*This weekly newsletter will share about the Bible Breakdown podcast, things about RLC, and my favorite things from around the web. My prayer is it will help you know God better.
Hello friends. Happy Saturday!
Few verses in the Bible are as well-known as John 3:16—and for good reason. This single verse captures the gospel in its simplest and most potent form: God loved, God gave, we believe, and we receive. It shows us that God’s plan has always been driven by love. Salvation is His gift to anyone who believes. As you reflect on this truth, let it refresh your heart and renew your gratitude for what Jesus has done. His love is big enough for the whole world, and yet personal enough for you.
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(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.”
Observation: This verse encapsulates the essence of the gospel in a single sentence. God’s motivation toward humanity is love, not condemnation. His gift is His Son, the greatest sacrifice ever given. Eternal life is not earned but received through faith in Jesus. The scope is universal—“the world”—yet the response is personal—“whoever believes.” This is the clearest picture of God’s mercy and grace for all of us.
Application: Believe in Jesus today and receive the gift of eternal life. Share this hope with others who need to know God’s love.
Prayer: Father, thank You for sending Your Son for me. Help me to never take Your love for granted. Give me boldness to share this good news with others so they may experience Your eternal life too. Amen.
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📣 Sermon/Testimony. The Power of Words (Jackie Hill Perry)
Jackie Hill Perry unpacks James 3:1-12 and teaches about how powerful our words are—how they can build up or tear down. She examines how speech reflects the condition of the heart, and how Christians are called to steward their tongues carefully. She warns against careless or harmful speech and encourages intentional, uplifting, and truthful speec that reflects God’s holiness. The sermon also explores practical ways believers can use their words to bless others and honor God.
🤔 Apologetics. A Defense of the Christian Faith (Link)
This article outlines a broad apologetic framework defending key attributes of the Christian God (omnipotence, omniscience, omnibenevolence, infinitude). It examines classical arguments (cosmological, moral, and teleological) for God’s existence and greatness, demonstrating how these attributes contribute to the coherence of Christian theism. The article also discusses how God’s greatness is not abstract but reveals itself in ways that impact human meaning, morality, and hope. It aims to show that believing in a great God is reasonable, intellectually satisfying, and transformative—not merely an emotional or cultural preference.
🤓 CS Lewis. C. S. Lewis’s Argument from Reason (Link)
This article discusses one of Lewis’s classic apologetic moves: that reason itself needs grounding—if naturalism (or materialism) is true, then our trust in reason is undermined, whereas Christian theism provides a basis for trusting reason
✍️ Going Deeper. STEP Bible (via University of Northwestern) (Link)
What it offers: STEP Bible is beneficial for those who want to delve into original languages (Hebrew, Greek), provides tools for parsing, offers multiple translation options, facilitates word studies, and shows how the exact words are used elsewhere. It helps connect the text to its language, history, and context.
✍️ Quote of the Week That Makes You Think
“After more than 700 hours of studying this subject and thoroughly investigating its historical reliability, I came to the conclusion that the Bible is trustworthy and true. Its manuscript evidence, archaeological confirmation, and fulfilled prophecy set it apart from any other book in history." — Josh McDowell
🤪 Dad Joke of the week
Why didn’t Nicodemus like the game of hide and seek?
Because Jesus said, “You must be born again!”—and he didn’t know where to hide. 😅
The gospel is both simple and profound: God loves, God gives, we believe, and we live. Don’t let the familiarity of John 3:16 cause you to miss its power. It is the foundation of our hope and the heartbeat of our faith. Hold fast to this truth and live it out daily.
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