FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT- YEAR-B

I Reading: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23: The wrath and mercy of God are revealed in the exile and in the release of his people.

II Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10: You who were dead through your sins have been saved through grace.

Gospel: John 3:14-21: God saved his Son so that through him the world might be saved.

Revelation: God’s Great Love, 3:16-17

This is the world’s most well-known Scripture. Brief and to the point, Jesus revealed God’s great love.

1.     The fact: God so loved (v.16)

2.     The evidence: God gave (v.16)

3.     The purpose: To save (v.16)

a.     From perishing

b.    To eternal life

c.      By believing

4.     The proof: God sent His Son (the Incarnation) (v.17)

5.     Not to condemn

6.     But to save

Revelation: Man’s condemnation, Jn 3:18-21

God sent His Son into the world to save the world, but this does not mean the everyone is automatically saved. In fact, some are condemned and doomed. Jesus revealed man’s condemnation.

1.     Who is condemned: not the believer, but the unbeliever (v.18)

2.     When he is condemned: already (v.18)

3.     Why is he condemned (v.18-20)

a.     He has not believed

b.    Light has come into world

c.      He loves darkness; love his evil, his sin

d.    He does not come to the light

4.     Who escapes condemnation (v.21)

a.     He who practices truth

b.    He who comes to light

c.      He whose works are done through God

Thought: God loves every person, not just the religious and the good. God wants man/woman to know His love. He wants to reach everyone in the world with His love.