GOD LOVES YOU!

How does Pastor Rick go from popular love songs of the 20th century to talking about the Love of God?  Here is the Intro to this sermon:

In 1945 a man named Scotty Wiseman wrote and published a song that became his most famous song and it was one of the first country music songs to gain widespread recognition in pop music.  It was such a popular song that it went on to be recorded by many famous artists over the decades of the 20^th century including Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and Hank Williams.  It has been ushered into the 21^st century by none other than Michael Buble.  The song is “Have I told You Lately that I Love You?[1]

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_I_Told_You_Lately_That_I_Love_You%3F

Come see How Pastor Rick jumps from here into a beautiful meditation on how much God loves us!

No Matter What!

"Dave Roever is a Vietnam War Veteran who was terribly injured during and assault on an enemy position in the Mekong River Delta.  A sniper’s bullet went through the back of his hand and detonated a white phosphorous hand grenade he was about to throw.  The injuries he sustained were horrific.  It is a miracle he even survived.  After years of surgeries he is still difficult to look at.  But when he was returned to Brook Army Medical Center in Texas, he was placed in a hospital unit with 12 other men.  All of the other men died except him.  There was a man in the bed next to him who was horribly burned.  That man’s wife walked in, took off her wedding ring, placed it between his burned toes and said, “You’re embarrassing I couldn’t walk down the street with you,” and walked out of the room.  Dave said after that he just wanted to die because he couldn’t imagine how his 19 year-old high school sweetheart could still love him either.  He said she walked into the room, read the name on his chart, read the name on his wrist band to be sure they matched and then leaned down and kissed his face which was the worst burned part of his body and she said, “I just want you to know that I really love ya, welcome home Davy!”

You see she had chosen to love no matter what.  God loves us the same way and wants us to love Him in return?  Are we willing to love Him and serve Him no matter what?"

Your Love Remains!

Listen as Pastor Rick welcomes you to enter into a personal intimate relationship of love with the God Who loves you more than you can imagine so that you no longer wonder if He loves you but instead you can pray in personal praise, “Father, Your love remains for me!”

What Manner of Love!

Listen as Pastor Rick shares details of his personal family history as a springboard to then describe how spectacular is the Love of God!  Listen as Pastor Rick describes how holy hearts and holy lives should be anchored in the unfathomable depths of God's Love!

God Cares.

Listen as Pastor Rick examines the disciples' anguished cry, "Master, Carest Thou Not...?"  Be uplifted as you realize how much God really does care for you and everything about you.  God sees.  God understands.  God cares.

"I Love You Most" Sermon (20120101)

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