This document discusses the themes of love, redemption, and beauty. It explores how God loves what is sinful and imperfect in order to make it perfect. It also references passages from the Bible about God healing Israel and presenting the church as a radiant bride. The overall message seems to be about God's unconditional love and how He transforms and redeems humanity.

1. Here Comes the Bride

2. Radiant
unb el ievable

3. an unbelievable parable

4. an unbelievable parable

5. an unbelievable parable

6. an unbelievable parable

7. Hesed
eternally merciful faithful love

8. 4 “I WILL HEAL THEIR WAYWARDNESS
AND LOVE THEM FREELY,
FOR MY ANGER HAS TURNED AWAY FROM THEM.
5 I WILL BE LIKE THE DEW TO ISRAEL;
HE WILL BLOSSOM LIKE A LILY.
HOSEA 14

9. LIKE A CEDAR OF
LEBANON
HE WILL SEND DOWN
HIS ROOTS;
6 HIS YOUNG SHOOTS
WILL GROW.
HIS SPLENDOR WILL BE
LIKE AN OLIVE TREE,
HIS FRAGRANCE LIKE A
CEDAR OF LEBANON.
7 MEN WILL DWELL AGAIN
HOSEA 14 IN HIS SHADE.

10. HE WILL FLOURISH LIKE THE GRAIN.
HE WILL BLOSSOM LIKE A VINE,
AND HIS FAME WILL BE LIKE THE WINE
FROM LEBANON.
8 O EPHRAIM, WHAT MORE HAVE I TO DO
WITH IDOLS?
I WILL ANSWER HIM AND CARE FOR HIM.
I AM LIKE A GREEN PINE TREE;
YOUR FRUITFULNESS COMES FROM ME.”
HOSEA 14

11. 1Peter 1 3 Praise be to the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he
has given us new birth into a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can
never perish, spoil or fade.

12. The Awful Burden of Looking Perfect

13. never enough.

14. Am I good
enough yet?
never enough.

15. Am I good Have I repented
enough yet? enough yet?
never enough.

16. Am I good Have I repented Have I served
enough yet? enough yet? enough yet?
never enough.

17. Am I good Have I repented Have I served Have I sacrificed
enough yet? enough yet? enough yet? enough yet?
never enough.

18. Am I good Have I repented Have I served Have I sacrificed
enough yet? enough yet? enough yet? enough yet?
Have I suffered
enough yet?
never enough.

19. Am I good Have I repented Have I served Have I sacrificed
enough yet? enough yet? enough yet? enough yet?
Have I suffered Have I read the
enough yet? Bible enough yet?
never enough.

20. Am I good Have I repented Have I served Have I sacrificed
enough yet? enough yet? enough yet? enough yet?
Have I suffered Have I read the Have I witnessed
enough yet? Bible enough yet? enough yet?
never enough.

21. Am I good Have I repented Have I served Have I sacrificed
enough yet? enough yet? enough yet? enough yet?
Have I suffered Have I read the Have I witnessed Have I loved the
enough yet? Bible enough yet? enough yet? poor enough yet?
never enough.

22. 25 HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES, JUST AS CHRIST LOVED THE
CHURCH AND GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR HER
26 TO MAKE HER HOLY, CLEANSING HER BY THE WASHING
WITH WATER THROUGH THE WORD,
27 AND TO PRESENT HER TO HIMSELF AS A RADIANT CHURCH,
WITHOUT STAIN OR WRINKLE OR ANY OTHER BLEMISH, BUT
HOLY AND BLAMELESS.
EPHESIANS 5

23. "God’s love does not find, but
creates, that which is lovable to it."
m a r t i n l u t h e r

24. 28 IN THIS SAME WAY, HUSBANDS
OUGHT TO LOVE THEIR WIVES AS
THEIR OWN BODIES.
HE WHO LOVES HIS WIFE LOVES
HIMSELF. 29 AFTER ALL, NO ONE
EVER HATED THEIR OWN BODY,
BUT THEY FEED AND CARE FOR
THEIR BODY, JUST AS CHRIST DOES
THE CHURCH—
30 FOR WE ARE MEMBERS OF HIS
BODY.
EPHESIANS 5

25. GOD LOVES
WHAT IS SINFUL,
BAD, FOOLISH,
WEAK AND
HATEFUL, IN
ORDER TO MAKE
IT BEAUTIFUL
AND GOOD AND
WISE AND
RIGHTEOUS. martin luther

26. FOR SINNERS
ARE BEAUTIFUL
BECAUSE THEY
ARE LOVED; THEY
ARE NOT LOVED
BECAUSE THEY
martin luther ARE BEAUTIFUL.

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