19 messages in this series
Johnnie Sloan · 3 John 1:9-10
There's a man in the Bible who only appears once, and John doesn't have kind things to say about him. His name is Diotrephes. He wanted to be first. He blocked the apostle's...
Johnnie Sloan · 3 John 1:1-8
There's a man in this letter named Gaius. You don't know much about him. Neither does anyone else. But the apostle John wrote him a personal letter, and what John says about him...
Johnnie Sloan · 2 John 1:12-13
Second John is one of the shortest letters in the Bible. But short doesn't mean light. It carries a warning, a plea, and a picture of what Christian community is actually supposed...
Johnnie Sloan · 2 John 1:10-11
Second John closes with some of the sharpest words in the letter: do not receive false teachers, and do not even greet them. This sermon works through what John means by those two...
Johnnie Sloan · 2 John 1:7-9
Pastor Johnnie Sloan works through 2 John 7–9 in the third part of his series on truth and love, and this installment takes a sharp turn: not everyone who claims to follow Christ...
Johnnie Sloan · 2 John 1:1-6
Second John opens with an apostle reporting what he has heard: some of the children are walking in truth, just as the Father commanded. That news produces exceeding joy in John...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 5:13-21
Closing out a series on 1 John, Pastor Johnnie works through the final nine verses of the letter, from John's stated purpose in verse 13 through his parting command to keep away...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 5:4-12
Pastor Johnnie Sloan examines what it means to genuinely overcome the world through faith in Christ. Drawing from 1 John 5, he unpacks how believers gain victory not through...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 4:7-5:3
The distinguishing mark of authentic Christianity isn't doctrinal perfection or religious performance. It's love—radical, sacrificial, unconditional love that mirrors God's own...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 3:24-4:6
In a culture where truth feels increasingly negotiable, John's first letter cuts through the confusion with remarkable clarity. He doesn't offer us vague spiritual principles or...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 3:11-23
John's letter demands a radical reassessment of what it means to follow Christ. The Christian life is not merely intellectual agreement with doctrine, but a lived reality...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 2:28-3:10
What separates authentic faith from empty profession? The Apostle John tackles this question head-on, challenging us to recognize the difference between genuine believers and...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 2:18-27
The "last hour" refers to the period between Christ's first and second coming, during which those "against Christ" actively rise. Rather than obsessing over end-times prophecy...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 2:15-17
Christians face an uncompromising command: do not love the world or its systems. But what does "the world" actually mean, and how does this command apply to daily life? This...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 2:12-14
Pastor Johnnie Sloan continues his series through 1 John by examining how genuine Christianity is discerned not through external measures, but through one's response to God's Word...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 2:3-11
Knowing God is synonymous with being in a relationship with Him and keeping His commandments, which are also referred to as "the word." Saying you know God without obeying His...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 1:8-2:2
Pastor Johnnie Sloan addresses the tension between grace and holiness in 1 John 1:8–2:2. He warns against self-deception—claiming sinlessness while denying responsibility through...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 1:5-7
Pastor Johnnie Sloan explores 1 John as a tool for examining the authenticity of Christian faith. The sermon emphasizes that true Christianity requires more than sincere belief—it...
Johnnie Sloan · 1 John 1:1-4
Defining what it means to be a Christian can be as difficult as defining what it means to be good. The book of 1 John addresses this question directly, providing tests for genuine...