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So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in

love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4:16

Two Questions

We Never Ask Ourselves:

Why do i avoid a

loving God?

Because of the fears I face:

• That I’ll have to give up ______________.

Fact:As for the rich in this present age,

charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of

riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

1 Timothy 6:17

Because of the fears I face:

• That I’ll have to give up ______________.

• That I’ll have to become a fanatic.

Fact:The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I (Jesus) have come that they may have

life and have it abundantly. John 10:10

(Matthew 23:1-36)

Because of the fears I face:

• That I’ll have to give up ______________.

• That I’ll have to become a fanatic.

• That I’ll lose all my freedom.

Fact:(Psalm 2)

(Jesus) So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

John 8:36

How much does God love me?

... so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to

comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, ...

Ephesians 3:17-18

God’s love is...

... wide enough for everyone!

For God so loved the world ... John 3:16

God’s love is...

... wide enough for everyone!

... long enough to last forever!

(God says) “... I have loved you with an everlasting love ...” Jeremiah 31:3

God’s love is...

... wide enough for everyone!

... long enough to last forever!

... high enough to be everywhere!

... nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from

the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 8:39

God’s love is...

... wide enough for everyone!

... long enough to last forever!

... high enough to be everywhere!

... deep enough to meet my real needs!

...but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

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