John 3:16

pray

God loves the people He created, so He made a way through his Son that we could have life.

For God

so loved

Ephesians 2:4 ESV

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

the world

Humanity

that He gave his only Son

Think about someone or something you love… Would you be willing to give them up, to watch them suffer, for someone who had turned their back on you?

that whoever believes in him

whoever

Romans 10:13 ESV

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

But not everyone will call on his name. Paul asks the question how will anyone call if they do not hear…

believes

Use the chair illustration from Winshape, maybe bring in the Dude Perfect get crafty.

Ephesians 2:8 ESV

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

in him

Anyone like mazes? The frustrating thing about a maze is when you think you know the way but then find out you’re wrong. There is one way to be saved, and it isn’t hidden!

1 Timothy 2:5 ESV

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

should not perish

but have eternal life

John 10:28 ESV

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.