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WE BELIEVE
WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO US AND WHY
Fall 2016 Sermon Series | EvergreenLA
“GOD LOVES LIFE”
WE BELIEVE
“GOD MAY BE THE ONLY CHILD LEFT IN THE
UNIVERSE, AND ALL THE REST OF US HAVE LOST OUR
CAPACITY FOR JOY AND WONDER, BECAUSE OF SIN.”
Lord G.K. Chesterton
WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE
“DO IT AGAIN!”
“DO IT AGAIN!”
“DO IT AGAIN!”
“DO IT AGAIN!”
How did God make daisies?
“…GOD IS LOVE.”
1JOHN 4:8B
WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE
“IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND THE
WORD WAS WITH GOD, AND THE WORD WAS
GOD. HE WAS WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING.
THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS WERE MADE. IN
HIM WAS LIFE, AND THAT LIFE WAS THE LIGHT
OF ALL HUMANKIND.”
JOHN 1:1-4
GOD CREATED LIFE
BECAUSE THIS IS
WHAT LOVE ALWAYS
CHOOSES TO DO.
God loves life.
“I HAVE LOVED YOU
WITH AN EVERLASTING
LOVE; I HAVE DRAWN
YOU WITH UNFAILING
KINDNESS.”
JEREMIAH 31:3
“THIS IS HOW WE KNOW
WHAT LOVE IS: JESUS
CHRIST LAID DOWN HIS
LIFE FOR US.”
1 JOHN 3:16
GOD CREATED LIFE
BECAUSE THIS IS
WHAT LOVE ALWAYS
CHOOSES TO DO.
God loves life. God loves us. God forgives us.
“FOR WE ARE GOD’S
HANDIWORK, CREATED IN
CHRIST JESUS TO DO
GOOD WORKS, WHICH
GOD PREPARED IN
ADVANCE FOR US TO DO.”
EPHESIANS 2:10
God gives us purpose.
WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE
GOD
LOVES
US.
GOD
FORGIVES
US.
GOD GIVES
US
PURPOSE.
WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE
“LISTEN, I TELL YOU A MYSTERY: WE WILL NOT ALL
SLEEP, BUT WE WILL ALL BE CHANGED—IN A
FLASH, IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE, AT THE LAST
TRUMPET. FOR THE TRUMPET WILL SOUND, THE
DEAD WILL BE RAISED IMPERISHABLE, AND WE
WILL BE CHANGED.”
1CORINTHIANS 15:51-52
GOD
LOVES
LIFE.
God promises us immortality after we die.
REMEMBER THE FOUR-CHAPTER GOSPEL?
WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE
GOD
FORGIVES
US.
GOD GIVES
US PURPOSE.
GOD GIVES US
ETERNAL LIFE.
GOD
LOVES
US.
GOD
LOVES
LIFE.
CREATION FALL REDEMPTION REVOLUTION RESURRECTIONDEATH
1 2 3 4
“DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?”
JOHN 11:25-26 “I AM THE
RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE.
THE ONE WHO BELIEVES IN
ME WILL LIVE EVEN THOUGH
THEY DIE; AND WHOEVER
LIVES BY BELIEVING IN ME
WILL NEVER DIE.”
GOD LOVES LIFE
WE BELIEVE THAT
GOD LOVES EVERY LIFE
WE BELIEVE THAT
GOD LOVES YOU & ME
WE BELIEVE THAT
again!
again!
again!
again!
again!
WORTH

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God Loves Life

  • 1. WE BELIEVE WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO US AND WHY Fall 2016 Sermon Series | EvergreenLA
  • 3. “GOD MAY BE THE ONLY CHILD LEFT IN THE UNIVERSE, AND ALL THE REST OF US HAVE LOST OUR CAPACITY FOR JOY AND WONDER, BECAUSE OF SIN.” Lord G.K. Chesterton WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE
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  • 5. “DO IT AGAIN!” “DO IT AGAIN!” “DO IT AGAIN!” “DO IT AGAIN!”
  • 6. How did God make daisies?
  • 8. WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD, AND THE WORD WAS GOD. HE WAS WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING. THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS WERE MADE. IN HIM WAS LIFE, AND THAT LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF ALL HUMANKIND.” JOHN 1:1-4 GOD CREATED LIFE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT LOVE ALWAYS CHOOSES TO DO. God loves life.
  • 9. “I HAVE LOVED YOU WITH AN EVERLASTING LOVE; I HAVE DRAWN YOU WITH UNFAILING KINDNESS.” JEREMIAH 31:3 “THIS IS HOW WE KNOW WHAT LOVE IS: JESUS CHRIST LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US.” 1 JOHN 3:16 GOD CREATED LIFE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT LOVE ALWAYS CHOOSES TO DO. God loves life. God loves us. God forgives us. “FOR WE ARE GOD’S HANDIWORK, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS TO DO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR US TO DO.” EPHESIANS 2:10 God gives us purpose. WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE
  • 10. GOD LOVES US. GOD FORGIVES US. GOD GIVES US PURPOSE. WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE “LISTEN, I TELL YOU A MYSTERY: WE WILL NOT ALL SLEEP, BUT WE WILL ALL BE CHANGED—IN A FLASH, IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE, AT THE LAST TRUMPET. FOR THE TRUMPET WILL SOUND, THE DEAD WILL BE RAISED IMPERISHABLE, AND WE WILL BE CHANGED.” 1CORINTHIANS 15:51-52 GOD LOVES LIFE. God promises us immortality after we die.
  • 11. REMEMBER THE FOUR-CHAPTER GOSPEL? WE BELIEVE: GOD LOVES LIFE GOD FORGIVES US. GOD GIVES US PURPOSE. GOD GIVES US ETERNAL LIFE. GOD LOVES US. GOD LOVES LIFE. CREATION FALL REDEMPTION REVOLUTION RESURRECTIONDEATH 1 2 3 4
  • 12. “DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?” JOHN 11:25-26 “I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. THE ONE WHO BELIEVES IN ME WILL LIVE EVEN THOUGH THEY DIE; AND WHOEVER LIVES BY BELIEVING IN ME WILL NEVER DIE.”
  • 13. GOD LOVES LIFE WE BELIEVE THAT
  • 14. GOD LOVES EVERY LIFE WE BELIEVE THAT
  • 15. GOD LOVES YOU & ME WE BELIEVE THAT