10
Dec '23
Advent 2023 (Wk 2)
10
Dec '23
Setting Our Hope Anew on God
God So Loved the World
We can find out how much God loves us by reading in the Bible.
Jerry explaining the Cross & Manger
John 3:14-17
14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; 15 so that whoever a]believes will in Him have eternal life.
16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His b]only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness…
Cyndi shares the story of God’s people wandering in the wilderness. They were disobedient. He sent serpents to punish them.
Numbers 21:9
9 And Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on the standard; and it came about, that if a serpent bit any man, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he lived.
John 3:14
14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;
John 8:28a
28 So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He…
John 3:15
15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
John 3:16
16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His a]only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Do you know that God loves YOU this much? Emmanuel means “God with us”!
Like the Grinch, our hearts can grow at Christmas. We normally think of gifts at Christmas. Every time you look at your Christmas tree, think about how God came to earth and was born a baby.
Jesus is the greatest gift ever given!
Pastor Jerry shared about this free gift.