1 John 2:3-6
• The One Who Loves Lives in Light, 1 John 2:7-11
• The Strong Need Strength, 1 John 2:12-14
• Do Not Love the World, 1 John 2:15-17
• Let What You Heard from the Beginning Abide in You, 1 John 2:18-27
• We Shall Be Like Him, 1 John 2:28-3:3
• If Our Hearts Do Not Condemn Us We Have Confidence Before God (Tom Steller), 1 John 3:19-24
• The Son of God Appeared to Destroy the Works of the Devil, 1 John 3:1-10
• Test the Spirits to See Whether They Are of God, 1 John 3:24b-4:6
• Love One Another for Love Is of God, 1 John 4:7-11
• God Abides in the One Who Loves and the One Who Confesses, 1 John 4:13-16
• Perfect Love Casts Out Fear, 1 John 4:17-19
• His Commandments Are Not Burdensome, 1 John 4:20-5:5
• He Who Has the Son Has Life, 1 John 5:6-13
• Our Father Hears Us! (Tom Steller), 1 John 5:14-17
• Little Children Keep Yourselves From Idols (Tom Steller), 1 John 5:18-21