The Love of God
TEXT: John 3:11-16
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
{TELL THE STORY OF THE HOMELESS BOY}
Cold Warm
Hungry Full
Dirty Clean
Tired Rested
Lost Saved
{Background of the Text}
FOR…
The Amount of His Love
{RETELL THE STORY of Numbers 20-21}
• Moses’ Disobedience
• Edom’s Refusal
• Aaron’s Death
• Israel’s Discouragement & Murmurings
• God’s Displeasure & the Fiery Serpents
• God’s Provision & the Brazen Serpent
GOD…
The Author of His Love
{Boy & Boat Illustration}
SO LOVED…
The Attributes of His Love
1. While we were still sinners
2. While we were enemies
3. Where we were (egs. The Samaritan Woman, Mary Magdalene, Zacchaeus, the different disciples)
THE WORLD…
The Area of His Love—WHOSOEVER
1. ANYONE
2. ANYWHERE
3. ANYTIME
THAT HE GAVE…
The Action of His Love
• Sacrificially
• Completely
• Without Recourse (Mikie and the Kool-Aid)
HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON…
• The Offering of His Love
THAT WHOSEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM…
• The Aim of His Love
SHOULD NOT PERISH,
• The Assurance of His Love
BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.
POINT: God loved us when we were unlovable, saved us when we were not worth saving and redeemed us when we were without worth—that is His Love to us!
