in him watch this for God so loved the world for God so loved the world that he gave his only his one and only son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have ever eternal life I’m having a terrible time because I know the Bible in King James and I’m reading it in NIV and I keep going back and forth in mind for God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world he did not sin his son into the world we’ve misrepresented him because we act like God hates the world for God did not send his son into the
world to condemn the world but to save the world through him my Fascination is for God so loved the world say that with me for God so loved the world this morning I want to talk to you about bruised love my subject is bruised love bruised love let’s pray father in the name of Jesus I thank you for everything you’ve whispered to me this week to feed the flock of God and I believe you to bless it and to increase it and to strengthen me in such a way that I leave nothing out that you once said and include everything even if
I didn’t prepare it and you want to add it I’m open to you spontaneously combust on this stage do what you would have me to do in Jesus name amen you may be seated [Music] My Heart’s On Fire [Music] Elvira [Music] Elvira my heart [Applause] now I know that’s not your soul
and he knows that’s not a church song but it is a starting point for what I want to talk to you about today Elvira is not in the Bible as far as I know but when I was about six years old uh the street we lived on was a dirt road that had just gotten paved my sister remembers everything I’m about to say and at the top of the street there was a family named the Dorcas Reverend Dorcas had been the pastor of First Baptist Church of Vandalia he wasn’t currently at the time I was born but before in the early agency was
and he had a little girl up there a daughter named Elvira I hope she’s not watching because I I don’t want her to know that I still remember her but I do uh she was my first experience with love outside of my house now listen I ain’t gonna tell them but she was like she was light brown skin with long indian-like hair running down her back she was fine she was cute and I had this crush on her that was I had a crush on her that was crazy you remember that I had such a crush on the Elvira I hate to tell you this
