Lord's Day: June 7, 2026 Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: First John 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?

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• ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church
  4712 Montana Ave
  El Paso, Texas 79903

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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 and 316publishing.com

Lord's Day: May 31, 2026 Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: First John 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
  4712 Montana Ave
  El Paso, Texas 79903

Contact us at:

• web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church
  call/text: (915) 843-8088
  email: 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 and 316publishing.com

Lord's Day: May 24, 2026 Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: First John Topic: Of Woman Scripture: Proverbs 31:10–31; 1 Timothy 2:9–10; 1 Peter 3:3–4; Luke 16:13; Matthew 6:24; 1 John 5:11; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Titus 2:1–5; John 16:20–22; Ecclesiastes 12:13

"An excellent woman, who can find? For her worth is far above pearls." Proverbs 31:10

I. A Woman of Excellence

II. A Godly Mother is a Godly Christian

• Godliness applies to both men and women, but in different ways.
• The Proverbs 31 woman as a whole is a woman of faith.

III. A Godly Mother is all of these wonderful things, and more

• A godly mother is a composite of godliness.

Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am:

• ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church
  4712 Montana Ave
  El Paso, Texas 79903

Contact us at:

• web: ThornCrownCovenant.Church
  call/text: (915) 843-8088
  email: 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 and 316publishing.com