CONNECT: What next steps could you take to go deeper in your maturity in Jesus? Who could you ask to keep you accountable to this?

WARM-UP

1. Have you ever tried using virtual reality technology? How was the experience?
2. What can help us discern between what is real and what is fake?

Read 1 John 1:1-4

1. What sort of experience is John writing about in these first verses? Who is he writing about?
2. Are you confident in the physical resurrection of Jesus and the hope of eternal life? What is the source of this confidence and hope?
3. What does it mean to have fellowship with each other and with God?
4. Have you ever known someone close to you who has turned to Jesus in your lifetime? How did it make you feel seeing them come to know him?

Read 1 John 1:5-2:2  

1. How does John describe God in these verses? How is God different from the people and things of this world?
2. Why is it inconsistent to claim fellowship with God and yet walk in darkness? Does this mean that we have to reach a sinless state and live perfectly? Why/why not?
3. If you were to be presented with a full record of your sin, how would you feel? What has Jesus done with all of these sins and how? How can we have this?
4. How does the world react to the concept of forgiveness? How do you react to being forgiven?
5. Is there any sin or any one who is too far from Godʼs forgiveness? How can we have this assurance? How should this shape how we proclaim the gospel to people?
6. What does it look like to live as people who have been forgiven?

APPLY: What things or patterns could help remind you of the forgiveness that we have because of Jesus?

On Your Frontline This Week: What is the culture on your frontlines like? Is your approach to avoid, assimilate, or transform?

Listen, Watch, and Read:          

• Listen: “1 John 1:1-2:2” by Don Carson
• Listen: “Confident because of Jesus' death” by William Taylor
• Listen: “Three Spurious Claims” by Alistair Begg
• Read: “Suffering, Perseverance and Godʼs Infallible Plan” by Richard Chin
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