Illuminate Community Church

President of Phoenix Seminary, author, and Pastor Darryl DelHousaye delivers the finishing verses of 1 John 4. As Christians, we know that God is love, and that God loves us, and that we love God. But the question to address is, "How does anybody ELSE know?" How is anybody else going to know that there is a thing called love, and that God is the author of love, and that God loves THEM?

In our study, we find the specific type of love that God exemplifies through Jesus - the basis of our faith. Pastor Jason Fritz breaks down the kind of love that is "the act in the best interest of another person, often given to those who are unlovable." In the letter that has only 5 chapters, John writes the word "love" 44 times. The truth is we can't give what we don't have, and so in order to love those around us, we first need to know who is the creator of it. Then, we need an example of how that looks, so that we can then apply it.

Coming off of our Advent Series and continuing into our study of 1 John, Pastor Jason Fritz takes us into the pastoral urging and guidance of the Apostle John to his followers on how to differentiate between false teachers and the true Gospel of God. With huge applications to today's environment, the patterns of Satan's attacks are still relevant: many of Christ's followers can be led astray with good intentions and errant teachings.

Our identities in this world can have a profound affect on how we experience life and how we experience others. Here, Pastor Jason Fritz covers 1 John 3, as the Apostle John talks about what it means to live under God's family. Everyone on the planet is in one of two spiritual families. Your family identity makes you, you. Love is the birthmark of God's family members.