Love That Shows

The Madison Church Podcast · Aug 2, 2026 · 22m · transcript

If “knowing God” is real, it won’t stay hidden. We sit with 1 John 2 and the blunt, liberating challenge: those who say they live in God should live as Jesus did. Not by copying first-century details, but by letting our lives take on the shape of Christlike love that moves toward people, tells the truth, serves when it’s inconvenient, and forgives even when it costs us.

We also untangle a trap many Christians fall into: obedience as a checklist. John pushes us toward something deeper, abiding in Christ. Abiding means we don’t try to imitate Jesus from a distance or muscle our way into being…