THE BIG TRUTH: The Christian life is a of .
PHASE 1: CHILDREN
• Remember your : you are
• Advice:
PHASE 2: YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN
• Remember your : the Word of God
• Advice:
PHASE 3: SPIRITUAL FATHERS AND MOTHERS
• Remember your : you truly
• Advice: Keep with the One
NOTES:
QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY
• When was the last time you started something new (a hobby, job,
fitness program, etc.) and thought, “There’s no way I can do this”?
What helped you keep going?
Read 1 John 2:12-14 and discuss:
• Why do you think John pauses his letter to remind believers of who
they are and what they have in Christ?
• Discuss what John writes to “children”. Why do new believers (or
young believers) especially need to be reminded they are forgiven?
• How should more seasoned believers treat new believers who are
learning to walk with Christ?
• Discuss what John writes to “young men”. How do Scripture and the
Holy Spirit equip us to overcome temptation and spiritual opposition?
Share ways you have experienced victory over sin or temptation as
God’s Word has taken root in your life.
• Discuss what John writes to “fathers”. Why is knowing God
personally the ultimate mark of maturity? How is “knowing God”
different from simply “knowing about God”?
• How does thinking about faith as a process (like physical growth
stages) change the way you view your own journey with Jesus? Where
would you place yourself right now—child, young adult, or parent
stage? What makes you say that?
• What encourages you most about this passage?
PERSONAL REFLECTION AND APPLICATION
• Which reminder do you need most right now: your position (forgiven),
your power (the Word abides in you), or your person (you know God)?
• Spend 10 minutes a day this week simply being with God—listening
in His Word and talking to Him in prayer. Journal one thing that
encourages you from the time spent with Him.