For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life  ( John 3:16 ).
 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends 
( John 15:13 ).

 God so loved the world that He “gave.”  This is the secret of love, to give, to share, that others may benefit.  Jesus Christ, the begotten Son, was given to the world to share His mercy and grace to all.
 God delivered His love through the Son.  It wasn’t enough for God to speak from Heaven and say, “I love you, world.”  Love shows action.  The delivering love of God was seen by His Son dying on the cross for our sins.
 When Jesus Christ walked this earth, He showed His love.

 1.  Sharing love.  Jesus opened the eyes of the blind, healed lepers, caused the dumb to talk, and raised the dead.  He gave power to His disciples over all the forces of the devil.  Christ gave us an example, that we ought to love one another.  This can be seen in reading, John 13:34-35.

 As Christ loved us, we are to love one another.
 We are not disciples of Christ by building a huge Temple.
 We are not disciples of Christ by giving large sums of money.
 We are not disciples of Christ by looking holy.
 We are disciples of Christ if we love one another.
 
 As Jesus shared His love, we are to share our love to our neighbors.  Love your neighbor, be gentle, kind, and considerate.
 When Jesus walked this earth, He showed:

 2.  Enduring love.  Jesus endured hunger, that we might be fed.  He endured the shame and beatings for our sake.

 He endured the crown of thorns.
 He endured the nails in His hands.
 He endured the stripes upon His back.

 Hebrews 12:2, tells us He endured the cross, despising the shame.  We are to endure all things for Christ’s sake  ( II Timothy 2:10 ).

 Let us have the enduring love of Christ.
 Let us endure the trials and persecutions.
 Let us endure the shame and ridicule, living for Him.

 Paul told Timothy to endure afflictions.  Christ endured more than we will ever experience.
 Jesus tells us in Matthew 10:22, that we will be hated of all men for his Name sake, but if we endure to the end, we shall be saved.  My friend, endure all things, and hold on to enduring love.
 When Jesus walked this earth, He showed:

 3.  Faithful love.  Christ was faithful unto death, even the death of  the  cross.   He was faithful in His service.  He was faithful in His cause for salvation to all.

 We today, are to demonstrate faithful love.
 We should be faithful to the House of God.
 We should be faithful in giving of our substance.
 We should be faithful in our praise and worship.
 We should be faithful to our word.
 We should be faithful to our spouse.

 If we remain faithful in this life, we will rule over cities  ( Luke 19:17 ).
 If we remain faithful unto death, we shall receive a crown of life
( Revelation 2:10 ).
 God today, wants us to demonstrate faithful love.
 When Jesus walked this earth, He showed:

 4.  Forgiving love.  When He was on the cross, Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”  Jesus, in His dying hour, forgave those who were against Him.
 We need to demonstrate this forgiving love today.  Peter was admonished by Jesus to forgive his brother seventy times seven  ( Matthew 18:21 ).
 Let us forgive others, as Christ forgave us of our sins.  Our world would be a better place, if we demonstrated forgiving love.
 When Jesus walked this earth, He showed:

 5.  Saving love.  While on the cross, Jesus saved a thief, who cried out for mercy.  In His  earthly  ministry,   He  forgave  and  saved  others.    His  willingness   to   die   on the cross, was an act of saving love for the whole world.
 Jesus came to save, heal, and proclaim the gospel, and the Kingdom of Heaven.
 Let us go forth today, with the saving love of God, and reach out with the gospel of Christ.
 Peter preached the gospel on the Day of Pentecost, with saving love.  He was concerned for the lost souls of his generation.
 When Jesus walked this earth, He demonstrated:

 6.  Conquering love.  Jesus conquered death, Hell, and the grave.  He conquered the forces of Satan for our behalf.  He stands today, as the world greatest conqueror.

 He conquered more than Alexander the Great.
 He conquered more than Caesar.
 He conquered more than Napoleon.
 Jesus conquered through love.
 Let us go forth today, with the conquering love of Christ, and set the captives free.
 We can conquer temptation.
 We can conquer the forces of Satan.

 Paul said, in Romans 8:37, that we are more than conquerors through Christ.
 When Jesus walked this earth, He demonstrated:

 7.  Sustaining love.  Jesus was the burden bearer.  He bore our sins on the cross.  All things were sustained by Him.  We should cast all our burdens on the Lord, for He will sustain us  ( Psalms 55:22 ).

 He will never suffer us to fail, or to fall.
 He will uplift us.
 He will support us.
 He will enlighten us.
 Thank God for the sustaining love of Christ.
 
 Yes, God delivered His love through Jesus Christ, our Lord, that we might be saved today.
 Oh, the delivering love of God.