Love Of God
The Appostles Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe Jesus Christ , his only son our Lord.
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary,
He suffered under Pontius Pilate was crucified, died and was buried. He decended to the dead, On the third day he rose again, He ascended into Heaven and is seated on the right hand of the the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the ressurection of the body
and the life everlasting AMEN.
{ John Chapter 3 v 16 }
For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotton Son, that who so ever believeth in him should have ever lasting life. What Love God must have for the world to have sent his only Son telling him to die for the world to SAVE it from SIN
Hello by Lional Richie
I quote from Lional Richie`s Hit song Hello as follows:- Is it me you`r looking for I can see it in you`r smile you`r all I`ve ever wanted and my arms are open wide cause you know just what to do and i want to tell you so much I love you.
The Lord Jesus Christ does indeed Love you and he has a Plan for your life.
We heard in Lional Richies famous song Is it me you are looking for Our Lord Jesus is saying to you. What are you going to answere him Yes or No. If you answere yes it is because You know just what to do. Go to the Lord Jesus Christ and repent of your sins and he will tell you I Love You and I have a Plan for your Life.
{ John chapter 3 v 17 }
In John Chapter 3 v 14 we read " And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness even so must the Son Of Man be lifted up [ A clear signal of what was to be his death in times to come].
The Parable Of The Prodical Son
( St Luke Chapter 15 v 11 - 32 )
We read that after the first son had departed from his father with his share of his money. He went into far of lands and to put it mildly he enjoyed himself by drinking fine wines and eating the best foods and in all probability entertaining some young lady friends as well. Every thing went well for a while until his money ran out. Then we read that he fell on hard times and he even ended up eating with the pigs. So he decided to go back to his father and ask him could he be one of his servants. Because we read in St Luke Chapter 15 v 17 to 19 and then in v 20 we read that not only did his father greet his son from a far he gave him a large party for him and his friends. But then his other brother came and asked a servant what all the fuss was about and he told " Oh your brother has come back and your father has killed the fatted calf and he has arranged this party." But he would not go in because he felt betrayed by his father in the respect hat he had done his fathers bidding for all the years that his brother had been away and he had not even given him an oxen for his friends let alone killed the fatted calf. But his father explaind " But son your brother was dead but is alive again ". What love he had for his son, this despite having spent all of his share of his fathers money. Our Lord Jesus is saying to you here tonight and all of you listening at home. I don`t care what you have done in your life come Let Me in to your life and let me be your very best friend and your Lord and I will Forgive you and set you free from SIN. What LOVE What a GOD.
When Moses was given the ten commandments on Mount Sinia { Exodus Chapter 20 v 2 to 11 } Thou shalt have no other gods before me. thou shalt not make no graven images or any likeness of any thing that is in the earth beneath, or that in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down before them nor serve them for I the Lord your God is a jealous God. Remember friends That Buddah and the likes of are after all statues," They are Graven Images and Graven Images cannot forgive sins " There is only one god who can forgive sins and that is The Lord Jesus Christ ( What a God What Love ) As our Lord stated quite clearly " I am the way the truth and the life No Man comes to the Father but by Me, John Chapter 14 v 6
( Abba ) ( The way Old Friends Do )
In the well known song recorded by abba in 1980 The way all Friends do, And it says Finding comfort together like old friends do and after fights of violence we make up like old friends do. Times of joy times of sorrow we will always see it through Oh i do`nt care what comes tomorrow we can face it together like old Friends do.
The Lord jesus is our very best friend and we can face any thing together like old friends do. Because he is saying I love you and I have a plan for your life.
When Our Lord was crucified on the cross he died as we all know was to takeaway the Sins of the world. We have to ask our selves particulary when you think of what was going on around him at the time in the respect of, you have on one hand the people in front of himshouting abuses at him " He saved others he cannot save himself if he be the Christ The Chosen of God " ( St Luke Chapter 23 v 35 ).
As we know there were two thieves that were crucified with Our Lord one his right the other on his left. We read in St Luke Chapter 23 v 39 to 43 One said to Jesus " If you be the Christ save your self and us, But the other rebuked him and said " Do you not fear God seeing him in the same condemnation and we justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds but this man has done nothing wrong". He then turned his head towards Jesus and said " Jesus remember me when you come into your Kingdom". and Jesus answered him saying " Verily I say unto you. you will be with me in paradise ". WHAT LOVE WHAT A GOD. Our Lord looking down on every one who by this time ar all shouting abuses at him says to his Father in Heaven " Father fogive them for they know not what they do" Jesus looking over what must have a large crowd possibly numbering many hundreds said to his Mother in St Luke Chapter 19 v 26 - 27 " Woman behold your Son " and in verse 27 He saith to the desciple " Behold thy Mother" Our Lords Mother standing there at the foot of the cross watching him die What must she had been thinking WHY!!! He had preached nothing but Love and tolerance, He was the Sinless Son Of God and of cause he had shown them numerous signs in the form of miricals he had even raised Lazerous from the dead What other proof did they need that Our Lord Jesus was Christ the Son Of Living God as propheside in Isiah and the prophets so many years before. I therefore turn to all of you and to ask you Do you need any further proof the Our Lord Jesus is The Christ The Son of The Living God ? As prophisied by Isiah and the Prophets Because He loves you and has a plan for your life. For behold I stand at the door an knock any man who hears my voice and lets me shall have eternal life.( 1 John Chapter 4 v 7 - 14 ) My dear people Love one another since love comes from God and every one who loves is beggotten by God and knows God. Any one who fails to love can never have known God , because God is Love.
Gods Love for us was revealed when God sent his only Son so that we could have life through him, We read in John 15 v 8 to 13 "As the Father has loved me so I have loved you: continue ye in My Love" and in verses 12 - 13 we read that Jesus commanded his disciples love one another he had loved them "No greater Love than this that a man lays down his life for his friends", But Gods Love for us is surely proved when he sent his Son to be the sacrifice that takes our sins away, My dear friends since God has loved us so much we too should love one another, No one has ever seen God because God is Spirit, but as long as we love one another God will live in us and his love will live in us and also be complete in us. We can know that we are living in him and he is living in us, because he lets us share his Spirit. We ourselves saw and we testify that the Father sent his Son as Saviour of the world. "Almighty Father whose bson Jesus Christ was presented in the Temple and acclaimed the glory of Israel and the light of the Nations: grant that in him we may be presented to you and in the world may reflect his glory; through Jesus Christ Our Lord Amen.
As I bring this message to an end it is only fitting that we pray the prayer taught us all to say. "Our Father in Heaven hallowed be your name your Kingdom com come, your will be done on earth as in Heaven. Give us today our daily bread, Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For the Kingdom, The Power, The Glory are yours now and forever, AMEN.
Halleluja He Is Risen