CREATIVES: Children // Fathers // Young Men

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Children to Fathers to Young Men.

The verses are repeated. The tense goes from present progressive to present tense.

Progressive // this shows action, currently moving and advancing in real time, this signifies a process.

Present // this show a known fact that is true absolutely in the moment.

CHILDREN // Unknown Identity
John is speaking to the basic fundamentals of identity: forgiven sins, and knowledge of their Father.

FATHERS // Need Reminding of Identity
John is reminding the fathers who they already know and what they already know to be true regarding God.

YOUNG MEN // Establishing Identity
John is calling forth the quality inside each of these young men that it takes to become established in their identity in the Lord. They already know the basics: forgiveness of sins, character of God. Now they get a chance to flex their spiritual muscles and become strong in the Lord, which requires them to overcome the enemy.


Activity (VERSES 12-14): Draw a Mountain. Place each group (Children // Fathers // Young men) somewhere on the mountain and explain the reasoning behind each position on the mountain.

Bible Study // Small Group Questions
(VERSE 15) Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for Father is not in them.
//? Does this verse mean that we cannot love our neighbor or the people around us?
//? What does John mean by the phrase "if anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them?

(VERSE 16) For everything in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - comes not from the Father but from the world.
//? What are some areas in your life that would be considered "in the world?"
//? How do you know something is "from the world," and not "from the Father?"

(VERSE 17) The world at its desires will pass away but whoever does the will of God lives for ever.
//? Explain what it means when the verse states: lives forever?

PRAYER REQUESTS

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