{"id":3118,"date":"2025-10-13T09:46:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2025-10-13T09:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:59:42","slug":"the-real-thing-real-endurance-1-john-218-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=3118","title":{"rendered":"The Real Thing: Real Endurance (1 John 2:18-28)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12-25.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ABIDING and ENDURING they often go hand in hand, because there will always be challenges to our faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Main Text: 1 John 2:18-28 <br>1 John 2:18<br>Matthew 24:4-5<br>1 John 2:19<br>Psalm 55:4-5, 12-14<br>1 John 2:19<br>1 John 2:20-27<br>ABIDE<br>Intimacy<br>Beliefs<br>Decisions<br>Actions<br>Endurance<br><br>1 John 2:28<br>1 John 2:24-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Going Deeper Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ice Breaker Question:&nbsp;<\/strong>have you ever been betrayed or ignored by someone close to you? Share about what happened and how it felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Review 1 John 2:18-23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John writes about the many antichrists present in his day. What are some characteristics of those who deny Jesus is the Christ?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can believers discern truth from deception in a world full of competing teachings about Jesus?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does it mean when John says they \u201cwent out from us?\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;Does it indicate they were never truly believers, or can true believers fall away?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know people personally who have &#8220;gone out from us&#8221; and fallen away from following Jesus?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How is this drastically different from&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;abiding&#8221; or&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cenduring\u201d in Christ and His Word?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Review 1 John 2:24-28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We heard the acronym for the word ABIDE. How does each of these areas look in your life? How are you doing with staying or remaining in each area?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Intimacy<\/strong>&nbsp;(keep connect with Jesus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beliefs&nbsp;<\/strong>(keep clinging to the truth)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Decisions<\/strong>&nbsp;(keep making godly choices)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Actions<\/strong>&nbsp;(keep walking in the light)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Endurance<\/strong>&nbsp;(keep following Him)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How could other help you ABIDE or ENDURE in your journey in practical ways?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can others be praying for you in these struggles?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prayer: If you are meeting with others, pray for one another, especially in areas of struggle.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pray that you would be able to ABIDE or ENDURE in your faith.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pray for those who you know that have wandered off or fallen away, that they would find their way back to Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b5ca830c-584f-4248-999f-f8f7a66b1251\" href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12-25.mp3\">The Real Thing: Real Endurance (1 John 2:18-28)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-12-25.mp3\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b5ca830c-584f-4248-999f-f8f7a66b1251\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABIDING and ENDURING they often go hand in hand, because there will always be challenges to our faith. 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