Fallen Condition: living for ourselves and not for God's glory due to a lack of true knowledge of God
Sermon Proposition: Since God is light and love, we ought to confess our sins to him so that we can have fellowship with him
Sermon Proposition: Since God is sovereign over the nations and all of his creation, we ought to honor him, humbly seek to know him as he is, receive his discipline with hope, and rest in his redemptive plan for his people.
Sermon Proposition: Since Christ has loved us, we ought to abide in his love and love one another
To abide in our crucified and risen Lord means to be at one with his person, will and purpose by remaining in personal communion with him so that we bear good fruit that is pleasing to the Father.