1 John 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. We don’t know who John was writing this letter to or even where he may have been when he wrote it. We know they were facing a serious threat from false teachings. What makes it worse is the threat came from within. Sometimes we are looking so hard at those outside of the church for a threat that we forget to keep ourselves righteous in the eyes of Christ. Sometimes we are looking so hard for those who would pervert the teachings of Christ we forget to look inside of the church and make sure we are remaining faithful. One of the reason Satan is so effective in tempting and drawing us away from God is that he does not use strangers or enemies to temp us and draw us away. He attacks from within. Sometimes he even uses illness within our own bodies to try and draw us away. He will even use our own families sometimes to try and draw us away. This is the very reason I chose to do this sermon series on being double-minded. I truly believe Christians are good people. But sometimes we lose sight of the things of Christ and focus on ourselves. Sometimes we allow the world, families, our own bodies to make us double-minded. Sometimes we forget to be single-minded in faith and purpose. I hope you will join us tomorrow as I bring the message of Christ on being single of mind and spirit to serve God: “Taming the Double Mind”. If you are unable to join us then log onto www.rogersvilleumc.org on Tuesday morning and the choir anthem and sermon will be posted on our website. Robert | 