I have heard that John 3:16 is a favorite preaching text for young preachers, but I confess that as far as I can recall, I have never had the courage to prepare and preach a sermon with John 3:16 as my text. I suppose I have quoted it as many as 15,000 or 20,000 times in prayer and in testimony, in writing and in preaching, but never as a sermon text.\u2026<\/p>\n
I think my own hesitation to preach from John 3:16 comes down to this: I appreciate it so profoundly that I am frightened by it\u2014I am overwhelmed by John 3:16 to the point of inadequacy, almost of despair. Along with this is my knowledge that if a minister is to try to preach John 3:16 he must be endowed with great sympathy and a genuine love for God and man.\u2026<\/p>\n
So, I approach it. I approach it as one who is filled with great fear and yet great fascination. I take off my shoes, my heart shoes, at least, as I come to this declaration that God so loved the world.<\/i><\/p>\n
John 3:16<\/p>\n
Christ the Eternal Son,<\/i> 77, 78.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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