Service Order for 9:00 AM, Sunday December 18, 2011
Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell
Welcome
Lighting the Advent Candle of Love
Message by Barbara Shafer: “Why John 3:16?”
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
It’s the Gospel in 25 words or less (in Greek) and in it, we have 4 answers to the question “Why John 3:16?” John 3:16 reveals:
- God’s MOTIVATION regarding mankind. “For God so loved the world…”
- God’s INITIATIVE on behalf of mankind. “That He gave.”
- God’s PRESENCE with mankind, “His One and Only Son”
- God’s SOLUTION for mankind, “that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life”