Advent: week 4 - Love

Text: John 3:16 (KJV) “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity." 1 Corinthians 13:13 (KJV)

Intro: God’s Love The greatest verse in the Bible on the love of God is our text for today. Its theme is the greatness of God’s love. “So loved” states that God’s love for us was...

Advent: weeks two and three - Joy & Peace

Text: Luke 2:7-14 (KJV)

7) And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8) And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9) And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10) And the angel said unto them, F...

Advent: Hope (week one)

Romans 5:1-5 (HCSB) 1) Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2) Also through Him, we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3) And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, 4) endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope. 5) This h...