SERMONS ON JOHN 3:16
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The Greatest Thing Jesus Ever Said (11 of 13)
by Brad Whitt
Take your Bibles now this morning and be finding your place at John 3:16-(that ought to be easy). John 3:16 this morning as we continue our series of studies on the greatest life that has ever been lived, the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you're out guest this morning, we've entitled this series of studies, ''One Extraordinary Life.'' And this morning as we continue in this series of sermons I want us to look at ''The Greatest Thing Jesus Ever Said.'' ILLUS: I love quotes. I love them on billboards, bumpersticker or tshirts. Just about anywhere or everywhere, I love quotes. (I saw a bumper sticker on a pickup truck that said, ''Wife and...
For God So Loved the World
by Jerry Watts
There is an old saying that goes like this; ''Familiarity breeds contempt.'' I am not sure that 'contempt' is the right word, but certainly, when something become familiar - we become accustomed to it, indifferent toward it, and unaffected by it. Many people do not know that Jesus spoke these words and fewer people than this know to whom these words were spoken. Candidly, we hear it, read it, quote it, and know it - but somehow it has lost it punch in our lives. Some of us know and remember that Jesus gave these words in response to the questioning by Nicodemus, who was a ruler of the Jews. We could take the first 20...
Oh How He Loves You and Me (2 of 8)
by Ken Trivette
Many times the great hymn of F.M. Lehman, ''The Love of God'' has thrilled our hearts. The familiar first stanza goes: The love of God is greater far Than tongue or pen can ever tell, It goes beyond the highest star And reaches to the lowest hell; The guilty pair, bowed down with care, God gave His Son to win: His erring child He reconciled And pardoned from his sin. Then the chorus: O Love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless and strong! It shall forever-more endure The saints and angels song. 2. The story goes that when Lehman tried to write a third verse to the song the words just wouldn't fall...
The Greatest Love (1 of 4)
by Jeff Strite
I once read the story of a man had been driving on an out-of-the-way 2 lane highway running thru the rural countryside. He noticed an old tumbledown shack standing in the middle of an open field. He had to smile to himself as he read the crudely printed message on one whole side of the shack. Apparently, some young man had scrawled in large letters with a piece of chalk: ''I love you - Kathy.'' A few weeks later, as he drove down that same road, he looked in anticipation for that same romantic message. His disappointment was as great as his surprise. Not only was the message gone, so was the...
What the World Needs Now Is Love
by Jerry Vines
Dr. Sumner Wemp is a great friend of our church. He has spoken on numerous occasions at a variety of retreats and other activities. Dr. Sumner said that when he was a member of the faculty of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago one of the young students came to see him with a number of problems. He was sharing those problems with him. Dr. Sumner said that as he listened to the problems of the young man he looked at the young man and said to him, ''I love you.'' He said when he did the boy looked at him for a moment and then just burst into tears. He said, ''Dr. Sumner, never in all my life has anyone...
Connected by Love (3 of 3)
by Frank Damazio
Human love: Dearest Jimmy, No words could ever express the great unhappiness I've felt since breaking our engagement. Please say you'll take me back. No one could ever take your place in my heart, so please forgive me. I love you, I love you, I love you! Yours forever, Marie. P.S. Congratulations on winning the lottery. I. HUMAN'S LOVE IS NOT LIKE GOD'S AGAPE LOVE Ephesians 4:16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. (ESV) NET: As each one does its part, the body...
For God So Loved That He Gave
by Fred Lowery
For God so loved Barabbas, Jeffrey Dahmer, Suddam Hussein. For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever would believe in Him would not perish but would have eternal life. Someone said that if you know nothing about the Bible begin in John 3:16 and if you know everything about the Bible go back to John 3:16. It is the Mt. Everest of hope. It is the Mississippi River of grace. It is the ocean of love. It is the heart of the gospel. In fact it is the heart of the Bible, it is the heart of the gospel and today we are looking at the heart of this verse. And it deals with man's heart problem. It is the only solution to...
Begin (1 of 4)
by Jason Dees
We are beginning a sermon series today that I believe is going to be very important for the life of our church. It is simply called Basic and we are going to be talking about the Basics of the Christian life. So over the next four weeks we are going to be talking about the Lord's Supper, to Baptism, and church membership. And today we are going to be talking about Beginning a relationship with Christ. What does it mean to really begin follower Jesus as Savior and Lord? So as we consider this let me pray for you. John 3 3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came...
Telling the Story of Jesus
by Ernest Easley
Yes, God HAS called us to tell the story of Jesus to every tribe, every people and every nation across the streets, across the states, and across the seas. We remain under the same marching orders that the early church was under of making ''disciples of ALL the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age'' Matthew 28.19-20. Don't leave anybody out! The Bible says in 2 Peter 3.9 that God is ''not willing that any should perish but that ALL should come to...
Two Options: Eternal Perishing or Eternal Life (5 of 6)
by Robert Dawson
How many of you remember those chain emails that were popular early on, or even the original chain letter? You know how it works. Someone sends you a letter that promises something good will happen to you, like getting some money, if you send it to so many of your friends and if you didn't send the letter and broke the chain then something bad would happen to you. Those things could scare you to death. They made it seem as if your eternal destiny hung in the balance over your response to that message. How ridiculous! But in reality, we have received a message, not from a kooky and superstitious relative or friend...
The Greatest Gift of All
by Jerry Vines
I have been preaching as a pastor on the subject of Christmas for 50 years. I have approached the Christmas story from every conceivable angle. I have talked about the characters of Christmas. I have talked about the meaning and message of Christmas. I have talked about the Old Testament prophecies of Christmas. I have dealt with every Christmas theme, every Christmas scripture subject I have known to use. In 1994 was the last time we had Christmas day on the Lord's Day. I don't know how many more years it will be, but I want to take advantage of this opportunity to tell the story once more of the meaning...
The Greatest Gift of All (4 of 4)
by Jerry Vines
I want to talk to you this morning about "God's Greatest Gift of All." Second Corinthians 9, verse 15, says, "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift." I've been preaching on the birth of Jesus for a long time. Every year at Christmastime I have been telling the story of the birth of Jesus, talking about the meaning of Christmas. While I was preparing this week it suddenly dawned on me, I'm a little slow, but after these years of preaching on the birth of Jesus, it dawned on me that you can preach on the birth of Jesus from any place in the Bible. From Genesis 3, verse 15, all the way to Revelation 22, verse 16, you can...
Love Story (4 Of 4)
by Stan Coffey
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeh in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (KJV) I. I KNOW GOD LOVES ME BECAUSE HE (CREATED) ME The Lord is loving towards all he has made Psalm 145:17 (NIV) A. God has never created a person he did not _(love)_. B. God is like a loving _(father)__ God is like a father to us, tender and sympathetic . . He knows we are but dust Psalm 103:13 (LB) C. God doesn't want a religion with you, he wants a _(relationship)_ with you. D. God made you to _(love)_ you. II. I KNOW GOD LOVES ME...
I Love You
by Daniel Rodgers
A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida and spend some time together in celebration of Valentine's Day. Because they both had jobs, they had difficulty coordinating their travel schedules. It was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Monday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address, and sent the e-mail without realizing his error. In Houston, a widow had just returned from her husband's funeral. He was...
The God Of Heaven And Earth (1 of 8)
by Ken Trivette
A Baptist preacher of the mid-1800's, Francis H. Rowley, gave us the great hymn, "I Will Sing The Wondrous Story." He was pastor of the First Baptist Church of North Adams, Massachusetts. The song was presented to Ira D. Sankey as a gift. Sankey was so impressed with the hymn that he had the song published and it soon became a popular hymn of the Church. The first stanza and chorus go: I will sing the wondrous story Of the Christ Who died for me ¾ How He left His home in glory For the cross of Calvary. Yes, I'll sing the wondrous story Of the Christ Who died for me, Sing it with the saints in glory, Gathered by the...
Christmas: God Gave the Greatest gift of All (Forgiveness)
by John Barnett
Jesus is the greatest person who has ever lived; each year we celebrate His Birth as the coming of our salvation. Salvation is the greatest gift of all. Salvation is the only gift that everyone really needs. Salvation is presented to us as the ultimate Christmas gift in what is perhaps the best known verse of the Bible. Why not say that verse with me, it is John 3:16. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. JOHN 3:16 During World War I the newspapers ran the story of a letter found in the pocket of a soldier who had been...
God's Greatest Gift (15)
by Tony Thomas
Matthew Engelke tells a great story in his book titled, A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in the African Church. Gaylord Kambarami was the General Secretary of the Bible Society in Zimbabwe, Africa. Zimbabwe's Bible Society is like our Gideons in America: they exist to distribute Bibles. Kambarami was trying to give a New Testament to a very crotchety, hot-tempered man. That man, however, wasn't interested in reading the Bible! But then he noticed that the size and composition of the paper in that New Testament was perfect for rolling cigarettes. Kambarami said, ''You can smoke my New Testament, but...
