Everlasting Life
John 3:16-18 - Victory Fellowship
May 1, 2022 - Rev. Roderick Grabski
I. Introduction:
a. What is a lifetime guarantee or warranty?
b. Most consumers see lifetime warranty to mean one of three things: the owner's lifetime or the time he or she owns the product; the lifetime of the product itself; or the lifetime of the manufacturer.
i. “Lifetime” warranties usually expire sooner than you think
II. God unconditionally loves His creation – forever.
a. agapao kosmos
b. God sent Christ in an act of mercy, not judgment
i. God wants all people to have eternal life
ii. God called the church to the Great Commission. (Matt 28)
c. We receive this act of God’s mercy though faith
i. We believe it
d. People stand in judgment as a result of their lack of faith in Christ
III. APPLICATION:
a. Verses 16-17 Universally accepted
i. Verse 18 – the rest of the story– the confessed belief of the Church Universal
b. Implications of what we confess to believe:
i. Affects our purpose
ii. Affects our outreach
iii. Affects our worship
iv. Affects how we prioritize time/resources
IV. Conclusion:
a. John 3:16ff are the words of Jesus. Do we agree?
b. Matthew 28:18-20 is what Jesus commanded us as His church to do. Are you willing to share your faith with others?
c. Do you know that whosoever has faith in Jesus will have EVERLASTING LIFE?
PRAYER
SONG: No Other Name
John 3:16-18:
16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Matthew 28:18-20:
18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (NASB)