What if the most important thing about you isn’t what you do, what you’ve accomplished, or even where you’ve failed—but simply that you are loved by Jesus?

In Week One of our Beloved series, Mark Middleton explores the identity that shaped the Apostle John’s entire life. Rather than introducing himself by his accomplishments, John chose to be known as “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” It wasn’t false humility—it was a revelation. John understood that the Christian life begins not with striving, serving, or performing, but with receiving the love of God.

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