Truth and Love

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." — 1 John 4:18

When someone fails — your child, your spouse, a leader you trusted, or you — what is the first thing you reach for? For most of us it's punishment, and it comes so fast it feels like conscience. Pastor Mark opens with the true story of a pastor whose confession shocked even himself, and leaves you with two questions to answer between you and the Lord: "What should happen to him?" and "What would heal him?" They are not the same question.

In Part 1 of Restored, Pastor Mark draws from 1 John 4, Genesis 3, James 1, and John 8 to show that God has only two agents of transformation: truth and love. You'll see where the fear of being exposed began, why the wrath of man has never produced the righteousness of God, and how Jesus built a room where conviction could do its work — so you can finally stop hiding and step into the light.