Sermon Text: 3 John 1:2 NIV 1 The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 2 Dear friend,

I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting

along well.

“Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your

faithfulness and that you are living according to the truth. I could have no greater joy than to hear that

my children are following the truth.”

3 John 1:3-4 NLT

Imitating ____________will prohibit you from _____________in ___________

3 John 9-11

9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. 10 So when I come, I

will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he

even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the

church. 11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is

from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.

You cannot _________under the ________influence 

3 John 1-4 MSG

1-4 The Pastor, to my good friend Gaius: How truly I love you! We’re the best of friends, and I pray for

good fortune in everything you do, and for your good health—that your everyday affairs prosper, as well

as your soul! I was most happy when some friends arrived and brought the news that you persist in

following the way of Truth. Nothing could make me happier than getting reports that my children

continue diligently in the way of Truth!