The Street Church

We kick off our Parables series by looking at how the prophet Nathan used a parable to confront King David with his own sin. This is the power of the parable - to shock, to get under our skin, and reveal what is hidden. In this Parables series, we'll look at parables and how they act as a picture, a mirror, a window, and a door.

John finishes his letter with encouragement for the Church to know they have eternal life - and that eternal life is knowing Jesus, which we can experience now and will then enjoy forevermore.

Our love as followers of Jesus flows from being infinitely loved by our heavenly Father. This is the source of our love and enables us to love as our Father desires us.

John draws his readers' attention to the Holy Spirit - the one who is in and is greater than the evil one who is in the world. John urges Christians to be discerning of spirits, because not every spiritual thing draws people to the truth and the light.

To be God's child is to love sacrificially - to love how God loved us: by sending his only Son to die for us. John urges Christians to let their faith be proved by their love, and to let our love be shown in radical generosity.