TODAY’S SERMON: June 15, 2025
Studies in John: 07 For God So Love the World - John 3:16-21
What better scripture to study on Father’s Day than John 3:16?
It speaks of the unmerited love of God for a world that was lost and doomed without His presence and interaction.
When Jesus told Nicodemus, “For God so loved the world...,” he couldn’t understand what that meant. Nic believed that the Jews were the chosen ones, loved by God, and everyone else needed to be converted to Judaism before entering God’s Kingdom. The truth is that God does love the Jews. However, God’s love extends beyond the Jew and reaches the entire world.
John 3:16 has been called, “The Gospel in a Nutshell” because, in one sentence, it tells the story of God’s love through Jesus’ sacrifice and includes what it takes for one to be saved – belief in Jesus.
But what is BELIEF? What is John trying to convey by using the word “believe” over 98 times in his gospel? It is my conviction that the understanding of what it means to BELIEVE IN JESUS is the major CRISIS OF FAITH in the Christian Church today.
What do you believe about Jesus?
Did you know that there are Muslims, Buddhists, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and even Atheists who believe that Jesus was a good teacher and performed some miracles? Did you know that there are Christians who claim to believe in Jesus, but they have no clue what it means?
Did you know that James 2:19 says that even the demons of hell believe in Jesus and tremble at the thought of Him. In other words, if we do not get this one right, we are no more secure in our faith than the demons of hell; that concerns me!
Belief in Jesus must be more than an intellectual exercise; it must become trust, reliance, confidence, and surrender to Him as King. Let’s study this today and see what it means to BELIEVE IN JESUS.
Bro. Joey
It speaks of the unmerited love of God for a world that was lost and doomed without His presence and interaction.
When Jesus told Nicodemus, “For God so loved the world...,” he couldn’t understand what that meant. Nic believed that the Jews were the chosen ones, loved by God, and everyone else needed to be converted to Judaism before entering God’s Kingdom. The truth is that God does love the Jews. However, God’s love extends beyond the Jew and reaches the entire world.
John 3:16 has been called, “The Gospel in a Nutshell” because, in one sentence, it tells the story of God’s love through Jesus’ sacrifice and includes what it takes for one to be saved – belief in Jesus.
But what is BELIEF? What is John trying to convey by using the word “believe” over 98 times in his gospel? It is my conviction that the understanding of what it means to BELIEVE IN JESUS is the major CRISIS OF FAITH in the Christian Church today.
What do you believe about Jesus?
Did you know that there are Muslims, Buddhists, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and even Atheists who believe that Jesus was a good teacher and performed some miracles? Did you know that there are Christians who claim to believe in Jesus, but they have no clue what it means?
Did you know that James 2:19 says that even the demons of hell believe in Jesus and tremble at the thought of Him. In other words, if we do not get this one right, we are no more secure in our faith than the demons of hell; that concerns me!
Belief in Jesus must be more than an intellectual exercise; it must become trust, reliance, confidence, and surrender to Him as King. Let’s study this today and see what it means to BELIEVE IN JESUS.
Bro. Joey