This is the litmus test of your Christianity.

Main message: Genuine Christian faith is proved by love for other Christians; if you do not love the "brothers," you have not passed from death to life. Loving God must be accompanied by tangible love for fellow believers.

Key points:

• Loving others is the litmus test of Christianity and the evidence of having moved from death into life.
• The sermon centers on 1 John chapter 3 (verse 14) and connects back to themes in chapter 2.
• It's not enough to claim love for God; that love should express itself in love for fellow Christians.
• The speaker challenges those who identify as Christians but avoid the church to reexamine their claim and engage with believers and Scripture.
• Practical application: pursue connection and scriptural conversation with those who say they're Christians but aren't participating in church.

Scriptures mentioned: 1 John 3:14, 1 John 2, 1 John 3