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1 John 4

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1 John 4:1

11 sermons

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1 John 4:2

2 sermons

1 John 4:3

3 sermons

  • “I John 4:3.”

    An Exposition Of The Seven Church AgesWilliam Branham, May 12, 1954

  • “Now, read in I John 4:3, and He said, “Little children, every spirit that confesses that Jesus has not come in the flesh, is not the Spirit of God: and this is the spirit of antichrist that should come into the world, and already in the world working in the children of disobedience.””

    The Seal Of The AntichristWilliam Branham, March 11, 1955

  • "For he that denies that Jesus is come in flesh is antichrist." [1 John 4:3]

    Resurrection Proves His Death # 1Lee Vayle, July 14, 1976

1 John 4:4

9 sermons

  • “Now in the Book of Saint Mark the 11th chapter, First John 4:4 and in Matthew 28:20, I wish to read.”

    He That Is In YouWilliam Branham, November 10, 1963. Names it 2 times.

  • “And, what about over here in 1 Jn 4:4?”

    Priorities #1 (Gruenthal)Lee Vayle, July 11, 1978

  • “All right, we go to 1 John 4:4.”

    Two Mothers #2Lee Vayle, May 11, 1983

  • "For greater is He that is in us, than he who is in the world." [1 Jn 4:4b] And we do not need to be transformed to the world, but we can be transformed by the renewing of our minds.

    Discerning the Lord's BodyLee Vayle, September 4, 1983

  • “Now: [1 Jn 4:4-6]”

    Projecting of Love #1Lee Vayle, February 4, 1984

  • “It says so. 1 Jn 4:4-6.”

    Projecting of Love #8Lee Vayle, June 30, 1984

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1 John 4:5

6 sermons

  • “As John, First John 4:5 and 6, if you want to put that down, he puts it, “the spirit of error.””

    The God Of This Evil AgeWilliam Branham, August 1, 1965

  • “Let’s go to 1 Jn 4:5-6, going back and forth.”

    Projecting of Love #3Lee Vayle, February 12, 1984

  • “Then 1 Jn 4:5.”

    Projecting of Love #7Lee Vayle, March 31, 1984

  • “He quotes over here in 1 Jn 4:5-6.”

    God of This Evil Age # 4 NLVLee Vayle, June 30, 1990

  • “Then in paragraph 58 he takes us to 1 Jn 4:5,6 and reads of the spirit of error in contradistinction to the spirit of truth, pointing out that even in Eden there were two headships, and the spirit of the headship of evil seduced Eve by changing one Word of God.”

    God of This Evil Age # 5 NLVLee Vayle, July 8, 1990

  • “As Jesus spoke in Jn 8:47 concerning that factor of his vindication, and those who believed were children of God, (They believed the Word.) so 1 Jn 4:5-6, said, “He that believeth me, (believeth us) is of God, and he that doesn’t is antichrist,” shows the power of the scribe, or just the Word that Jesus left, and just the Word that Bro. Branham left.”

    Leadership #34Lee Vayle, January 15, 1995

1 John 4:6

10 sermons

  • “And remember, John said, "He that is of God, heareth us." [1 Jn 4:6] Why, because the sheep hear the Voice, and the Voice is in the messenger for Seven Ages.”

    Righteousness and UnrighteousnessLee Vayle, November 16, 1970

  • “That’s Acts 20:17-22, and 1 John 2:18-19, and 1 John 4:6.”

    Mysteries of GodLee Vayle, February 20, 1972

  • “Also, in 1 John 4:6, here is somebody that Paul conversed with who also was with Jesus.”

    Preach, Not Prove a Vindicated MessageLee Vayle, January 1, 1975

  • “Paul wrote in his day the same as John, "Hereby know we the Spirit of truth." [1 John 4:6] And the spirit of error depends on who you're listening to.”

    The Continuing Prophetic OfficeLee Vayle, October 13, 1982

  • “Is he in 1 Jn 3:7: little children who do righteousness? or 1 Jn 4:7: beloved? or in 1 Jn 3:9: born of God? or in 1 Jn 4:6: we are of God? or, as in Heb 2:11-13: both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one, which is of one source, and He is not ashamed to call them brethren? or, as in 1 Pet 1:14: obedient children born of incorruptible seed?!”

    Projecting of Love #1Lee Vayle, February 4, 1984

  • “Let's go to 1 Jn 4:6.”

    Events Made Clear By Prophecy # 1Lee Vayle, June 5, 1985

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1 John 4:7

5 sermons

1 John 4:8

3 sermons

  • “Just the phrase in, 1 John 4:8, "God is love."”

    Revelation of the Love of GodLee Vayle, October 11, 1966

  • “Number three, 1 Jn 4:8 and also other Scriptures, “God is love.””

    Projecting of Love #4Lee Vayle, February 19, 1984

  • “I have been driven to attempt to find out about love and know if I am a true lover or if I am a hypocrite, because John, the Beloved, said in 1 Jn 4:8, and also verse 16, he says, “God is love,” Now, that places some kind of love as to be the very nature of Almighty God.”

    Projecting of Love #9Lee Vayle, September 1, 1984

1 John 4:9

2 sermons

  • “And that goes to 1 Jn 4:9.”

    Presence #12Lee Vayle, July 15, 1981

  • “Let us read in 1 Jn 4:9, and we see the same thing again.”

    Who Is This Melchisedec #13Lee Vayle, September 25, 1988. Names it 3 times.

1 John 4:10

2 sermons

1 John 4:11

2 sermons

  • “Now we are going to keep reading 1 Jn 4:11-13.”

    Projecting of Love #2Lee Vayle, February 8, 1984

  • “With this we want to go to 1 John 4, and I hope we can cover some of these things rapidly here, because we just simply want to get the picture more than a stronger delineation. [1 Jn 4:11]”

    Projecting of Love #3Lee Vayle, February 12, 1984. Names it 2 times.

1 John 4:12

1 sermon

  • “Look at that verse right there: [1 Jn 4:12] “No man has seen God at any time.””

    Projecting of Love #2Lee Vayle, February 8, 1984

1 John 4:13

5 sermons

1 John 4:14

4 sermons

  • “1 John 4:14”

    Godhead # 2Lee Vayle, March 3, 1968

  • “Isaiah 44:6, 47:4, and in 1 John 4:14, and in 1Timothy 1:1, Revelation 5:9, all show He is that same One.”

    Godhead # 1Lee Vayle, January 11, 1970

  • “Or as John said, "As He is, even so are we in this world." [1 John 4:14b] In other words, all that we are, or have, or hope to be, or hope to have, all that, all that is bound up in God is ours through the death of Christ.”

    Resurrection Proves His Death # 1Lee Vayle, July 14, 1976

  • “I beg your pardon, I also wanted 1 Jn 4:14.”

    Who Is This Melchisedec #6Lee Vayle, August 17, 1988

1 John 4:16

2 sermons

1 John 4:17

2 sermons

  • “Over in First John 4:17, we find out, that, rebuking hard is only love projecting itself for the Judgment.”

    InvestmentsWilliam Branham, January 26, 1963

  • “And don’t you know, did you ever read First John 4:17, that you have to have correction like that, to make genuine love at the time of judgment?”

    An AbsoluteWilliam Branham, January 27, 1963

1 John 4:18

1 sermon

1 John 4:19

5 sermons

  • “Because the Scripture said, “We love Him, because He first loved us.” [1 Jn 4:19] We are the loved ones who love Him.”

    Omnipotence Has SpokenLee Vayle, February 8, 1978

  • “We love Him, as He loved us. [1 Jn 4:19] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

    Projecting of Love #1Lee Vayle, February 4, 1984

  • “Now, we go to verses 19 and 21. [1 Jn 4:19]”

    Projecting of Love #3Lee Vayle, February 12, 1984

  • “1 John 4:19, saying:”

    Projecting of Love RecapLee Vayle, May 29, 1985

  • “Appreciate it because the Bible said, “He loved us first, then we loved Him.” [1 Jn 4:19] All right.”

    Identification #7Lee Vayle, May 2, 1999

1 John 4:20

3 sermons

  • “It said, "How can anybody say he loves God if he doesn’t love his brethren?" [1 Jn 4:20] And he said, and the test of Christianity is, "How they loved their brethren."”

    Revelation of the Love of GodLee Vayle, October 11, 1966

  • “Because the Bible said, [1 Jn 4:20): "If you don't love whom you do see, how can you say you love Christ when you don't see Him?"”

    Pray For UsLee Vayle, September 9, 1973

  • “Now, let’s go to 1 Jn 4:20, because we’re being told something’s here that are good for us.”

    Q&A#14_PastorsLee Vayle, March 20, 1988

1 John 4, the chapter as a whole

4 sermons