The Witness of God Is Greater | 1 John 5:9-10

To Die or Not to Die? That Is the Question of Sin | 1 John 5:16-17

Lord's Day: June 28, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/preacher/p/19307/carlos-montijo]  Series: First John [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/series/first-john]  Topic: Sin [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/topic/sin]  Scripture: 1 John 5:11–17; Hebrews 7:25; Romans 5:9; Galatians 6:1; Proverbs 27:17; 1 John 2:19–20; Psalm 97:10; 1 John 2:9, 11; 3:15–17; Romans 6:23; James 2:10 16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for this. 17All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death. 1 John 5:16–17 * Challenging, difficult verses to translate and to interpret * Any translation requires interpretation * Who is “the brother” sinning not unto death? Who do the pronouns refer to? What is the sin unto death and not unto death? What kind of death and life? Whio should we pray for and not pray for? I.  MANY HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD AND MISUSED THIS TEXT TO DEVELOP FALSE DOCTRINES AND CONCLUSIONS. * Mortal and venial sin * Intercessory prayer * "Prayer is not to be made for the dead, nor for those who are known to have sinned the sin leading to death” (1689 Baptist Confession, cf. Westminster Confession of Faith). * Galatians 6:1 II. WHO DO THE PRONOUNS REFER TO? * Every interpretation has difficulties. III. FOUR MAJOR VIEWS OF THE PASSAGE Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: * ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: * web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com [ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com] Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org [http://lsbible.org/] and 316publishing.com [http://316publishing.com/]

Godly Fatherhood | Proverbs 20:6-7

Lord's Day: June 21, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/preacher/p/19307/carlos-montijo]  Series: First John [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/series/first-john]  Topic: Of Man [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/topic/of-man]  Scripture: Proverbs 20:6–7; 31:10; John 5:24; 1 Corinthians 11:27–32; John 19:30; Exodus 20:12; 1 Peter 2:17; Romans 12:9–10; Ephesians 2:10; Proverbs 4:1–13; 1 Corinthians 4:14–17; Romans 1:16; Matthew 23:6–12; Ephesians 5:1–2, 15–33; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Genesis 2:23; 1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Peter 3:7; Ephesians 6:1–4; Matthew 6:33; Proverbs 22:6; 2 Timothy 3:15; Deuteronomy 6:1–9, 20–21; Joshua 24:15 Many a man will call out his own lovingkindness, But a faithful man, who can find? A righteous man who walks in his integrity— How blessed are his sons after him. Proverbs 20:6–7 * Men, like women, need local, godly role models and influences in their life to show them the way—highlights the importance of a sound local church. I.  A GODLY FATHER IS A GODLY SON * A godly son is a wise son, recognizes the generational wisdom of his spiritual forefathers who came before him. II. A GODLY FATHER IS A GODLY HUSBAND * A godly husband loves his wife and honors her, 1 Peter 3:7 III. THERE ARE SOME WHO DENY THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY WORSHIP… * Ephesians 6:1–4 * God commands fathers to be intentional about training their children, not haphazard. IV. THE FAMILY & WORSHIP [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/mankind-marriage-family] * "A sacred duty of parents, especially fathers, is to practice family worship in the home, since they are ultimately responsible for teaching and modeling the Scriptures to their children." (Of Mankind, Gender, Marriage, Family, & Sexuality [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/mankind-marriage-family]) * John Calvin on Ephesians 5:31 Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: * ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: * web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com [ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com] Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org [http://lsbible.org/] and 316publishing.com [http://316publishing.com/]

The Will of God & Sin | 1 John 5:14-16, Ephesians 5:15–17

Lord's Day: June 14, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/preacher/p/19307/carlos-montijo]  Series: First John [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/series/first-john]  Topic: God's Decree [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/topic/god-s-decree]  Scripture: 1 John 5:14–16; Ephesians 5:15–17; Psalm 143:10; Colossians 4:12; Acts 20:27; Ephesians 1:7–10; Deuteronomy 29:29; 1 Corinthians 14:33; Isaiah 46:10–11; Job 42:1–2; Genesis 50:20; Acts 2:23; 4:28; Colossians 3:11; Ezekiel 33:10–11; 1 Samuel 2:25; John 6:40; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–11; 5:18; 1 Peter 2:13–15; 1 John 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; John 17:17; 2 Peter 3:18; 1 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:24–25; 2 Samuel 10:12; James 4:13–17; 1 John 2:17 “The secret things belong to Yahweh our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may do all the words of this law." Deuteronomy 29:29 I.  THE WILL OF GOD * The will of God is a doctrine that is not so difficult to understand in one sense (although certain aspects are complex)—but it is difficult for many to accept. * Ephesians 1:7-10 II. DOES GOD HAVE MORE THAN ONE WILL? * God’s decree does not always reflect His commands; yet His purposes are always accomplished in accord with His will. III. DOES GOD HAVE A PERMISSIVE WILL? * Isaiah 46:10-11 * Was there a Cross because of sin? Or was there sin because of the Cross? * Jonathan Edwards: “God decrees all things, and even all sins. Acts ii. 23. “Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain;” iv. 28. “For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.” If the thing meant, be only that Christ’s sufferings should come to pass by some means or other; I answer, they could not come to pass but by sin.” * Gordon Haddon Clark, Christian Philosophy, The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark (The Trinity Foundation, 2004), IV IV. HOW THEN CAN WE KNOW THE WILL OF GOD? FOR OUR SPECIFIC LIVES? * What about Dr. Emerson Eggerichs' The 4 Wills of God? Pietism Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: * ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: * web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com [ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com] Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org [http://lsbible.org/] and 316publishing.com [http://316publishing.com/]

To Boldly Ask According to His Will | 1 John 5:14-15

Lord's Day: June 7, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/preacher/p/19307/carlos-montijo]  Series: First John [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/series/first-john]  Topic: Prayer [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/topic/prayer]  Scripture: 1 John 5:10–15; Ephesians 6:18; Romans 13:12; Hebrews 4:14–16; 1 John 3:21–23; John 14:13–15; 16:23–24; Matthew 6:7–13; Psalm 125:2; 22:3; 113:1–9; James 4:3; 5:16 And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. 1 John 5:14–15 I.  CONFIDENCE & BOLDNESS BEFORE HIM * These verses are precious gospel promises and indicatives, and guide our understanding of our assured confidence and status before God as believers, and our intimate relationship with Him, how we relate to Him in prayer * Prayer: to boldly ask God, confidently, according to His will II. NOW, WE HAVE CONFIDENCE BEFORE WHOM? WHO IS HIM? * The Father? The Son? * The Lord's Prayer III. PRAYER: GOD’S CONDESCENSION IV. TO ASK BOLDLY, ACCORDING TO HIS WILL * What does it mean to ask God according to His will? Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: * ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: * web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com [ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com] Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org [http://lsbible.org/] and 316publishing.com [http://316publishing.com/]

Blessed Assurance, Eternal Life Is Mine! | 1 John 5:13

Lord's Day: May 31, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/preacher/p/19307/carlos-montijo]  Series: First John [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/series/first-john]  Topic: Assurance [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/topic/assurance]  Scripture: 1 John 5:13; Titus 3:5; John 20:30–31; 1 John 1:3–4; 2:1, 8, 12–14, 21, 26; 3:24; 4:10–11; 1 Timothy 4:1–2; James 2:18; 1 John 1:9; Hebrews 11:6; 6:4–6 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13 I.  ASSURANCE: IMBALANCES AND EXTREMES TO AVOID * “[Presumption] may be defined as the condition of a soul which, because of a badly regulated reliance on God's mercy and power, hopes for salvation without doing anything to deserve it [salvation]…” (Catholic Encyclopedia) II. THE BELOVED APOSTLE WROTE THIS LETTER TO GOD’S PEOPLE FOR SEVERAL REASONS. * Knowledge of the doctrinal truth in John’s letter is a means which God uses to personally assure us of our salvation in an ongoing, enduring sense. III. IS THIS VERSE LAW OR GOSPEL? * The biblical doctrine of assurance requires and presupposes a proper law and gospel balance and distinction. * The 1689 London Baptist Confession (and most Reformed confessions) dedicates an entire chapter on the doctrine of assurance. IV. BIBLICAL ONGOING ASSURANCE IS LIKE A WELL-WATERED TREE—WITH ROOTS, TRUNK, FRUITS * External, objective, and internal, subjective means of assurance * Means of Grace Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: * ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] 4712 Montana Ave El Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: * web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church [https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/] call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com [ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com] Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org [http://lsbible.org/] and 316publishing.com [http://316publishing.com/]