December 29, 2024

Living In God And He In Us – 1 John 2:3-6

Ice Breaker

1. Read 1 John 2:1-6. Take a moment to pray together.
2. How important are firsthand eyewitness testimonies, such as this writer’s, to your belief in Jesus? Discuss your answers as a group.

Loving God Unreservedly

3. What was from the beginning? (vs. 1)
4. How did God reveal Himself to us (vs. 2)

Loving People Sacrificially

5. How is our relationship with God related to our fellowship with other believers? (vs. 4; 1 Jn. 3:23-24)
6. What blocks our fellowship with God and others? (1 Jn. 5:1, 4, 18)
7. What inconsistency did John address? (vs. 6)
8. Do our actions matter?
9. In what way is our joy complete?

Making Disciples Purposefully

10. How does Christ the advocate help inform the lost about the importance of the gospel? (1 Jn. 2:1-2; Eph. 2:1-7)

Dig Deeper (optional/personal study)

11. Research - What John identified was of God:
    1. a) Light (1 Jn. 1:5, 7; 2:9, 10)
    2. b) Truth (1 Jn. 1:6; 2:4)
    3. c) Life and eternal life (1 Jn. 1:2; 3:14)
    4. d) Love (1 Jn. 2:10; 3:11)
    5. e) Love with action (1 Jn. 3:18)
    6. f) That which remains forever (1 Jn. 2:17)
    7. g) Having no sin (1 Jn. 3:5, 6)
    8. h) Righteousness (1 Jn. 2:29; 3:7, 12)
    9. i) Acknowledgment of the humanity of Christ (1 Jn. 4:2)
    10. j) Acknowledgment of the divinity of Jesus (1 Jn. 4:15)
    11. k) The Spirit of God (1 Jn. 4:2)
    12. l) The Spirit of Truth (1 Jn. 4:6)
    13. m) Faith (1 Jn. 5:4, 10)