John opens his letter with a bold claim: he heard, saw, and touched the eternal God in the flesh. But he didn't write just to inform — he wrote to invite his readers into a fellowship that's held together by something far stronger than shared interests or opinions. In this kickoff to our 1 John series, we explore why the gospel is about a person and not a system, why real love means getting to the gospel, and how a holy discontentment for the growth of God's kingdom reorders everything else in our lives.