1 John 5:16-17 • Don't Pray for That Person

Pilgrim: a Podcast from Pastor Fortunato · Sep 25, 2026 · 45m

1 John 5:16-17 — There is a sin unto death. But even then, God doesn't cast His child

out. He calls him home.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 6, 2026.

📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse expository series through 1 John, chapter 5.

This expository preaching message walks through one of the hardest verses in 1 John —

"there is a sin unto death" — and asks the question every honest believer eventually asks:

does God still love a Christian who won't stop sinning? Using Numbers 25, 1 Corinthians 10,

Hosea 4, and Jeremiah 7, 11, and 14, this verse-by-verse teaching…