Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Scripture-Directed Spiritual Experiences

4 And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.  1 John 1:4

A.  The Spiritual Experiences in 1 John

1.  Living relationship with our Triune God:  1 John 1:6-10

2.  Purposeful obedience to our God’s commands: 1 John 2:1-5, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 5:2-3

3.  Fruitful life clinging to Christ:  1 John 2:28

4.  Conforming life to God’s image:  1 John 3:1-2

 5.  Loving life of sacrifice:  1 John 3:14-18

 6.  Spirit-affirmed life: 1 John 4:9-13

 7.  Relational life of prayer:  1 John 5:14-15

 8.  Assured life of knowing God:  1 John 5:18-20

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B.  The Scripture-Directed Spiritual Experiences

1.  Scripture-generated joy: 1 John 1:4, Phil. 1:25, Philemon 7

 –  His Person: Ps. 16:11, Ps. 21:6, Ps. 43:4

 –  His Promises: 2 Cor. 1:20, 2 Peter 1:2-4, John 15:11, John 14:1-3,  John 14:15-21

a. Resolve to labor for joy:  2 Cor. 1:24

 b.  Resolve to think often of the place of pure joy: Rev. 21:1-4

 c.  Resolve to live looking to Him, the Person of joy: Habakkuk 3:17-19

  d.  Resolve to renew our minds with the means of joy: Colossians 3:16, Ps. 119:111