Ephesians 3:17-19 – 17 And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love; 18 and may you be able to feel and understand, as all God’s children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for yourselves, 19 though it is so great that you will never see the end of it or fully know or understand it. And so at last you will be filled up with God himself. (The Living Bible)

I Know God Loves Me Because . . .

☺ . . . because He ______________ me

Psalm 145:17 – The Lord is . . . loving toward all he has made. (New International Version)

Psalm 103:13-14 – 13 The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. 14 For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. (New Living Translation, se)

☺ . . . because He notices every _________________ of my life

Matthew 10:30 – [God] pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail – even numbering the hairs on your head! (The Message)

☺ . . . because He gave me the capacity for _____________________

1 Timothy 6:17 – As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. (New Revised Standard Version)

☺ . . . because He has _____________ _______________ for my life

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” (New Living Translation, se)

John 10:10 – The thief ’s purpose is to steal, kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness. (The Living Bible)

☺ . . . because He sent Jesus to ____________ for me

Romans 5:8 – But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us! (Holman’s Christian Standard Bible)

☺ . . . because He ______________________ me when I ask Him

Romans 3:23-24 – 23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24 they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, (New Revised Standard Version)

Romans 3:23-24 – 23 Since we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, 24 God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we’re in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ. (The Message)

Isaiah 54:7 – “. . . with deep love I will take you back.” (Good News Translation)

Four Dimensions of God’s Love

▸ Wide enough to ____________________ everyone

▸ Long enough to last ____________________

▸ High enough to be ______________________

▸ Deep enough to meet every ______________

Will you pray this prayer

"Dear God, I believe You sent Your son Jesus to die for my sins so I could be forgiven. I'm sorry for my sins and I want to live the rest of my life the way You want me to. Please put Your Spirit in my life to direct me. Amen."