<p>This sermon lands on 1 John’s first explicit imperative: “Do not love the world.” John isn’t condemning God’s creation or people, but warning against worldliness—the seductive system of values that makes sin feel normal and holiness feel strange. This text presses a personal question: if the world feels more worldly, is it possible we’ve become more worldly too? John confronts the fantasy that we can “have both”—love God and love the world—showing that divided loyalties create spiritual compromise, foolish investment in what’s passing away, and even a quiet loneliness inside the church. The call is to “break up with the world” so we can recover fellowship with God and the sweet fellowship that grows among believers who share the narrow road together.</p> <p>Main Point: To profess Christ and love the world is unacceptable and foolish.</p> <p>Message Highlights:</p> <p>The first clear command in 1 John: “Do not love the world or the things in the world.”</p> <p>Clarifying “world”:...