Rev. Tom Hathaway - October 18, 2026
Knowing Isn't Doing
It's possible to know an awful lot about Jesus without actually living like him. In 1 John 2:3–11, we're challenged to consider the distance between knowing Jesus' teachings and putting them into practice. Through the remarkable story of a sixteenth-century priest, we'll discover what happens when faith begins to change how we live.
Scripture References: 1 John 2:3-8
From Series: "1 John: Belove(d)"
We progressive Christians are good at asking how God wants us to live. We’re less practiced at living with God, treating faith as a shared life rather than values we admire from a distance. First John has a word for that shared life: koinonia, fellowship, the kind of relationship where you work things out together. Over three Sundays we’ll walk this short, fierce letter and its claims: that you are loved before you are useful, that honesty makes real relationship possible, and that such love casts out fear. The title has a verb hiding in it. You are beloved, so be love.
