In this message, Minister Mark Ashton explores 1 John 3 and the radical call to love one another—not just in words, but with our lives, actions, and truth. Through a humorous yet powerful metaphor comparing two very different dogs, Sugar and Dakota, he challenges us to examine how we reflect the love of God in everyday relationships.
John, now an elder apostle writing to all kinds of people, urges believers to embrace sacrificial love, avoid jealousy and hate like Cain, and live as people who belong to the truth. With three piercing questions—How do we know what love is? How do we know we belong to truth? How do we know God lives in us?—this message invites you to a deeper, Spirit-led life of obedience and transformation.
Whether you're feeling like the "good dog," the “challenging,” or somewhere in between, God's grace is enough. At CCC, everyone is welcome—from single moms to CEOs, from the faithful to the struggling. Because in Christ, we are all being changed from the inside out.