Trinity Evangelical Free Church, Plainview Minnesota

The "Truth & Love" Challenge

May 6 - June 2, 2012

We encourage you to join us in the "Truth & Love" Challenge by meditating on the three short chapters of 2nd John, 3rd John, and Jude throughout the month of May.

Second and Third John will exhort us to love within the bounds of truth by applying the themes taught earlier in 1st John, including these essentials:

1) True doctrine concerning Christ

2) Obedience to God's Word

3) Healthy relationships characterized by

truth and love

Jude then follows with a similar and strong warning to have discernment regarding false teachers so as to defend the faith and protect the church.

To build upon the Truth and Love Challenge, Pastor Ty will also be preaching on 2nd and 3rd John this month.

May we grow together in truth and love through the transforming power of God's Word.

KEY VERSES

for the

"The Truth and Love" Challenge

2 John 1:9 (NAS)

"Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son."

3 John 1:4, 11 (NAS)

"I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth." "Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God."

Jude 1:3 (NAS) (cf. 1:20-21)

"Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints."

MEMORY VERSES

for the

"Truth and Love" Challenge

2 John 1:5c-6a (NAS)

"…love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments."

2 John 1:9 (NAS)

"Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son."

Jude 1:24-25 (NAS)

"Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen."

Upcoming Challenges:

June Acts Challenge

July Acts Challenge

August 2 Timothy Challenge

September Transformation Challenge (Deut)

October Transformation Challenge (Deut)

November Transformation Challenge (Deut)

December Advent Challenge