Why God’s Love Really Matters
1) The
God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 1 John 4:16 NLT
2) God’s love comes at a
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV
3) God’s love is for
But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8 NLT
4) God’s love is made known to us through the
For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:5 NLT
5) God loves me like
See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! 1 John 3:1 NLT
6) God’s love can calm my
For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. Zephaniah 3:17 NLT
7) God’s love causes me to be
Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:26 ESV
8) God’s love causes me to
Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. Psalm 63:3 ESV
9) God’s love cannot be
I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love which Jesus Christ our Lord shows us. Romans 8:38 GW
I have loved you with a love that lasts forever. And so with unfailing love, I have drawn you to myself. Jeremiah 31:3 CEB
10) God’s love empowers me to
We love because God loved us first. 1 John 4:19 GW
God has shown us his love by sending his only Son into the world so that we could have life through him. This is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the payment for our sins. Dear friends, if this is the way God loved us, we must also love each other. 1 John 4:9–11 GW
11) God’s love will never
But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. Psalm 86:15 NLT
Your love for me disappears as quickly as morning mist; it is like dew, that vanishes early in the day. Hosea 6:4 GNT
12) God’s love will never
The Lord passed before [Moses] and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands [of generations].” Exodus 34:6–7 ESV
… And best of all, God
Memory Verse
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV
Next Steps
I will show God’s love to others this week through service.
I will strengthen my love for God by attending the next Base.