1. God Provides HIS LOVE

3. Personal Question I John 4:19 - We love Him because He first loved us John 3:16 – For God so loved the world… - Do you make this personal? For God so Loved ME

4. God Loves ME!! God who created all – Gen. 1-3 God who saved Noah – Gen. 6 God of Abraham – Gen. 22 God of Israel – Ex. 14 God of David – I Sam. 17 This is the God who Loves ME!!

5. Romans 5:8-10 8 …God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. How did God demonstrate his love for us?

6. God Demonstrated His Love At the CROSS *************************************** Matthew 26:21-33 Luke 22:31-34; 39-48 John 18:4-27 Matthew 27:1-50

8. A CROWN OF THORNS

14. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

15. His Final Words Matthew 27:50 - Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Luke 23:46 - …Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.'" Having said this, He breathed His last. John 19:30 - …He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

17. God Demonstrated His Love Christ Demonstrated His Love John 14:1-3 - Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

18. This Knowledge Allows Us to Make it through any Trial, Overcome any Temptation, Deal with any Situation…It Provides Us Strength Romans 5:1-2 - Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Story of Owen Miller

19. Where is Your Life this Morning?