Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for June 7, 2015

Guest speaker: Adam Mallette
M.Div. student at Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary

WALKING IN THE LIGHT OF THE WORD

1 JOHN 1:1-10 (FOCAL TEXT: Verses 5-10)

TEXT: CONTEXT & STRUCTURE
JOHN’S WRITINGS
GNOSTICISM
VERSES 1-4: THE WORD OF LIFE

VV.3-4 = PURPOSE STATEMENT FOR 1 JOHN

VERSES 5-10: POSITIVE & NEGATIVE STRUCTURAL FLOW

MAIN IDEA: A CLEANSING CONFESSION & TRUTHFUL WALK ALLOW FOR FELLOWSHIP WITH THE GOD OF
LIGHT

I. WHO IS GOD? – Verse 5
II. OUR SIN & PRE-REQUISITES TO FELLOWSHIP – Verses 6-10

CONCLUSION