I. DON’T TRY TO BE PERFECT

A. 1 Juan 2:1 “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

II. DON’T REMIND YOURSELF OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN OF

A. 1 Juan 2:12 “I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

III. HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER

A. 1 Juan 2:13 “I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you have known the Father.

IV. REMIND THIS ARE THE LAST DAYS

A. 1 Juan 2:18 “Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.

V. ABIDE IN HIM

A. 1 Juan 2:28 “And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

VI. REMEMBER THAT PEOPLE WILL TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

A. 1 Juan 3:7 “Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

VII. LET US NOT LOVE THE WORLD

A. 1 Juan 3:18 ”Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

VIII. WE ARE OVER COMERS

A. 1 Juan 4:4 “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

IX. NOT HAVE IDOLS

A. 1 Juan 5:21 “21 Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. “

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