I. IOANE, 2:23

In this plan we will undertake a study of the book of 1 John, in the New Testament. The book of 1 John is the first of three books, written by John the elder to house church believers. The book of 1 John encourages believers to remember that God is light and love and therefore to live lives that reflect that light and love with one another and the world.

We live under a daily assault of thoughts and ideas- some true and some false. And perhaps the most dangerous ideas we allow to live in our minds are the lies we believe about ourselves. They magnify failure, steal our joy, keep us from love, and prevent us from realizing all of God’s plans for us. Join us as we call out the lies and replace them with God’s truth.

1 John is one of three letters written by John the Beloved, the same author as the Gospel of John and Revelation. Written as a response to false teaching in the church, John reminds his readers that just as God is both love and light, true believers are to show love and light to the world.

Are you drowning in disappointment, shipwrecked by life’s hard breaks, leaving your heart feeling capsized? God, the Author, wants to rewrite your mistakes and turn the page of your story. He will fill your sails so you move from dreamless, dormant places into a rushing current. You will feel alive again and stirred with fresh hope to fulfill your purposes. Jesus can rewrite your script. Your story is not done!