Most of us grew up with some version of who God is. Distant. Demanding. Holy in a way that keeps people at arm's length. But what if that version is missing something fundamental?

In this message, we look at one of the simplest and most overlooked claims in the entire Bible: God is love. Not that God is loving. Love. And that one word difference reshapes everything, including how we see God, how we see each other, and how we understand what it means to follow Jesus.

We explore why the Old Testament emphasis on holiness made sense in its time, what Jesus was actually doing when he moved toward lepers and outcasts, and why the apostle John's simple statement in 1 John 4:8 is one of the most radical things ever written about who God is.

If you have ever felt like God was hard to reach, or wondered whether you even fit, this one is for you.