We finished the Ephesians series, and beginning this Sunday we turn our attention to I John, written roughly between the years of 85 to 95 AD. Chris Rush kicks off this new series with an overview called The Word of Life.

1 John is a book that seeks to assure the Christian that their faith in Christ is not frivolous or “just-another” weak option. John wants to empower believers to see that they have indeed flourished in their allegiance, moving from plain and maybe joyless lives to being far more spiritual, eager to connect to Christ and each other for support and fellowship.

John’s writing is (still) an effort to reassure – the truths surrounding Jesus were certainly not based on the religious thoughts and random practices from false teachers interested in promoting their individual agendas.