Christ Church Dunn

The book of 1 John ends with John mentioning a word that he hasn't used for the entire letter: "idols." How does this relate to the rest of what he has said? What is idolatry, why is it dangerous, and how do we root it out?

How can we continue to pray when our prayers are answered "no" or with silence?

What are the markers of a child of God? How can we know the truth about Jesus? And what does it mean to obey God's commands without trying to earn anything?

John implores us to know and rely on God's love for us. What kind of fruit comes from this knowing and relying? How does that serve as a springboard into the rest of our lives?

"God is love" is one of the most direct and basic statements about who God is, and it has huge implications for us. What does mean that before love is a feeling or action that it is a Person? What does God's love do to us and in us when it finds us?

What is the measure of a 'good life?' How do we evaluate the things we do, as individuals and as a community?

The resurrection of Jesus is the most significant moment in human history. But what does it mean to be a community and individuals defined by it? How do we live on mission with the resurrected and victorious Jesus?

Emotions are a good thing: something created by God for his glory and our good. But our emotions are warped and broken, and sometimes lead us wrong. How does God answer this for us?

Love is a wonderful thing: but what is love? How does God embody and prove his love for us in Christ...and how do we respond to that love?

In 1 John 3.1-10, John pulls back the curtain to show the spiritual "behind the scenes" of our lives in a way that clarifies, challenges, and calls us to faith in Jesus and mission with him.

What Jesus has accomplished transforms our present and our future. What does that mean for our desires and the way we live our lives?

Much of Christian talk about "the antichrist" and "the end times" has been a distraction from what it means to actually following Jesus in the here-and-now. How does 1 John lead us to think about our place in this world in light of the victory of Jesus that is secure, but not yet fully applied?

In the face of an unknown future, where do we find our motivations to walk forward? What are the dangers along the way? And what is the horizon that we're aiming for?

One of the distinguishing marks of followers of Jesus across all cultures and eras is baptism with water. But what does it mean to be baptized? As a sign, what does it point to? As a seal, what does it confirm?

What does the gospel of Jesus have to say to us in a world full of hatred, where we are sinned against and sin against others?

When we face a new situation that we never expected, how do we know the pathway of wisdom?

What does it mean to say that we know God? And how is that knowledge like a car?

What is the marker of spiritual maturity for someone following Jesus in this world? And how does the Gospel gives us the humility and boldness we need to live our lives?

1 John tells us that "God is light," then implores us to "walk in the light." What does this mean? And how can the pathway of Jesus free us from performing or pretending?

God is not looking for fans, he is building a community where he gives us himself, so that we can give ourselves to him and others in love.

What fills your mind when you hear the word "church?" For most of us, that answer is complicated and will depend on our experiences. But what does Jesus think of the church? What is this community supposed to be?