GOD FIRST

 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 

1) that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ,

2) not counting people’s sins against them. 

3) And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 

4) We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, 

5) as though God were making his appeal through us. 

6) We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.