Some people sadly think that maybe God does not love them. They think that they are too bad or something and that God does not want anything to do with them. I hope you do not think like that because God does indeed love all of us and he wants us to know it! The Bible says: And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17b-19)I used a glass bowl of water and a sack of marbles to illustrate this point Sunday morning. I plan to keep the bowl on my desk to remind me of how I am surrounded by God's love.
God has plenty of love to go around. Let me see if I can illustrate that to you.
I have a glass with some water in it. This marble in my hand represents you and the water in the glass represents God’s love. If I place you in the glass of water you are surrounded by God’s love. But look, there is still room for more marbles isn’t there? So let’s say I take some more marbles and put them in here. This one may represent your family, this one represents your friends. This one represents your class mates at school or day care. This one represents your church family. We could go on and on and you see … all of them are surrounded by God’s love. And remember … God is much much bigger than this small glass with water! God’s love is big enough for everyone!
I believe when we stop to consider how much God loves us, it should challenge us to love others that much more. God poured out his love on the cross through Jesus Christ. Do you feel surrounded by God's love? Are you called to share that love with your friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc.?
Sharing that love is a big part of this race we are running!
Here is the video from that portion of the sermon...
The full sermon can be found at monrovia.org
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