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Jason Velotta
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Sermons Preached at First Baptist Mulvane, KS - Jason Velotta

  1. 4d ago

    Ecclesiastes 10 (Part 1) Living Wisely or Foolishly

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  2. Sep 28

    1 John 5:13-17 The Blessing & Responsibility Of Assurance

    Sunday, we will examine 1 John 5:13-17, the first part of John’s conclusion. Here, he summarizes what he has taught throughout the letter and shows us the difference that assurance makes in the life of every believer. We won’t see new evidences of assurance here, instead, he is telling us what this assurance does. First, it gives us certainty that we already have eternal life if we believe in the name of the Son of God. “These things” John has written are the three evidences we have already seen: right belief in the true Jesus, a life that strives to keep his commandments, and active love for the brothers and sisters. Those evidences do not make us God’s children; they let the child who is already in the family see what God has done in them. Second, assurance gives us access to come before God. Because of Jesus there is no veil, no priest to go through, and no rituals to do. We can come before the Father with confidence, knowing he hears us and answers when we ask according to his will. Third, that access comes with responsibility. If we see a brother or sister sinning a sin that does not lead to death, we are to pray, and God will give them life. The sins do and do not lead to death have always been a source of controversy. We will deal with this on Sunday. Ultimately, John sums up his teaching by telling us the blessings and responsibility the gospel’s assurance has given us. I. Assurance That Gives Us Certainty (v. 13) II. Assurance That Gives Us Access (vv. 14–15) III. Assurance That Gives Us Responsibility (vv. 16–17)

  3. Sep 24

    Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 Wisdom Holds Expectations Loosely

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  4. Sep 21

    1 John 5:6-3 Testimony For Christ

    1 John 5:6-3 Testimony For Christ Todd Miller Download

  5. Sep 17

    Ecclesiastes 9:1-10 How To Live Before You Die

    Ecclesiastes 9:1-10 How To Live Before You Die Jason Velotta Download

  6. Sep 13

    1 John 5:1-5 Those Who Overcome The World

    1 John 5:1-5 Those Who Overcome The World Jason Velotta Download

  7. Sep 6

    1 John 4:17-21 The Love That Casts Out Fear

    Sunday, we will finish 1 John 4. Verses 17-21 are part of the larger section (v. 7-21) teaching how love for the brothers and sisters in Christ is evidence of salvation. All through 1 John, he has given us the grounds of assurance by pointing to what God actually does in the hearts of those He saves. So John’s examination is not asking whether we a loving one another well enough to have assurance but examining what the Spirit has done in our heart. Verse 12 showed two realities that are proven when we love one another, God abides in us, and God’s love is perfected in us. Verses 13–16 explained how we know God abides in us. This week verses 17–21 take up “perfected” love. “Perfected” here does not mean God’s love was incomplete until we finished it. He means God’s love reaches its intended goal when it flows through us toward the people of God. (We learned this from v. 12). John tells us that this “perfected love” (i.e. loving one another) gives us confidence for the day of judgment and proves whether our claimed love for God is real. While this passage is difficult, it is not intended to destroy believers who fail to love as they should. John is writing so the believers would know they have eternal life. We need this text! Some who proclaim their love for God but live sidestepping the body of Christ need to be warned. Believers in despair because they repeatedly fail to love as they ought need to know that the only reason we love at all is because he first loved us. The evidence John points to here is not a love that never fails, but a love that keeps striving with one another, investing itself with the body. The answer for both the person who treats Christ’s people as optional and the person crushed by repeated failure is the same: go back to the cross, let his love continually mold you and then invest your life (however imperfectly) in the brothers and sisters you can see (v. 20). I. Love “Perfected” Produces Confidence (1 John 4:17–18) II. Love For The Brethren Proves Love For God (1 John 4:19–20) III. Love’s Command Includes God And Brother (1 John 4:21)

  8. Sep 3

    Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 The Benefits & Limits Of Wisdom

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