Abiding in Jesus is vital to maintaining full joy in Him. In this passage John reminds us that we can be confident that we abide in Him because of two things God has done for us: 1) given us of His Spirit and 2) sent His Son as Savior; and two things we must do: 1) Confess Jesus is the Son of God and 2) abide in love.

1. Abide in Him
1 John 4.13-16, CB NT p. 424

2. 1,500,000

3. 40,000,000

6. “Go ... to the land that
I will show you.”
Genesis 12.1, CB OT p. 16

7. “By faith he went to live in the land
of promise, as in a foreign land”
Hebrews 11.9, CB NT p. 394

8. “He was looking forward to the city that has
foundations, whose designer and builder is God.”
Hebrews 11.10, CB NT p. 394

9. “These all died in faith, not having
received the promises”
Hebrews 11.13, CB NT p. 394

10. “they were strangers and exiles on the earth”
Hebrews 11.13, CB NT p. 394

11. “they desire a better country,
that is, a heavenly one”
Hebrews 11.16, CB NT p. 394

12. “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were
not so, would I have told you that I go to
prepare a place for you?”
John 14.2, CB NT p. 191

13. “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again and take you to myself, that where I
am you may be also.”
John 14.3, CB NT p. 191

14. “I will not leave you as orphans.”
John 14.18, CB NT p. 191

15. TOO HARD!

16. “By this we know
that we abide in
Him and He in us”
1 John 4.13, CB NT p. 424

17. ABIDE

18. His SpiritHe has given us of

19. His Spirit

20. His Spirit
His SonHe sent to be Savior

21. His Spirit
His Son

22. His Spirit
His Son
Confess Jesus is the Son of God

23. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to
do with us, O Son of God? Have you come
here to torment us before the time?”
Matthew 8:29, CB NT p. 15

24. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying,
“Truly you are the Son of God.”
Matthew 14:33, CB NT p. 29

25. Now Jesus did many
other signs in the
presence of the
disciples, which are not
written in this book; but
these are written so that
you may believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the
Son of God, and that by
believing you may have
life in his name.
John 20:30-31, CB NT p. 204-205

26. and was declared to be
the Son of God in power
according to the Spirit
of holiness by his
resurrection from the
dead, Jesus Christ our
Lord,
Romans 1:4, CB NT p. 264

27. I have been crucified with
Christ. It is no longer I who
live, but Christ who lives in
me. And the life I now live
in the flesh I live by faith in
the Son of God, who loved
me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20, CB NT p. 329

28. with the mouth
one confesses
and is saved.
Romans 10:10,
CB NT p. 278

29. They profess to know
God, but they deny him
by their works. They are
detestable, disobedient,
unfit for any good work.
Titus 1:16, CB NT p. 377

30. I have been crucified with
Christ. It is no longer I who
live, but Christ who lives in
me. And the life I now live
in the flesh I live by faith in
the Son of God, who loved
me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20, CB NT p. 329

31. His Spirit
His Son
Confess Jesus

32. His Spirit
His Son
Confess Jesus
Abide in Love

33. but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the
love of God is perfected
1 John 2:5-6, CB NT p. 420

34. Do not love the world or the things in the world.
1 John 2:15-17, CB NT p. 420

35. For this is the message that you have heard from
the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 3:11, CB NT p. 422

36. Little children, let us not love in word or talk
but in deed and in truth.
1 John 3:18, CB NT p. 422

37. His Spirit
His Son
Confess Jesus
Abide in Love

38. His Spirit
His Son
Confess Jesus
Abide in Love
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39. His Spirit
His Son
Confess Jesus
Abide in Love
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40. Will today be the day
you decide
to go to
heaven?

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42. Full Joy (1 John)
#23
Abide in Him
1 John 4.13-16
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart
4 August 2013
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Abiding in Jesus is vital to maintaining full joy in Him. In this passage John reminds us that we can be confident that we abide
in Him because of two things God has done for us: 1) given us of His Spirit and 2) sent His Son as Savior; and two things we must do: 1)
Confess Jesus is the Son of God and 2) abide in love.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway
Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”

43. Will today be the day
you decide
to go to
heaven?