7 Ways to Say "I Love You"
Part of Easter 2023
April 9, 2023

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Luke 23:33-34 (New International Version)
33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

Luke 23:42-43 (New International Version)
42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

John 19:26-27 (New International Version)
26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

Matthew 27:45-46 (New International Version)
45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

John 19:28-29 (New International Version)
28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips.

John 19:30 (New International Version)
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Luke 23:44-47 (New International Version)
44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.

47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

I. God’s love wants to forgive you (Lk. 23:33-34)
• God’s love offers

before we think or deserve to ask.
• God’s love offers us forgiveness as if we had not sinned.
II. God’s love wants you with Him (Lk. 23:42-43)
• God’s love offers us which is restoration of the Garden.
• God’s love offers us of everything we lost in life to sin.
III. God’s love wants to take care of you (Jn. 19:26-27)
• God’s love doesn’t want us to be .
• God wants to be the friend that many of our problems need.
IV. God’s love wants to take our punishment (Mt. 27:45-46)
• God’s love paid the penalty of God’s for our sins.
• God’s love all of our sin to Himself.
V. God’s love wants to fulfill the Law for you (Jn. 19:28-29)
• Jesus is in complete control of life’s events without having to control them by .
• God’s love heaven’s Law for you.
VI. God’s love wants to redeem you (Jn. 19:30)
• Utter love is the standard for love.
• God’s love our sin debts.
VII. God’s love wants to give us complete victory (Lk. 23:44-47)
• God is fully when life is darkest or scariest.
• God wants us to enjoy the complete of trusting him with life.