Sometimes it is good to go back to the basics of becoming part of God's family. For our first Sunday School class this season, I did I word search for 'God's Love'.

I was shocked to see how few verses came up looking at those two words together. Lots on 'love', but not so much on 'God's Love'. Then it started to dawn in me:  the whole book from start to finish is about His Love.

No wonder it has stood the test of time! Here is a Bible verse, THE Bible verse, which about everyone knows or has heard:

"For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. He did not come into the world to condemn it, but to save it."

~ John 3:16,17 LAB

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Bible Commentary:  "The entire gospel comes to focus in this verse. True love is not static or self-centered:  it reaches out and draws others in. God sets the pattern of true love here, the basis for all love relationships---If you love someone dearly, you are willing to give freely to the point of self-sacrifice. God paid dearly with the life of his Son, the highest price he could pay. Jesus accepted our punishment, paid the price for our sins, and then offered us the new life he bought for us. When we share the gospel with others, our love must be like his---willingly giving up our own comfort and security so that others might join us in receiving God's love.

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Last week's lesson was on POWER:  the Bible is book of power----from start to finish!

It's a pretty good book!