The Great Escape and the Greatest Gift (John 3:16-19)

About this episode

The episode explores the profound meaning of John 3:16 through historical context and personal reflection.

Share a comment John 3:16 can feel so familiar that we stop hearing it. We decided to slow down and take it phrase by phrase, starting with a story from 1867 Chicago when Henry Morehouse preached the same verse night after night and D. L. Moody admitted his heart “began to thaw out.” That’s what we want too: not more religious noise, but a fresh encounter with the God who starts the story. We unpack what it means that “For God” comes first, that “so loved” points to the greatest degree of lo...

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Davey

Topics covered

• God's love
• spiritual encounter
• Christianity
• John 3:16
• faith
• religious reflection

Keywords

• John 3:16
• God's love
• D. L. Moody
• Henry Morehouse
• Christian faith
• spirituality
• religion

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Books & works: John 3:16

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