John 3:16 on Bible Gateway

Loved before
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What if you could be fully known and still be loved?

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John 3:16 speaks of a love that gives. This film explores how Jesus’ life, death and resurrection show what that love looks like.

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Ever wondered whether you’d still be loved if they knew the whole story?

A warm terracotta heart with a carefully repaired golden seam.

Despite our regrets, our guilt and our shame, we are still precious to God.

Matthew 10:29–31 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

He loves us even when we see ourselves as hard to love.

A small globe.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)World English Bible Classic

He already knows the parts of your story that are hard to tell.

Psalm 139:1–6 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

You don’t have to earn his love.

Romans 5:6–8 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

But that can be hard to believe when people you trusted have hurt or let you down.

Two pieces of cloth being joined with stitches.

God comes close to restore what has been wounded.

Psalm 147:3 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

In Jesus, God entered our life, sharing its joy, pain and loss.

John 1:1–14 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

Jesus welcomed people who felt unwanted and gave them a place with him.

Luke 15:1–7 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)
An empty wooden cross with a crown of thorns at its foot.

Some leaders saw that love and acceptance as a threat. Roman authorities had him killed on a wooden cross.

Mark 2:15–3:6; Luke 23:13–46 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

He willingly faced rejection, evil, and death to bring us into a life held by God’s love.

Mark 8:31; Hebrews 2:14–15 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

God raised him from the dead. Even death could not end that love.

Romans 8:34–39 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

Through Jesus, we can know that we are loved, and begin again with God.

1 John 4:9–10 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

You can tell Jesus the truth about your life, ask for forgiveness and begin trusting him.

John 3:16–17 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)
A watering can watering a small flowering plant.

His love stays with you as you heal and learn to love again.

1 John 4:19 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

You don’t have to become whole before you are welcome.

Two different mugs set close together.

You can bring your questions to someone who will listen.

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