TUESDAY, 2^nd WEEK OF EASTER-B

I Reading: Acts 4:32-37: United, heart and soul.

Gospel: 3:7-17: No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of Man.

God’s Great Love, John 3:16-17

Three types of love: (Agape= sacrificial love; phileo= blood relational love; and an erotic love)

This is the world’s most well-known Scripture. Brief and to the point. Jesus revealed God’s great love (agape=sacrificial 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)

a.     Not to condemn

b.    But to save

5.     The means: through Him (Jesus Christ)

Thought: God Loved: past tense: A past, proven fact. An outline of the greatness of God’s love is seen in this verse.

1)    Height: God loved

2)    Depth: so loved

3)    Length: God gave

4)    Breadth: whoever (Jn 21: 15-17)