God Loves You (2 Corinthians 5:17-19)
Gary McManus, 09/09/2018Part of the God's Love; Beyond Belief series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
September 9, 2018 2 Corinthians 5:17-19
The topic is God’s love. . .
specifically, that our God loves you.
Ephesians 3:14-19
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father,
. . .And I pray that you, being rooted and
established in love, 18 may have power,
together with all the Lord’s holy people,
to grasp how wide and long and high and
deep is the love of Christ,
John 15:12-14:
“AS I, JESUS, HAVE LOVED YOU.”
The Apostle Paul wrote to the churches in Philippi
Philippians 1:9
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound
more and more in knowledge [and depth of insight]
Also Titus 3:4-6, 2 Thessalonians 2:13
1 John 3:1, Romans 8:15, 8:23, 9:5,
Galatians 4:5, Ephesians 1:5, John 8:35
a son belongs to it forever.
1 John 4:15
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus
is the Son of God, God lives in them
and they in God.
-- remain in me or abide in me. .
if you dwell in me. . .continue in me. .
live in me [John 6:56, John 15:4-6,
John 17:26 ]
The Apostle Paul put it this way
I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.
(Galatians 2:20)
See? Jesus is the key. This truth is
not offered in ANY OTHER WAY.
What people say:
I knew that God still loved me.
And still wanted to call me His daughter.
“Does Jesus really love me?”
http://www.precious-testimonies.com
Before we MISUNDERSTAND God’s love. . .
Hear the angel’s words when Jesus was born. . .
”today is born FOR YOU (in the city of David)
a Savior. . .a Savior. . .Jesus comes as a Savior.
See Luke 2:11
Do you need a Savior?
The relationship that God offers
requires us to receive a Savior.
Will WE invest time and energy?
The God we claim to know sent Jesus
(not someone else / not anyone else).
He fulfilled Isaiah’s words (Ch 61).
Jesus name means, “he saves”;
He will save his people from their sins.
Elsa Kok, Discovering Unconditional Love:
There are more ways to describe and talk about
God’s love in Jesus. Find, discover, and
explore the love of God that the Apostle
prayed we know more about! Amen.
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