God’s goal is not simply that you be forgiven, but that out of that forgiveness you may know and walk with Him in His light.

1. 1 John 1:5-7
This is the message we have heard from
Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him
there is no darkness at all. If we claim to
have fellowship with Him and yet walk in
darkness, we lie and do not live by the
truth. But if we walk in the light, as He is in
the light, we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son,
purifies us from all sin.
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2. 1 John 1:8-10
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive
ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we
confess our sins, He is faithful and just and
will forgive us our sins and purify us from
all unrighteousness. If we claim we have
not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar
and His word has no place in our lives.
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3. 1 John 2:1-2
My dear children, I write this to you so that
you will not sin. But if anybody does sin,
we have One who speaks to the Father in
our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous
One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our
sins, and not only for ours but also for the
sins of the whole world.
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4. 1 John 2:3-6
We know that we have come to know Him
if we obey His commands. The man who
says, ‘I know Him,’ but does not do what He
commands is a liar, and the truth is not in
him. But if anyone obeys His word, God’s
love is truly made complete in Him. This is
how we know we are in Him: Whoever
claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.
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5. You will get nowhere in
seeking to grow in godliness
without addressing SIN in
your life.
Before we can ALIGN ourselves with God in a
life of righteousness we must have a
STANDARD of righteousness to align to…
How we RELATE to someone is defined by
who we are RELATING to

6. “…The effect of light is not
just to make people SEE,
but to enable them to
WALK…” (John Stott)
If we want to grow in godliness, then you
need to be mindful not to RATIONALIZE sin.
This verse is not saying that a true believer
who is living in sin is UNSAVED, but they are
living a lie if they think it doesn’t disrupt
their FELLOWSHIP with God.

7. …be mindful of your sinful
TENDENCIES
Jesus is the MEASURE, not
whomever else you may
want to COMPARE
…be mindful of where you have SINNED
God’s goal is not simply that you be
FORGIVEN, but that out of that forgiveness
you may KNOW and WALK with Him…

8. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Identify if there is unaddressed sin in my
life
( ) Examine how I am relating to God
( ) Reflect on what it means to “walk in His
light”
( ) Meditate on 1 John 1:5-2:6
( ) Other________________________