This teaching is part 11 in a series on 1 John where Kenny goes through 1 John 5:13-21. Kenny starts by sharing what is the main purpose for John writing this letter, that believers would know that that by believing in the name of the Son of God they would know they already have eternal life. Then he shares how this gives us confidence before God in prayer to ask according to His will and know you have what you ask of Him.
This teaching is part 10 in the series on 1 John where Kenny goes through 1 John 5:1-12. Kenny starts by sharing about those who have been born of God believe in God and overcomes the world. Then he shares about the testimony that God has given us concerning the Son with the water, the blood, and the Spirit so we can know we have eternal life in the Son.
This teaching is part 9 in the series on 1 John where Kenny goes through 1 John 4:7-21. Kenny shares how love is from God because God is love and that we can only love because he first loves us. So when we love one another it is evidence that we have been born of God and know Him. And if we do not love it is evidence we do not know God.
In this message, “Come Alive”, that Kenny preached at Second Baptist Church, he challenges us to come alive. He calls us to come alive to who we are in Christ, to the Holy Spirit who lives within us, and embrace and step out in Jesus ministry that is found in Luke 4:18-19.
This teaching is part 8 in a series on 1 John where Kenny goes through 1 John 4:1-6. Kenny shares on John warning believers about false prophets and calling them to not believe every spirit, but to test the spirits to see if they are of God. John also encourages believers by reminding them that the one who lives in them, the Holy Spirit, is greater than the one who is in the world, the spirit of antichrist.
This teaching is part 7 in the series on 1 John where Kenny goes through 1 John 3:11-24. Kenny shares that John challenges believers to love one another and then uses this contrast to comparing Cain and Christ as examples of how to love. Cain took the life of his brother and Christ was willing to give up his life to have us as brothers and sisters. We should love like Jesus in deed and truth.
This teaching is part 6 of the series in 1 John where Kenny goes through 1 John 2:28-3:10. Kenny shares that John continues to encourage them to abide in Jesus and his teaching and affirms that they have been born of God and are children of God “NOW”. He further encourages them with the hope they have in being like Jesus when He appears and calls them to a life of righteousness.
This teaching is part 5 of a series on 1 John where Kenny goes through 1 John 2:18-27. Kenny shares about John’s warnings the readers about false teachers. He also encourages the believers by affirming that they were anointed by the Holy Spirit who would lead then to all truth, as well as encouraging them to abide in Jesus and his teaching.
This teaching is 1 John – Part 4 where Kenny goes through 1 John 2:12-17. Kenny shares about John affirming to the readers of the letter about the spiritual qualities and maturity they have. John also warns these readers and us to beware of the world and it’s evil system that will constantly look to pull us into walking in darkness.
This teaching is part 3 of a series on 1 John where Kenny goes through 1 John 2:3-11. He shares about how John gives them a test to know if someone really knows God and then calls believers to walk in the same way Jesus did. To walk like Jesus is to live the whole our life just like like Jesus did, and in particular in how he loved people.
In this message, Walk In The Power Of Love, Kenny beginning with 1 John 2:6 sharing how John here instructs us to walk the same kind of walk Jesus lived and to . He follow Jesus’ command to love one another as Jesus loved us. He shares some of the gospel stories of Jesus demonstrating loving others for us to to know how we are to walk.
In this message, The Gift Of Koinonia, Kenny takes us into 1 John 1:1-2:2 and explains the importance of Jesus taking on flesh and shedding His blood and giving His life for us on the cross. He talks about the forgiveness we receive and that God’s wrath was taken away. But he focuses on the fellowship, or koinonia, we have been brought into by Christ and our responsibility to steward this gift of koinonia we have received from God.
This teaching is part 2 of the series in 1 John where Kenny goes through 1 John 1:5-2:2. He shares about the contrast metaphors John uses of light and darkness as John starts to give some guidelines for maturing and deepening the fellowship, or koinonia, we have with God and each other. He also shares some things John gives as warnings to undermining having fellowship with God and each other.
This teaching is part 1 of the series on 1 John. Kenny begins a new series in the first letter of John and he gives us some background information to better understand John’s letter. Then he goes through 1 John 1:1-4, the introduction of the letter, with a focus on of fellowship we are to have with God, the father, and Jesus, the Son.
