The Cost of War American Revolutionary War - 25,000 deaths War of 1812 - 20,000 deaths Mexican-American War - 13,283 deaths U.S. Civil War - 625,000 deaths World War 1 - 116,516 deaths World War 2 - 405,399 deaths Korean War - 36,516 deaths Vietnam War - 58,209 deaths Persian Gulf War - 258 deaths Iraq - 4,486 deaths Afghanistan - 2,145 deaths

who comes in when the world has gone out.” A contest was held in England to find the best definition of a friend. Thousands of answers were received, but the one that received the prize was this: “A friend is the one who comes in when the world has gone out.” Can we think of a better definition than this of the kind of friend Jesus is to us?

John 3: 16-17 16 “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. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.”

An immeasurable sacrifice. The “Crown Jewel” of the Universe was killed so that mankind could be brought back to God the Father. A scandalous trade. An amazing gift. An immeasurable sacrifice.