Sunday Community for Couples of All Ages

1. Welcome to A Sunday Community for Couples of all ages! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

2. Teammates Guests Who has “Guests” at their table?

3. Thanks for the great snacks !!

4. Fill out a prayer request form found on your table. • Then… just leave it on the table, or take it to the back table as you exit. Have a prayer request? All prayer requests will be sent to all TeamMates members unless they are clearly marked CONFIDENTIAL

5. Praise Report

6. Just a Few Reminders

7. Men’s Program Women’s Program Young Adult’s Program School Program Pre-school Program See Roland Smith or Frank Helmes for information. More info at: BSFinternational.org

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9. Join us as we serve those in need. Sundays 9 am -12 pm Thursdays 5 – 9 pm Tuesdays 10 am -9 pm Saturdays 8 am – 1 pm Wednesdays 7 – 8:30 pm ClothingShop@McLeanBible.org OR - You can speak with our own Susan Wyant!

10. Open Group for 8 Weeks

11. End of Reminders

12. And now!

13. Today’s Teacher -

14. Mark Gottlieb

15. Teammates1 JOHN 2:18-27 September 30, 2018 Mark Gottlieb Enemies against Christ

16. review 1 John 1 Walk in the light Confession of sin Jesus is our propitiation 1 John 2: 3-17 Obedience to his commandments Love for one another Love of the world Enemies against Christ

17. Table Talk What and who is the antichrist? Has he come? Or is he yet to come? Enemies against Christ

18. Deceptions of the last hour1 John 2:18-19 18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that theAntichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. Enemies against Christ

19. Deceptions of the last hour1 John 2:18-19 18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that theAntichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. Enemies against Christ

20. John 10:27-29 “27My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.” 18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that theAntichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. Enemies against Christ

21. Deceptions of the last hour1 John 2:20-22 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. 23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. Enemies against Christ

22. Major false religions Jehovah’s Witnesses: Jesus is NOT God. Mormonism: Jesus is a spirit child created by the Father and mother in heaven. 7th – day Adventists: He is NOT God. Christian Science: Jesus was NOT the Christ. New Age: Jesus is NOT a savior, but a spiritual model and guru. Scientology: Jesus is barely referenced at all. Hinduism: Jesus was a teacher, but His death does not atone for sins and He did not rise from the dead. Islam: Jesus was NOT God or the Son of God. Enemies against Christ

23. The Audio is here! • Video can be • viewed at: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAubfCnRmUE • (Just click and enjoy!) Enemies against Christ

24. Table Talk Doctrinally, how can we identify the spirit of the antichrist? How can you prepare yourself so that you are not deceived. Enemies against Christ

25. How do you know the Real ThING? “Federal agents don’t learn to spot counterfeit money by studying the counterfeits. They study genuine bills until they master the look of the real thing. Then when they see the bogus money they recognize it.”  Enemies against Christ

26. Herman Bavinck: “Christ is Christianity itself; He stands not outside of it but in its center; without His name, person and work, there is no Christianity left. In a word, Christ does not point out the way to salvation; He is the Way itself. Enemies against Christ

27. summary Enemies against Christ

28. summary 1 John 2:18: “Little children, it is the last hour…” I pray you will not fall for the little antichrists when they present false doctrine. I pray you would recognize the final Antichrist if he comes in your lifetime. Enemies against Christ

29. summary Jonathan Edwards: Resolution 1: I will live for God Resolution 2: If no one else does, I still will Enemies against Christ