True or False - 1 John 3:1
June 16, 2024
let’s play charades… any guesses… the apple of my eye…
Wiki - someone that one cherishes above all others…
Cambridge - the person who someone loves most and is very proud of…
Websters - a person or thing that someone loves very much…
true or false… that’s what God thinks of you right now… exactly as you are…
Deut 32:10 MSG… “He found him in the wilderness… in an empty wasteland… threw His arms around him… lavished attention on him… guarding him as the apple of His eye…”
Psa 17:8… “protect me as the apple of Your eye…”
Zech 2:8… “anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession…”
true or false… I know and believe that’s what my Father says about me… pray…
John 8:32-47… “then you will know the truth… and the truth will set you free…”
1John 4:16… “we have come to know and believe the love God has for us…”
tough to celebrate Father’s Day when kids are cross-country… so they sent me a video… is that true or false… can’t be sure unless you know me…
John 8… “you don’t know the Father… you don’t understand what I say…”
John 16:2-3… “they will ban and kill you… because they don’t know the Father…”
John 17… “Father, the world has not known you… I have made You known…”
Rom 1:18-32… “they suppress truth… truth about God is evident because God has shown it to them… clearly seen… as a result, people are without excuse… they knew Him… became fools… exchanged truth of God for a lie… wouldn’t give thanks… led to every kind of sin…”
one more video… is that true or false… can’t be sure unless you know me… if I am truly like that… wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t want to be around me… big question… what’s true or false about how your Heavenly Father feels about you…
1John 3:1… “how great is the Father’s love… that we are called His children…”
True - loving and accepting — False - harsh and demanding
Jer 3:12… “I will not look upon you in anger… I am unfailing in My love…”
Zeph 3:17… “the Lord delights in you… with love, He will calm you…”
Eph 1:6… “we are accepted in the Beloved…”
True - proud of me and on my side — False - demanding perfectionist
Psa 37:23… “though they stumble, they will not fall… the Lord holds them…”
Psa 118:6… “the Lord is for me… I will not be afraid… what can man do to me…”
Prov 24:16… “the righteous may stumble… but they will get up again…”
Rom 8:31-39… “if God is for us… who can be against us…”
True - forgiving and accepting — False - unforgiving and condemning
Psa 130:1-4… “with You there is forgiveness…”
Rom 8:1… “no condemnation now exists for those in Christ Jesus…”
Heb 8:12… “I will forgive… I will never again remember their sins…”
True - intimate and involved — False - distant and disinterested
Psa 139… “You know everything about me… when I sit or stand… You know my thoughts… Your hand will guide and support me… I cannot hide… You made me… Your works are marvelous… how precious are Your thoughts about me…”
True - kind and compassionate — False - insensitive and uncaring
Psa 103:8-14… “the Lord is compassionate and merciful… slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love… He does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve… He is like a father to His children… tender and compassionate…”
Eph 2:7… “He displays the immeasurable riches of His grace thru His kindness…”
True - loving, gentle, protective — False - mean, cruel, abusive
2Sam 22:36… “given me a shield… Your gentleness has made me great…”
Psa 18:2… “He is my rock… in whom I find protection… my place of safety…”
Isa 42:3… “He will not break a bruised reed or put out a smoldering wick…”
Eze 33:11… “take no pleasure in death of wicked… rather they should repent and live…”
True - warm and affectionate — False - passive and cold
Isa 40:11… “carry His flock in His arms… holding close… gently leading…”
Hosea 11:3-4… “I took care of him… led him with kindness and love…”
True - patient — False - impatient
Exo 34:6… “I am a God of compassion and mercy… slow to anger…”
Psa 86:15… “you, O Lord, are patient and demonstrate love and faithfulness…”
Rom 9:22… “He is very patient with those on whom His anger falls…”
2Pet 3:9… “the Lord is patient with you… not wanting any to perish…”
True - always wants to be with me — False - absent and too busy
Jer 31:20… “My precious son… My darling child… I love and long for him…”
Exe 34:11-16… “I Myself will search for My sheep… I will rescue them… I will bring them back… I will feed them… I will tend My sheep… I will search for the lost and bring them home safely… I will bandage and strengthen the weak… I will shepherd them…”
Heb 13:5… “I will never leave you or abandon you…”
True - brings joy, fun, life — False - takes away joy and fun
Psa 68:3… “righteous are glad… they rejoice before God… celebrate with joy…”
John 10:10… “I have come to bring you life… life remarkable and excellent…”
Acts 13:52… “the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit…”
Rom 12:1-2… “God’s will for you… is good and pleasing and perfect…”
Rom 15:13… “may the God of hope fill you with joy and peace… as you believe…”
3John 2… “wish above all things… you prosper and be in good health…”
True - freedom — False - controlling bondage
Josh 24:15… “choose for yourselves this day whom you will worship…”
Luke 15:11-32… “father agreed to divide his wealth… son wasted all his money…”
John 7:17… “anyone who chooses to do the will of God…”
Rom 8:21… “creation set free… into the glorious freedom of God’s children…”
2Cor 3:17… “where the Spirit of the Lord is… there is freedom…”
Gal 5:1… “for freedom, Christ set us free… stand firm… don’t submit to slavery…”
1John 5:3… “His commands are not a burden…”
true or false… God is a good Father and you are His precious child… pray…
Matt 7:9-11… “if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your kids… how much more will your Heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask…”