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Friday,
February 16, 2018
These Amish men are out on a foggy morning yesterday.
"The Love Of God"
These Amish men are out on a foggy morning yesterday.
"The Love Of God"
Note: Valentine's Day was on Wednesday so this week we shared a series of messages on love. Today we share the final message of the series.
Message summary: Today rejoice in the fundamental truth of God's love!
Listen
to our
message on your
audio player."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" (John 3:16).
The Geico Insurance Company has had a lot of rather
humorous ads
through the years. In one series a person would
inform the other
that "15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car
insurance" to which
the other person rather
snidely responds, "Everybody knows that!"John 3:16 is one of the most familiar and most quoted verses in the Bible so we may have the same thought, "Everybody knows that!" It is one of my favorite texts to preach from although there is a sense that it's something everyone already knows. However:
1) Everyone does not know.
2) Even those who do know need reminded and assured.
3) There are depths of meaning even in the clearest and most familiar verses.
How
often has this verse been proclaimed! It's been
called the gospel in a
nutshell! Each word is dripping with the honey of
reassuring truth for
the believer in Christ. It's probably the most
memorized verse in
all of God's Word. Many of you could close your eyes
and recite it
right now. From our earliest days as believers we
came to associate
this reference with the very essence of the Gospel
message.
Here's
an outline that I am blessed
by that has often been used and God only knows who
originally devised
it:- For God (the greatest Giver)
- so loved (the greatest motive)
- the world (the greatest need),
- that He gave (the greatest act)
- His only begotten Son (the greatest gift),
- that whosoever (the greatest invitation)
- believeth (the greatest decision)
- in Him (the greatest Person)
- should not perish (the greatest deliverance),
- but (the greatest difference)
- have (the greatest certainty)
- everlasting life (the greatest possession).
O
Love of God, how rich, how pure
How measureless and strong
It shall forevermore endure
The saints and angels song.
How measureless and strong
It shall forevermore endure
The saints and angels song.
Today rejoice in the fundamental truth of God's love!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father, as the giver of all good gifts, You
gave the greatest gift
possible when You sent Jesus to die in my place.
Because of this most
wondrous act of sacrificial love I have been forgiven
of my sins. I
want to live for You all the days of my life and take
as many to heaven
with me as I can. Help me to share freely and
generously the marvelous
message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all who will
listen. In the
name of Jesus Christ, my loving Lord and Savior, I
pray. Amen. 
Yesterday we stopped by the Old Windmill Farm to visit with our friends Jesse and Anna Ruth. The old windmill is a working windmill supplying water to the farm. Jesse has straw built up around the base to keep the pipes from freezing.
Anna Ruth's colorful pantry stocked to feed a family of nine.
Brooksyne came out to the car with some farm fresh brown eggs.
Moses collecting sap for maple syrup. Forty gallons of sap for one gallon of syrup! He even gave us a small sample of his hard work.
Brooksyne needed some sewing supplies so we stopped in at the Hinkletown Sewing Store.
Old sewing machines on display.
A busy intersection near White Horse, PA
Here is an outline of our messages this week:
- Brotherly love
- Family love
- Marital love
- Our love for God
-
God's love for us (today's message)
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental Resources
"The Love of God" Video MercyMe
"The Love of God" Video Gaither Vocal Band (Another song with same title)
Finally today:
"Everybody knows that" Geico ad compilation Video Let's end today with a chuckle if you have not seen these ads!
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