your faith can give you confidence. i john 5:12-15 he who has the son has life; he who does not have...

YOUR FAITH YOUR FAITH CAN GIVE YOU CAN GIVE YOU CONFIDENCECONFIDENCE

I John 5:12-15I John 5:12-15

He who has the Son has life; he who does not He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us he hears us. And if we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him. what we asked of him.

I John 5:16-17I John 5:16-17

If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. All wrongdoing is should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death. death.

I John 5:18-21I John 5:18-21We know that anyone born of God does not We know that anyone born of God does not

continue to sin; the one who was born of continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. We know that we are children of harm him. We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. We know also that control of the evil one. We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true — who is true. And we are in him who is true — even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Dear children, keep God and eternal life. Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. yourselves from idols.

1. 1. ConfidenceConfidence ( (παρρησίαπαρρησία) = un-) = un-reserved speech, not afraid to reserved speech, not afraid to speak your convictions, boldness.speak your convictions, boldness.

2. Faith must not be based upon 2. Faith must not be based upon how you feel.how you feel.

2. Faith must not be based upon 2. Faith must not be based upon how you feel.how you feel.

Faith must be more stable!Faith must be more stable!Romans 10:17 - Romans 10:17 - Faith comes from hearing the Faith comes from hearing the

messagemessage, and the message is heard through , and the message is heard through the word of Christthe word of Christ..

3. How does having confidence help 3. How does having confidence help your life?your life?

So - What are the thingsSo - What are the thingsyou can be confident about?you can be confident about?

I. You Can Be Confident That You I. You Can Be Confident That You Have Eternal Life Have Eternal Life -- v12-13 & 20v12-13 & 20

A. If you have the A. If you have the SonSon of of GodGod you you can have confidence.can have confidence.

He who He who has the Sonhas the Son has life; he who does not has life; he who does not have have the Son of Godthe Son of God does not have life. - does not have life. - v12v12

I. You Can Be Confident That You Have Eternal Life.I. You Can Be Confident That You Have Eternal Life.

A. If you have the A. If you have the SonSon of of GodGod you you can have confidence.can have confidence.

He who He who has the Sonhas the Son has life; he who does not has life; he who does not have have the Son of Godthe Son of God does not have life. - does not have life. - v12v12

John 5:24 - Whoever hears my word and John 5:24 - Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life.believes him who sent me has eternal life.


B. If you trust in His B. If you trust in His namename you can you can have confidence.have confidence.

I write these things to you who I write these things to you who believe in the believe in the name of the Son of Godname of the Son of God so that you may so that you may know that you have eternal life. - v13know that you have eternal life. - v13



1. What are the elements of 1. What are the elements of faith?faith?



1. What are the elements of faith?1. What are the elements of faith?

a. Trusting that Jesus is a. Trusting that Jesus is God’s God’s Son.Son.

b. Trusting that what the Bible b. Trusting that what the Bible says is true.says is true.



2. What is saving faith?2. What is saving faith?



2. What is saving faith?2. What is saving faith?

Trusting Jesus to do for youTrusting Jesus to do for youwhat He promised!what He promised!


C. If you trust that Jesus is C. If you trust that Jesus is GodGod in in the fleshthe flesh you can have con- you can have con-fidence.fidence.

We know also that the Son of God has come We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true — even in him who is true — even in his Son Jesus his Son Jesus ChristChrist. . He is the true GodHe is the true God and eternal life. - and eternal life. - v20v20



John 1:14 - John 1:14 - The Word became fleshThe Word became flesh and made and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, glory, the glory of the One and Onlythe glory of the One and Only, who , who came from the Father, full of grace and came from the Father, full of grace and truth.truth.



John 1:14 - John 1:14 - The Word became fleshThe Word became flesh and made his and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Onlythe glory of the One and Only, who came from , who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the the Word was with GodWord was with God, and , and the Word was Godthe Word was God..



II. You Can Be Confident That Your II. You Can Be Confident That Your Prayers will be Answered Prayers will be Answered - v14-16- v14-16

A. Prayers that will not be answered.A. Prayers that will not be answered.

II. II. You Can Be Confident ThatYou Can Be Confident ThatYour Prayers will be Answered Your Prayers will be Answered


1. You must have 1. You must have fellowshipfellowship..John 15:7 - John 15:7 - If you remain in me and my words If you remain in me and my words

remain in youremain in you, ask whatever you wish, and , ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.it will be given you.



2. You make a 2. You make a selfishselfish request. request.James 4:3 - When you ask, you do not receive, James 4:3 - When you ask, you do not receive,

because you ask with wrong motivesbecause you ask with wrong motives, that , that you may spend what you get on your you may spend what you get on your pleasures.pleasures.



3. You are a 3. You are a nonnon believerbeliever..John 9:31 - We know that John 9:31 - We know that God does not listen God does not listen

to sinnersto sinners. He listens to the godly man who . He listens to the godly man who does his will.does his will.



B. Prayers that will be answered.B. Prayers that will be answered.



1. When you pray according to 1. When you pray according to the the Lord’sLord’s willwill..

This is the confidence we have in approaching This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything God: that if we ask anything according to according to his willhis will, he hears us. - v14, he hears us. - v14




This is the confidence we have in approaching This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything God: that if we ask anything according to his according to his willwill, he hears us. - v14, he hears us. - v14

a. It doesn’t mean tacking on a. It doesn’t mean tacking on to to the end of a prayer, “If it the end of a prayer, “If it be be Your will”!Your will”!




This is the confidence we have in approaching This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything God: that if we ask anything according to his according to his willwill, he hears us. - v14, he hears us. - v14

b. It means knowing God’s b. It means knowing God’s will will through Bible study, through Bible study, prayer prayer & fellowship.& fellowship.



2. When you pray trusting the 2. When you pray trusting the Lord for results.Lord for results.

This is the confidence we have in approaching This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And will, he hears us. And if we know that he if we know that he hears ushears us — whatever we ask — — whatever we ask — we know that we know that we have what we asked of himwe have what we asked of him. - v14-15. - v14-15





Mark 11:24 - Therefore I tell you, whatever you Mark 11:24 - Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, ask for in prayer, believe that you have believe that you have received itreceived it, and it will be yours. , and it will be yours.





Matthew 21:22 - If you believe (Matthew 21:22 - If you believe (trusttrust), you will ), you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.receive whatever you ask for in prayer.


C. An example of the prayer of a C. An example of the prayer of a righteous person.righteous person.

If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. All saying that he should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death. - v16-17lead to death. - v16-17

James 5:16 - The prayer of a righteous man is powerful James 5:16 - The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. and effective.



If anyone sees his brother commit If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not a sin that does not lead to deathlead to death, he should pray and God will give , he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to sin does not lead to deathdeath. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not . There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. - v16saying that he should pray about that. - v16

1. Intercession can bring forgive-1. Intercession can bring forgive-ness if the sin ness if the sin does not lead to does not lead to deathdeath!!



If anyone sees his brother commit If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not a sin that does not lead to deathlead to death, he should pray and God will give , he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to sin does not lead to deathdeath. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not . There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. - v16saying that he should pray about that. - v16

2. What’s the sin that leads to 2. What’s the sin that leads to death?death?



Mark 3:29 - But whoever Mark 3:29 - But whoever blasphemes against blasphemes against the Holy Spiritthe Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.guilty of an eternal sin.



Mark 3:29 - But whoever Mark 3:29 - But whoever blasphemes against blasphemes against the Holy Spiritthe Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.guilty of an eternal sin.

I Corinthians 11:29-30 - For anyone who eats I Corinthians 11:29-30 - For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord the Lord eats and drinks judgment on eats and drinks judgment on himselfhimself. That is why many among you are . That is why many among you are weak and sick, and weak and sick, and a number of you have a number of you have fallen asleepfallen asleep.



Hebrews 6:4-6 - Hebrews 6:4-6 - It is impossibleIt is impossible for those who for those who have once been enlightened, who have have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, of the coming age, if they fall awayif they fall away, , to be to be brought back to repentancebrought back to repentance, because to their , because to their loss loss they are crucifying the Son of God all they are crucifying the Son of God all over againover again and subjecting him to public and subjecting him to public disgrace. disgrace.



II. You Can Be Confident That Your II. You Can Be Confident That Your Prayers will be Answered Prayers will be Answered - v14-16- v14-16

III. You Can Be Confident That You III. You Can Be Confident That You Will No Longer be a Slave to Sin Will No Longer be a Slave to Sin - - v18-20v18-20

A. You are slaves to the master you A. You are slaves to the master you obey.obey.

Romans 6:16 - Don’t you know that when you Romans 6:16 - Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you you are slaves to the one whom you obeyobey — whether you are slaves — whether you are slaves to sinto sin, , which leads which leads to deathto death, or , or to obedienceto obedience, , which leads which leads to righteousnessto righteousness??

III. III. You Can Be Confident ThatYou Can Be Confident ThatYou Will No Longer be a Slave to Sin You Will No Longer be a Slave to Sin

B. What can you do about it?B. What can you do about it?We know that We know that anyone born of God does not anyone born of God does not

continue to sincontinue to sin; the one who was born of ; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and God keeps him safe, and the evil one the evil one cannot harm himcannot harm him. - v18. - v18




ResistResist!!James 4:7 - Submit yourselves, then, to God. James 4:7 - Submit yourselves, then, to God.

Resist the devil, and he will flee from youResist the devil, and he will flee from you..

How?How?Matthew 4:1-11Matthew 4:1-11




ConfessConfess!!I John 1:9 - I John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful If we confess our sins, he is faithful

and just and will forgive us our sins and and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.purify us from all unrighteousness.




AskAsk!!Luke 11:13 - If you then, though you are evil, Luke 11:13 - If you then, though you are evil,

know how to give good gifts to your know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will children, how much more will your Father your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask himask him!!


What are the things your faith What are the things your faith should give you confidence in?should give you confidence in?

- Eternal life -- Eternal life -

- Answered prayer -- Answered prayer -

- Not remaining a slave to the sin - Not remaining a slave to the sin oriented life!oriented life!

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