Hey, first of all, thanks so much for tuning in today and you're about to watch a message that obviously I'm really hoping helps you and encourages you.

What's the point of preaching if it doesn't help people?

So again, thanks for taking time to tune in.

If you haven't heard, we've just announced that we have started Church Home College. We've had a training program now for years.

In fact, I graduated from from it and just recently we have

given it a brand new name Church Home College and I'm super passionate about

empowering people to live the life that Jesus has called you to live.

Ultimately we're all called to live as storytellers, telling the story of Jesus,

his goodness and his grace. So if you'd like to grow more in your relationship with Jesus and

learn more about the teachings of scripture, that's what Church Home College is all about.

So actually there's a link here you can click on right now as you're watching this to find

out more information about Church Home College, but for now we'll go right into the

message.

Thanks so much for watching.

We're doing a collection of messages and speeches

around John 316.

And maybe you've heard of it,

probably the most famous verse in all of the Bible

and what John 316 outlines for us for those who follow Jesus or for that matter

everybody considering following Jesus is essentially what Jesus has done for us and how much God loves us.

I'll quote it, I know it forbatim, for...

No one else does, okay, for God so love the world that he gave his only son, that whoever, I love that whoever, that whoever, whenever, wherever, wherever, whoever, simply believes in him should not perish but have

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