His One and Only Son… The Greatest Gift. For God - Who God is, and what that means for me, who I am, Who I can Be, What I can Have, The Greatest God So Loved… God defines loves, He is love personified. The Greatest Lover Who is His Love poured out on? …The World… The greatest number!! That He gave… How Did God Give? He gave… To Establish, Extravagantly, Everything, Eagerly, Eternally, Exactly what we needed, As Evidence, As an Example. My Response is to Give What Can I Give to Him? My Heart & My Life My Time, Talents, & Treasure & My Testimony.
Gave: to provide, bestow, grant, yield Isaiah 9:6, Romans 8:32 What Did God Give & Why Did God Give? Because God chose to love, He chose to give – His only Son. Because He loved us perfectly and completely. How Did God Give? He gave…to establish (initiate a love relationship with me).....
For God - Who God is, and what they means for me, who I am, Who I can Be, What I can Have, So Loved… God defines loves, He is love personified. Who is His Love poured out on? …The World… The greatest number!!
Last Sunday we talked about “For God…” Who God is… Because God Is I am…Because God is I Can Be…Because God is I Can Have. We turn to the next words. “…So Loved…” Love = Agape A God Love. The NLT says, For God so loved this world this much or so much. Even here the word love was not enough, it had to be described, it was a great love, huge, awesome, a love that......
Has there ever been a moment in your life where you realized the bad news…that without a personal relationship with Christ you are doomed, lost, and hopeless? Has there been a moment..............
Is there anybody here this morning that is forgetful? I have the cure! How often we forget, we make a list to go the grocery store, put post it notes everywhere, calendars, palm pilots, phones, Ipads, computers, things that send reminders, etc. We don’t mean to forget, we get unfocused, distracted, move on to something else bigger and better, we just don’t care, grow apathetic. We learn something and forget it (things from school days). We make a list of commitments. We make a promise to the Lord, learn something about Him......
A ROCK SOLID FOUNDATION BUILT BY… Loving Together. Let them see in your marriage relationship love, let them see your affection! It brings them security, they know things are ok between mom and dad. Love them with their love language: Touch, Gifts, Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts of service........
We must be committed to instill godly traits in our children, instill confidence, conviction, character, compassion, competence, and love for the Church, Both parents must be committed to take a stand for the family. The Church must be committed to take a stand for future generations. It requires a family with.....
Homeland Security, a brand new department created after 9/11. To make the connection we need, more than ever, to ensure that the most important homeland is secured permanently!! There are holes in the wall, enemies lurking about that are intent on destroying your family and mine. We will spend these next 3 Sunday mornings looking at how we can protect and provide for our homes to make them the godly homes He wants them to be.
As we continue through our series here that focuses in on the family, children the same requirements apply for you too – we must be filled up with the Holy Spirit and submit to one another. This is Christ’s call on your life and we will see this morning how that fleshes out. Parents, this is what you should expect from your children and require from them and this...