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   III John is in the section of Jewish literature which includes Hebrews through Revelation. It is written by the Apostle John to a man by the name of Gaius. John will be dealing with three people in this letter: Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius.
The letter was written around 90-95 A.D. from Ephesus at the end of John's life.
In II John, John dealt with a wonderful Christian woman who showed the love of Christ even in opening her home to false teachers. In that letter, John told her to not let them into her house nor to say "Greetings" to them.
In III John, John encourages Gaius to continue to show hospitality to the brothers teaching the truth even though the dictator Diotrephes threatened to kick him out of the church if he continued to do so.
In this letter, we will study the encouragement to Gaius and the indictments against Diotrephes as well as the example of Demetrius.

3 John 11-15

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  • Year: 2008
  • Length: 37:18 minutes (17.13 MB)
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We complete this letter with a study of the life of Demetrius.  John presents Gaius and Demetrius as role models for the believer, while presenting Diotrephes as one who functions in the Body of Christ on the basis of pride.

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3 John 9-10

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  • Year: 2008
  • Length: 33:22 minutes (15.32 MB)
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So far we have studied about the three characteristics of Gaius: he believed the truth; he walked the truth; and he supported the truth.  In this study we learn of the five indictments against Diotrephes.  Learn how pride can attempt to take over a church.

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3 John 3-8

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  • Year: 2008
  • Length: 37:29 minutes (17.21 MB)
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John shares his personal comments of how he rejoices to see his children walking in truth. He also encourages Gaius to continue to be hospitable to the saints traveling through is town. Learn the importance of hospitality and what exactly it means.

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3 John 1-2

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  • Year: 2008
  • Length: 33:59 minutes (15.61 MB)
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We focus on the introduction to the letter found in verse one as well as John's prayer for Gaius in verse two. Learn what the Scripture means by, "I pray that you would prosper and be in good health as you soul prospers."

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