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The format of this mornings meeting was a little different. We deviated from our usual structure and had Sam and Abi sharing their testimony about perserverance and God’s faithfulness (which unfortunately wasn’t recorded), and then later in the service, Rob Newton shared his thoughts and what Biblical Community is, and how that might look in our church. After this, we got into small groups and discussed the question ” How have we been impacted by biblical community in a positive way?”.

You can here Rob sharing his thought here:

This morning Graham took a break from 1 John, looking at a selection of passages that talk about the confidence we can have in our God.

This morning, Graham returned to 1 John, this week looking at 2 verses 18-27, exploring what it means to hold on to the truth which is from the beginning.

Intro Verse 18 “Dear Children” This is a new appeal to his listeners to draw near and heed this word. Yet another ‘gather close’. The new use of the word marks that this as a new section with new importance. So what are the important features here?

1) Their danger ‘Last Hour’ and ‘Antichrist’. The significance of their time and the importance of their opposition.

Danger in this ‘Last Hour’: As I mentioned last time, This is the last hour (or “it is the last time,”), verse 18.

It probably does not refer to any particular event. The destruction of Jerusalem had already taken place in AD70. John is referring to the nearness of the Lord’s coming as evidenced by the rise of Anti Christian teachers, a mark of the last time. The whole Christian age is the last time.

It was the purpose of the Spirit to keep the Church always expecting Christ to return at any moment. There is no other dispensation, or period, until Christ returns, only More >

This morning Martin Rowley brought a message from 2 Corinthians 3:17-18.