Dec 13 - Love For The Holidays

In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. (I John 4.9-11)

We are drawing closer and closer to the Christmas. Each Sunday reminds us of how close we are getting. There are four Sundays prior to Christmas, the four Sundays of Advent. This Sunday is the 3rd Sunday of Advent. We have looked at HOPE and Peace the past two Sundays. As we gather together for Worship this week, either in person or across the internet, we will take a look at LOVE.

It is difficult to actually say how many times the word “love” is used in the Bible. It depends on which version of the Bible you use, and how you interpret the Hebrew or Greek. Some have said the word "love" appears 310 times in the King James Bible, 348 times in the New American Standard Bible, 551 times in the New International Version and 538 times in the New Revised Standard Version.