<p>Ian, Jake, and Sam discuss the sermon on 1 John 2:18-27 where the alarm bell is ringing: deception isn’t accidental—it’s intentional. John says plainly, “I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you,” and that reality should wake us up. In the “last hour,” false teachers and spiritual opposition work with strategy to pull believers away from Christ, distort the truth about Jesus, and normalize compromise. But John doesn’t leave the church afraid—he points them to their comfort and protection: believers have been anointed by the Holy One (the Spirit of truth), and God preserves his own. The call is not just to feel comforted by the gospel, but to take refuge in it—by letting the apostolic word abide in us so we abide in the Son and the Father. In a world of lies, safety is found in closeness to God through his Word.</p> <p>Main Point: The Word of God is the way the people of God take refuge in God.</p> <p>Message Highlights:</p> <p>The punch-in-the-face v...