Lesson 17: Reassuring Our Hearts (1 John 3:19-24)

There are a million reasons that any given person might provide for why he/she is uncertain or in need of reassurance. The problems of tomorrow might be entirely different than the ones of today. One’s own stability as a competent and capable person is threatened by an unstable world. But John has an encouraging message for the Christ follower: God is greater; He is even greater than our own restless hearts. Pastor Daniel elaborates on this truth by stating, “Our assurance is ultimately rooted in a relationship with Jesus the Messiah. Our trust is in Jesus the Messiah, through whom, by God’s grace, we’ve been brought into relationship.”

Summary by Seth Kempf, Bethany Community Church Staff