1. Deepening Love
John 3:16-18

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5. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. (1Co 13:4-8a)

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Alan is patient and kind; Alan does not envy or boast; Alan is not arrogant or rude. Alan does not insist on its own way; Alan is not irritable or resentful; Alan does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Alan bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Alan’s love never ends. (1Co 13:4-8a)

7. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

8. “And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” (Luke 9:54)

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10. Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night ... (3:1-2)

11. “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” (2)

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3 unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. 5 unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

13. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. (14-15)

14. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (16-18)

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17. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son ...

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19. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

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22. For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. (Psalm 33:4-5)

23. Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O LORD. (Psalm 36:5-6)

24. I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant. (Psalm 119:75-76)

26. Love is ... Justice: Doing what is right Truth: Saying what is true
Grace: Giving what is good