ANewWay?

a) ImagineIf
a. NewInfoaboutHeaven>newevolutionlevel
i. Newwindowofopportunity
b. Luke20:3436
c. HaleBop
d. Personalize
i. March26,199738peoplecommittedmass
suicidetogether
ii. Putonoutfitheavensgateawayteam
iii. Watchedrealpeopleendtheirlives
iv. Theywererealpeoplewithbaggage
v. Howarewelikethem?
1. Fiction,VideoGames,Romanic
Comedies,Investmentsetc.
e. Inaworldofconstantlychangingideasweare
pronetobelievethingsthatarentgroundedin
reality.
f. Howthencanweknowwhatreallymatters?
g. HowcanwebesosurethatJesuswasntjust
anothercultleader?

IntroducingJohn
a. 1John1
b. WhoIsJohn
i. TheapostlewhoJesusLoved
ii. Wroteinthelate1
st
century,hewasprobably
old
iii. Uniquewritingstylewithnoneedtoarguehis
apostleship
iv. HelpfultoimaginewhoJohnwas(oldkindman)
c. Whowashewritingto?
i. Christians
d. Whywashewriting
i. Refutingfalseteachers(AntiChrists)
ii. ReaffirmingthecoreofChristianity
e. WritingtowarnagainstpeoplelikeMarshall
Applewhite
f. WritingtokeeppeopleseyesonwhoJesusreally
was.

RealityMatters
a. 1John1:12
b. Manifest>readilyperceivedbythesensesand
especiallybythesight;easilyunderstoodor
recognizedbythemind
c. Wewerethere.WesawHim.ThefactthatJesus
wasanactualpersonmatters.
d. 1Corinthians15:1217Jesussresurrection
matters
e. 1Cor.15:34Basedonhistoricfact
f. AlloftheOTandNT,GospelStories,areallplayed
outinhistory.
g. RealityMatters
a. Notsomegoodteacherwhoseteachingslive
onregardlessofifhedidordidntexist
h. Application>investigateWhowasJesuswashe
resurrectedfromthedead?Diditactuallyhappen?

TruthMatters
a. 1John1:3
b. Theresareasonthathecame,theresareasonfor
hismessage.
c. FellowshipwithusandfellowshipwithJesusand
thefather.
d. John17:20>Weshouldallbeoneandonewith
theFatherandSon.
e. Whatifyoudeclaretruthwithoutgroundingitin
reality?
a. Itsfiction
b. WhatifitslikeMatrix
f. Inthisworld,withallofthesuffering,withallofthe
evilthatshappenedtousandthatwehavedoneto
otherstheGospelspeakstothatreality.
g.

BeliefMatters
a. 1John1:4
b. Theheavensgatepeoplehadasincerebeliefthatcost
themtheirlives.
c. Johnshighestfulfillmentisseeingpeoplereconciledto
Christ.
d. Wereshortcircuitingtheprocessunlesswhatweknow
aboutGodandtheGospelworkthemselvesoutinto
e. John15:11ThatyourJoymaybefull
f. HeisthevineabideinHimsothatourJoymaybefull
a. GomakedisciplesofalltheearththatourJoymaybe
complete
g. John16:24Thatyourjoymaybefull
h. Joythatcomesfromtheworldistemporary,unfulfilling,
anillusion.
i. Joythatcomesfrombeingunitedwiththefather,with
GodspeopleandwithJesusChristiseternal.Itisawell
thatneverrunsdry,acupthatisalwaysoverflowing,
whenweplantourrootsbyitourleaveswillneverwither.
j. DavidPsalm51restoretometheJoyofyoursalvation
andupholdmewithawillingspiritThenIwillteach
transgressorsyourwaysandsinnerswillreturntoyou.

Athreeleggedstool?
a. RealityMattersWithoutrealitywerewaitingfora
spaceshipbehindacomet
b. TruthMattersWithouttruthwerefacingthereality
oftheworldwithnoexplanation,weknowtheresa
problembutwedontknowwhattodotofixit
c. BeliefMattersWithoutbeliefweareloveless,
joylessproclaimersofthetruth,aloudgong,anoisy
cymbalwithnolove.
1) Skeptics,seekers>WhoisJesus,didhesaythethings
hesaidanddidheraiseagain?Gift
2) FollowersofChrist>
a.) NewChristiansDontstoplearningabout
Jesus!Dontsaygoodenough
b.) OldTimersinChrist>whereisourJoy?
Dontgetsoboggeddownwiththe
Christianesethatweforgetwhatitmeansto
beafollowerofChrist.
1. Doweneedtoreturntoourfirstlove?Have
weovercomplicatedourfaith?
k. ThinkoftheoldmanJohnsittingdowntellingusthese
thingswithatwinkleinhiseye,sothathisJoymaybe
complete.