As the Israelites wandered in the desert after being led out of Egypt, Moses was struck with a nagging question …

Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

– 1 John 5:21 (NET)

John concludes his letter with these words, and Ryan concludes our summer series with this message.

An admonition to keep oneself from idols probably isn’t how you sign your letters – why did John choose to end this way?

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

– 1 John 5:14 (NET)

Ryan continues our summer series in 1 John with a message from Chapter 5 of the book and its teaching on prayer. What if

Have you ever felt as though your relationship with God is harder than it’s supposed to be? Today, as we open the final

This week, Ryan returns to the pulpit as we continue our journey through 1 John. We’re taking it slow and in fact today

Abide.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear.

– 1 John 4:18 (NET)

This week, Alison teaches from 1 John 4, featuring a conch, and a sea slug, and the long, spiraling journey to perfect

As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains

– 1 John 2:24 (NET)

This week, Scott Hetherington teaches from 1 John 2, and its strange warnings about “last hours” and “antichrists”

For this is the gospel message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another.

– 1 John 3:11 (NET)

This week, Garrett Shelp explores 1 John 3:11–24, where John highlights a love that’s deeper than being nice—a love that began our journey, meets us in the dark, and finds us wherever we are.

This week, John turns a corner and names something profound—not just what we’ve left behind or who we are, but what’s being formed within us: a new identity, a new source, a new life.

As we move through this letter we get three windows into what John wants us to see about the world, ourselves, and the hope that can reshape us.