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1 John 5:1-5 • The Birth Holds
1 John 5:1-5 — You cannot defeat what God has begotten. You can't extinguish what
God has lit. You can't bury what God has raised from the dead.
⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • July 2, 2026.
📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse expository series through 1 John
This expository preaching message through 1 John 5:1-5 traces John's doctrinal chain from
belief to new birth to love to obedience to overcoming the world — showing that every
born-again believer is already an overcomer, not because of willpower, but because of who
their Father is. If you've been fighting to feel like…
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