If you know Jesus personally, you will obey Him daily.
Hunter shows from 1 John 2 that God's grace is meant to free us from sin, not give us permission to keep returning to it. Because Jesus stands as our advocate before the Father, already having paid for our sin, we are free to treasure and keep His commands — and the more personally we know Him, the more naturally obedience follows.
A story from life
Story about the complicated birth of the preacher's daughter and a joke made in the delivery room
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Church notes
1 John 2:1-6 (NLT)
God’s grace is power, not permission.
God’s grace will lead you away from sin, not toward it.
Point 1 of 3
Hunter explains that John writes 'so that you will not sin' right after describing God's endless forgiveness, warning the church not to treat grace as a license to keep returning to sin. He illustrates this with his daughter's game of dropping her toy and saying 'uh-oh' expecting him to keep picking it up, and points to Romans 6 where Paul rejects the idea of sinning more so grace can increase.
“God's grace is the power that broke death off of you”
— Pastor Hunter Jones
A story from life
Story about the preacher's infant daughter repeatedly dropping a toy and saying 'uh-oh' to get it picked up
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Jesus has you covered.
Jesus gave us His name, reputation, perfection. The accuser is right, but the crime has already been punished.
Point 2 of 3
Supporting insight: Jesus has you covered as your personal advocate
Hunter unpacks the Greek word parakletos, explaining that in Roman legal culture a person without status would ask a well-regarded friend to stand with them in court and lend them their name and reputation. He says Jesus does this before the Father, answering the accuser's charges by pointing to the cross where the penalty was already paid.
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Obedience means you treasure His commands.
Obey = keep/treasure. People who know Jesus personally, treasure his words daily.
Point 3 of 3
Supporting insight: Obedience means you treasure His commands, not merely comply with them
Hunter notes John's chosen word for obey means to keep, guard, and treasure, not to be held under like a soldier obeying orders. He tells the story of his high school pastor Bryce giving him a wooden 'be strong and courageous' lion decoration, which he treasured for years because of who gave it, as a picture of treasuring Jesus' words because of who He is.
A story from life
Story about being discipled and baptized by a high school pastor named Bryce Hanson, who gave the preacher a wall decoration
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Point 3 of 3 · part 2 of 3
Obedience means you treasure His commands.
Supporting insight: Knowing Jesus personally is what produces deep love, and deep love is what produces obedience
Hunter shares that years of quick five-minute devotionals never deepened his love for Jesus, but giving Him more sustained time did. He reframes the question from 'how obedient do I have to be' to 'Jesus, could you help me love you more,' comparing it to how love for a spouse or parent is never measured by minimum requirements.
“To know Jesus personally is to love him deeply”
— Pastor Hunter Jones
“wasting time with Jesus is is the best use of your time you could ever use”
— Pastor Hunter Jones
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Point 3 of 3 · part 3 of 3
Obedience means you treasure His commands.
Supporting insight: Stepping into obedience opens the door to the life God intends, even when it doesn't make sense
Hunter tells three stories: a woman who started giving despite barely making ends meet and saw God do more with her 90 percent than she could with 100 percent, a woman who felt led to pay for strangers' groceries and gas, and his own experience of missing then getting a second chance to pray for a young man selling turf door to door. He frames these as evidence of what obedience unlocks even when the sacrifice is real.
“You have no idea what you're missing out on the other side of obedience”
— Pastor Hunter Jones
A story from life
Story about a woman from the church who felt led to pay for strangers' groceries and gas
A story from life
Story about the preacher praying for a former student, Steven, who came to his door selling turf
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Take it into your week
Hunter's charge is to find one area where you'll obey Jesus simply because He asked, not because it makes sense.
Application
Identify the sin you've made peace with
Ask what sin you've gotten comfortable with or justified as 'just who I am,' and bring it back under God's grace instead of treating forgiveness as permission to keep returning to it.
Double your time with Jesus
Whatever time you currently spend in prayer and Scripture, double it this week — trade quick devotional check-offs for unhurried time getting to know Him personally.
Pray 'help me love You more'
Instead of asking how much obedience is required, ask Jesus daily to help you love Him more deeply, trusting that obedience naturally follows deeper love.
Do one thing simply because Jesus asked
Pick one specific area — forgiveness, ending a relationship, breaking an addiction — and take action this week not because it makes sense or feels safe, but only because Jesus asked you to.
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