A world without substance quickly dissolves into a world full of fear and uncertainty. In this installment of the Substance series, campus minister David Fulton uses 1 John 5 to unveil how the truth of our adoption into God's family delivers us from the fear and uncertainty of our time.

In a world of counterfeits, how can we know who or what is deserving our trust? In this installment of the Substance series, Pastor Adam Mabry helps us understand how true love - God's love - gives us discernment, confidence, and security.

How should God's children treat each other in a world where many people treat each other poorly? In this sermon, Connections Director Sarah McCarthy uses 1 John 3 to show how God expects his children to love each other as His son Jesus has loved us.

Those who put their faith in Jesus are children of God. As God’s children, there are family values to embrace and worldly values to reject. In this sermon, Pastor Adam details John's arguments about what it means to live in the reality of being children of God.

"Antichrist" can be a heavily loaded and cliched term in our modern culture, but the author of 1 John takes the concept quite seriously. In this sermon, Pastor Adam deconstructs our preconceived notions about "antichrist," shows us how to avoid those things which oppose Christ, and offers insights into how to imitate the real and living Christ.

In a society enamored with notions of self-centeredness and selfish passions, John shows us how Jesus makes it possible for us to love others. In this installment of the Substance Series, Pastor Kevin McKenzie walks through 1 John 2 to illustrate how serving a real Jesus means practicing real love with others.

There are two wrong ways to deal with sin — to either be too harsh, or to be too lenient. In his letter, however, John doesn't downplay the darkness of sin. Rather, he shows us what Jesus has done to save us from it. In this sermon, Pastor Adam unpacks what it means when John says that Jesus is our advocate and our propitiation.

The first words in a piece of writing are always important. In the opening of John's letter to the churches, he explains that his purpose in writing is that they would have joy. In this sermon, Pastor Adam unpacks John's explanation for how disciples of Jesus gain access to substantive joy.

The first words in a piece of writing are always important. In the opening of John's letter to the churches, he explains that his purpose in writing is that they would have joy. In this sermon, Pastor Adam unpacks John's explanation for how disciples of Jesus gain access to substantive joy.

In an increasingly restless world, God's people are called to embody the solution. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Hebrews 4, explaining what it means to be a people who strive to enter God's rest.