Jesus speaks 7 times as he is dying on the cross. He spoke with great intent and purpose in choosing those 7 sayings. Let's look at those together.

For Christ followers, there is a tension between the hope that we have and the hopelessness that we can sometimes feel. This past year has brought us so many difficult things. Sometimes we just wake up and groan. Let's talk about that.

Isaiah 53 is a prophecy about the Messiah and His suffering. A beautiful and important passage that speaks to me.

John ends his letter (the one we know as 1st John) with 3 things that an authentic believer knows. 3 things that he wants them to be sure of, confident about.

Here's a name for you - "Overcomer." That's who you are if you are a child of God.

To understand the nature of who God is, you need to understand what John says in 1st John - "God is Love."

The letter of 1st John details out what it looks like to be an authentic Christ follower. In Chapter 3, John shows us what authentic love looks like. Check out this great scripture passage.

God's great love. God's love is transcendent and transforming. It changes us.

Choir Talks Episode 66 - The Love God Hates by ChoirTalks

Continuing in 1st John to see the picture that he paints for being an authentic Christ follower. In this episode, John gives us two tests to help us see if the authentic Christ-life is growing in us.