You shouldn't believe everything you hear. But how can you know whether a message or its preacher is trustworthy, and worth listening to? The Apostle John shows us in 1 John 4:1-6.

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Does your heart ever leave you feeling condemned? As if there's no way God could love and save you? Although 1 John challenges us in many places, John also writes so that we would have confident assurance that we belong to God. Let this passage be an encouragement to you, as pastor/elder Bob Hammond leads us through the text.

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When it comes to loving God and His people, we need more than words. We need action. 1 John 3:11-18 is a challenging passage that reminds us that God aims to produce real, action-oriented love in us.

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John tells us in this passage that Jesus came to destroy the devil's works. What does that look like in real life? How should it change our lives? Listen to this teaching on 1 John 3:4-10 to learn more.

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In 1 John 2:28 - 3:3, the Apostle John pauses to reflect on the blessing of being God's children (if we have faith in Christ). It changes our hope for the future and how we  live our life in the present. Listen to this sermon to hear just how transformative this knowledge should be!

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In this episode, Risen elder (pastor) Bob Hammond leads us through 1 Corinthians 3:1-9. In this passage, the Apostle Paul addresses the Corinthians' divisions, urging them to stop idolizing human leaders and focus on Christ. We'll be challenged to examine our loyalties, both in the church and our daily lives. Are we following fallible people, or building a stable foundation in Christ? 

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We usually think of the "antichrist" as a future political figure. But in 1 John 2:18-27, John warns us that many antichrists have "already come" and departed from the church. What caused them to be antichrists? How can we avoid the same fate? Listen to find out.

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So far, the Apostle John has given a great deal of focus on love as a defining characteristic of the Christian. But here, he tells us what we should not love: the world. What does he mean by this? Are we guilty of loving the world? Listen to this exposition of 1 John 2:15-17 to find out.

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In 1 John 2:3-6 we get John's first, explicit application of the "obedience test." If we claim to know God, we must obey His commands and "walk as Jesus walked." Listen to learn more about what this looks like in the everyday Christian life.

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What does it mean to "walk in the light"? It means, first, that we seek to walk away from sin, and to avoid evil - because God is without sin and without evil. Second, it means that when we do sin, we confess it to the God who is able to forgive and cleanse us. Walking in the light means dealing honestly with our sin.

Listen to this sermon on 1 John 1:5 - 2:2 to learn what this looks like in the Christian life.

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