For God So Loved

“For God So Loved”

1. What do you do whenever you receive a card?
2. You immediately flip it over and look at the back, looking for that word – “Hallmark”
3. I do it to, we all flip over a card either to see who made it or to look for the price.
4. Why do we do that?
1. To see how much the person cares for us, you see the more they spend the more they care and love you, isn’t that right?
2. We tend to do this even before we read the card.
3. If we are truly honest with ourselves we all want the card that says – “Hallmark” on the back and if it has the sticker even better.
5. So then knowing that, when we go to the store and try to pick out that perfect card for your loved ones, we want it to say something wonderful but we also look at the Hallmark cards first.
6. We want our loved ones to know that we REALLY care about them. 
7. God wants us to know that He REALLY cares and loves us as well.
8. Lets turn to John 3:16 READ
1. “One and only Son,” “Only begotten Son,”

                                                              i.      The very best that he had he gave to us,

                                                            ii.      He sent him down here to live a perfect life and die a horrible death and raise victorious over the grave so that you and I may one day enter into heaven with him and spend eternity.

1. One and only or only begotten, is the idea of his “Unique” Son.

                                                              i.      There has never been anyone like Him and there never will be.

                                                            ii.      He is truly UNIQUE

Reasons for Jesus’ Uniqueness…

I         “I am the Bread of Life” John 6:35

A      He has the power over HUNGER

B       He gives us all that we need to sustain life

II      “I am the Light of the World” John 8:12

A      He has the power over DARKNESS

III   “I am the door” John 10:7

A      He has the power over ACCESS TO HEAVEN

IV   “I am the Good Shepherd” John 10:11

A      He has the power over PROTECTION

B       The Good Shepherd is the one who will lay down his life for the sheep, he will protect them at all costs

V      “I am the Resurrection and the Life” John 11:25

A      He has the power over DEATH

B       We all remember the story about Lazarus…  Christ brought him back to life after he was dead and in the grave for four days

VI   “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” John 14:6

A      He has the power over CONFUSION

B       Jesus makes it clear that he it.  There is no other option!!!

VII“I am the True Vine” John 15:1,5

A      He has the power over GROWTH

B       If you are not grafted into the “True Vine” then there is no possibility for any spiritual growth.

Conclusion:

1. How awesome would that be if your Valentine could do that for you? #. Wouldn’t you really Love them if they were able to give you all of that tomorrow wrapped up in a gift box?
2. I am sure that each of us is going to do something special for our sweethearts tomorrow but let’s remember the greatest sign of LOVE of all…
3. God sent his Son here to “Pay the debt that I could not pay, the debt he did not owe.”  And he did it willingly!!!
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