Announcements:

• ‘King Jesus Will Be Praised’ worship service.  (Next one is March 26, 2023 at 6pm)
• Prayer meeting (First Sunday of every month at 6:00pm)
• Summer Family Camp June 12-16 (4 nights).  Sign up.  Fill out Private Room forms
• Sponsor a youth summer camper if possible
• Women’s meeting April 29.  Mark your calendar.
• Spanish Translation for the sermon is now available at HCC.  Feel free to invite Spanish speaking people to church.
• Youth meet every Saturday at 6:30pm, 3^rd Saturday of the Month at the Youth meeting is at the community center.
• Pray for HCC and Open Hands Community Charitable Services as we prepare to expand our service to the community.
• Pray for Pastor Elias Ozuna as he enters full time into ministry.

Sermon Notes:

Main Point:  When you allow God’s love to penetrate your heart, you melt in His presence; this Love transaction transforms your heart toward Him and you will desire righteousness.

Pastor’s thoughts:

• The purpose of human existence is to receive Love from God, then give it out to others.
• Understanding God’s unconditional love is beautiful yet complex; we can’t completely understand it.  
• God’s love is so overwhelming; we cannot comprehend it. 

God is Love:

• 1 John 14:16.  God is love
• 1 John 4:7.  Love comes from God.

Love is not……  

• Waiting to smack you once you sin.  
• You thinking that the more I do for God the more He loves me; this is not Love.  
• God’s love is set.  It is consistent.  We just need to receive it into our hearts.

God loves His enemies

• While we were yet sinners (enemies of God), God loved us, and proved it by sending His son to die for all mankind (enemies of God).
• Romans 5:8.  While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us because of God’s Love.

God wants to fill us with His Love through the Holy Spirit.

• Romans 5:5.  God’s love pours into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.

We must allow God’s love to penetrate our hearts.  Receive his unconditional love.

• When we allow God to fill us with His Love, are hearts are transformed leading to closeness with God
• Ephesians 3: 14-19.  Be rooted and grounded in God’s Love that we may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Pastor’s Thoughts:

• When you allow God’s love to penetrate your heart, you melt in His presence; this Love transaction transforms your heart toward Him and you will desire righteousness.
• What the church needs, what we all need is to be filled with God’s love.
• If we allow God’s love to penetrate our hearts, we are never the same.
• Do you want to know God?  Receive His unconditional Love
• Do you want to be close to God?  Receive His unconditional Love
• Do you want more of God?  Receive His unconditional Love

Conclusion:

• Receiving God’s love results in knowing him.  And knowing him results in the transformation of your heart.  What this world needs a transformation.