1 John: To Know Him Is to Live Like Him

In Week 3 of our First Epistle of John series Love and Light, we wrestle with a big question:What does it actually mean to know God?John challenges the idea that knowing God is just about information, belief, or even getting all the right answers. Instead, he says knowing God shows up in how we live—how we obey, how we love, and what shapes our desires.We look at how obedience is not about rule-following, but about becoming a certain kind of person—someone who reflects Jesus.We talk about how love for others is not optional, but central. And how hate is not just a feeling, but something that can quietly become a pattern in our lives. And we explore what John means by “the world”—the pull of our desires, what we see, and our need to define life on our own terms.Because the same pattern that led humanity into sin is the same pattern Jesus overcame—and the same pattern we are still invited to resist.