07-03-16 The Most Well Known Verse in the Bible part 4

So far in our study of John 3:16 we have focused on the first six words: “For God so loved the world….”  This morning we come to the word that expresses how God demonstrated his love. What did God do?  He gave.  Today we want to notice five things about God’s act of giving.   

I First,this giving was done by ________.

II Second, this giving defines the c________________ of God’s __________.

III Third, this giving meets _________________.

Jesus is Savior, but he is more than that.  There are three special portraits of the Messiah in the Old Testament that show us who he is:
1. The first pictures Jesus as l___________.
2. The second pictures Jesus as s_______.
3. The third pictures Jesus as s___________

IV Fourth,this giving does what our giving could n______ d___.

V Lastly,this giving must be ____________.