1-3 John: A 12-Week Study

by Michael LeFebvre, Dane Ortlund (Editor), Lane T. Dennis (Editor)

Overview

Over the course of 12 weeks, this study will help readers understand the practical wisdom found in 1–3 John regarding what it looks like to follow Jesus and walk according to his commandments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433554896
Publisher:	Crossway
Publication date:	10/31/2018
Series:	Knowing the Bible
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Michael LeFebvre (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is an ordained Presbyterian minister and an Old Testament scholar. He is also a fellow with the Center for Pastor Theologians. Michael and his wife, Heather, have five children and live in Indianapolis, Indiana.

J. I. Packer (1926–2020) served as the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College. He authored numerous books, including the classic bestseller Knowing God. Packer also served as general editor for the English Standard Version Bible and as theological editor for the ESV Study Bible.

Dane C. Ortlund (PhD, Wheaton College) serves as senior pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. He is the author of Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers and Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners. Dane and his wife, Stacey, have five children.

Lane T. Dennis (PhD, Northwestern University) is the former president and CEO of Crossway. Before joining Crossway in 1974, he served as a pastor in campus ministry at the University of Michigan (Sault Ste. Marie) and as the managing director of Verlag Grosse Freude in Switzerland. He is the author and/or editor of three books, including the Gold Medallion—award—winning book Letters of Francis A. Schaeffer, and he is the former chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Dennis serves as the chairman of the ESV (English Standard Version) Bible Translation Oversight Committee and as the executive editor of the ESV Study Bible. Lane and his wife, Ebeth, live in Wheaton, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Series Preface J. I. Packer Lane T. Dennis 6

Week 1 Overview 7

Week 2 This Is the Message (1 John 1:1-2:11) 13

Week 3 Do Not Love the World (1 John 2:12-17) 21

Week 4 Abide in Him (1 John 2:18-3:10) 29

Week 5 Love One Another (1 John 3:11-4:6) 37

Week 6 Love One Another, Continued (1 John 4:7-21) 45

Week 7 Children of God (1 John 5:1-12) 51

Week 8 That You May Know (1 John 5:13-21) 59

Week 9 Cover Letter to the Congregation, Part 1 (2 John 1-6) 67

Week 10 Cover Letter to the Congregation, Part 2 (2 John 7-13) 75

Week 11 Cover Letter to the Pastor (3 John 1-15) 81

Week 12 Summary and Conclusion 89